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Contemporary Art

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mari Uznadze - Reborn

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mari Uznadze - Reborn

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Mari Uznadze is a Georgian artist born 1978 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was graduated from university and lived in New York for three years. Mari crea...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - Adam

Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - Adam

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Matteo Nannini is an Italian artist born in 1979 in Bologna who lives and works in Cento, Ferrara, Italy. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Painter by...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, EZ
Untitled, EZ

Untitled, EZ, circa 1995

$636Sale Price|20% Off

Untitled, EZ

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: EZ Title: Untitled Year: circa 1995 Medium: Acrylic on linen Size: 13 x 17.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in gold ink Notes: Original painting. EZ paintin...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Lullaby
Lullaby

Lullaby

Located in New York, NY

Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Orange Chair - contemporary, minimalist, watercolor on paper
Orange Chair - contemporary, minimalist, watercolor on paper

Orange Chair - contemporary, minimalist, watercolor on paper

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary watercolour painting by Pat Service has a summer theme. In this serene painting, Pat Service illustrates a classic summer image—the backyard swimming pool. Here, t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Life Size Abstract Realistic Astronaut Bronze Sculpture Bust "Trust"
Life Size Abstract Realistic Astronaut Bronze Sculpture Bust "Trust"

Life Size Abstract Realistic Astronaut Bronze Sculpture Bust "Trust"

Located in Cape Town, ZA

The artist started with the astronaut theme during Covid 19. These works were influenced by the isolation and questions regarding our identity and place in our world and universe at...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Ignite
Ignite

Ignite

Located in Zofingen, AG

The beginning of something special. A celebration, an evening, a state of being. A state that unites and illuminates.

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Tyrolian winter morning' - black and white polaroid landscape photography

'Tyrolian winter morning' - black and white polaroid landscape photography

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Tyrolian winter morning' 2024 A photograph captured with a Polaroid camera. Printed on the finest archival paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Beyond the Beauty 1 - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Oil, Fabrics, Women
Beyond the Beauty 1 - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Oil, Fabrics, Women

Beyond the Beauty 1 - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Oil, Fabrics, Women

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

CATS
CATS

CATS

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this vibrant fusion of pop art, expressionism, and impressionism, my creative exploration has brought to life an intriguing scene. Using both acrylic and oil, I've played with tex...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Drinks With Degas, 60"x30" Still Life Painting, Dress, Lace, Black White Grey
Drinks With Degas, 60"x30" Still Life Painting, Dress, Lace, Black White Grey

Drinks With Degas, 60"x30" Still Life Painting, Dress, Lace, Black White Grey

By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul

Located in Mississauga, Ontario

DRINKS WITH DEGAS - This dress painting features an interplay of paint, lace collage and ribbon creating an outcome both expressive and refined. Through the process of adding and sub...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 81.875 x 34.25 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Mr. DOB (limited edition sculpture)
Mr. DOB (limited edition sculpture)

Mr. DOB (limited edition sculpture)

By Takashi Murakami

Located in Aventura, FL

Cast vinyl sculpture painted in colors. Size: 9.25 x 10.8 x 7.8 inches. Limited edition of 750. Published by BAIT × SWITCH Collectibles and ComplexCon, California with their stamp...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Esturay Tondo
Esturay Tondo

Esturay Tondo

By Elena Zolotnitsky

Located in Burlingame, CA

A circular landscape set within a luminous gold frame, this work reflects Elena Zolotnitsky’s ongoing meditation on beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her oil paintings ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Wishing

Wishing

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Wishing - 2020, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof Archival Print, based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-892. Not mounted. Kirs...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Pumpkin (Yellow and Black)
Pumpkin (Yellow and Black)

Pumpkin (Yellow and Black)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Bristol, GB

Cast resin Open edition Stamped on base (not signed or numbered) New. Sold in the original box Benesse Museum, Japan

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

Prayer
Prayer

Prayer

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll A minimalist and deeply contemplative composition. In the vastness of a dark, fading sky, a solitary figure kneels in silent prayer. Clothed in white, the figure rad...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Exercise at Home

Exercise at Home

By Luke Smalley

Located in New York, NY

Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5 + 1 AP) 50 x 60 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models. “Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Steven Goodfellow Figurative Oil Painting Primary Micro Pointillism
Steven Goodfellow Figurative Oil Painting Primary Micro Pointillism

Steven Goodfellow Figurative Oil Painting Primary Micro Pointillism

Located in Detroit, MI

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Stephen Goodfellow's figurative paintings can be read as a narrative puzzle that are a challenge to pick apart. In this painting both characters are smiling suggesting something pleasant has happened or is about to happen. There is much more going on: sink full of forgotten dirty dishes...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Model - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Nude Model - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century

Nude Model - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Nude Model is an original modern artwork realied by Artist of the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting. Signature of the artist on the lower margin. Fair conditions due to...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Christian - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic
Christian - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic

Christian - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Christian - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1984 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then pr...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Red Tailed Hawk #1, Espanola, NM, 2011

Red Tailed Hawk #1, Espanola, NM, 2011

By Brad Wilson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Affinity by Brad Wilson is a series of exquisitely detailed close-up color portraits of captive birds, reptiles, and mammals in a studio environment. Employing a stark black backdrop...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Girl - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color

Girl - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'How the West was won' part of the series 'A girl called N.' 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.