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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
Holland landscape - landscape painting
Holland landscape - landscape painting

Holland landscape - landscape painting

By Jeroen Allart

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arc of Peace 11/19

Arc of Peace 11/19

Located in Napa, CA

Lorri Acott is an internationally collected sculptor known for her impressionistic, figurative works that explore themes of connection, resilience, and the shared human experience. H...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Seeschloss Ort, black and white photography, long exposure, limited edition
Seeschloss Ort, black and white photography, long exposure, limited edition

Seeschloss Ort, black and white photography, long exposure, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white cityscape photography. Schloss Ort - The historic church surrounded by mist over a lake with docks in the foreground. Archival pigment ink print ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Utopian Foyer III, Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography
Utopian Foyer III, Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography

Utopian Foyer III, Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'Utopian Foyer III', Italian Brutalist architecture photography by Richard Heeps' from his series 'A Short History of Milan'. There is a reoccurring linear, structural theme through...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dealing with Death
Dealing with Death

Dealing with Death

By Miles Cleveland Goodwin

Located in Dallas, TX

Working in his open-air studio, Miles Cleveland Goodwin is deeply in touch with the rural landscape. Goodwin’s ruminative portrayals, full of earthy metaphor and soulful intuition, e...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel, Wood

KAWS SHARE brown (KAWS brown companion)
KAWS SHARE brown (KAWS brown companion)

KAWS SHARE brown (KAWS brown companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS SHARE (Brown), new & unopened in its original packaging. KAWS SHARE first appeared in 'BLACKOUT' – the first London solo exhibition by KAWS (Skarstedt London 2019). In SHARE, K...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Hunt Slonem "Night Owl" Owl
Hunt Slonem "Night Owl" Owl

Hunt Slonem "Night Owl" Owl

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Night Owl Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 20.5" x 12.5" Framed Dimensions: 25.5" x 17.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Uniqu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Follow Suit (Card Player) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Red
Follow Suit (Card Player) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Red

Follow Suit (Card Player) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Red

By Ajegbomogun Damilola

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer Story  -  Minimalist Figurative Landscape Painting
Summer Story  -  Minimalist Figurative Landscape Painting

Summer Story - Minimalist Figurative Landscape Painting

By Mike Gough

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

White Aomori Dog Bank

White Aomori Dog Bank

By Yoshitomo Nara

Located in Washington , DC, DC

This Yoshitomo Nara Dog is a smaller scale model of the large one that sits at Mori Museum. It is made of soft vinyl and designed to be used as a bank. It is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plastic

Santa Maria al Bagno diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (framed)
Santa Maria al Bagno diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (framed)

Santa Maria al Bagno diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (framed)

By Massimo Vitali

Located in San Francisco, CA

large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and ritua...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Wood, Archival Paper

Shattered wall mirror IV by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, kinetic art
Shattered wall mirror IV by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, kinetic art

Shattered wall mirror IV by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, kinetic art

Located in Paris, FR

“Shattered” wall mirror IV is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 200 × 200 × 5 cm (78.7 × 78.7 × 2 in). The sculpture...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Black Heritage 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Black Heritage 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair

Black Heritage 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Niño Payaso, Original Stone Lithograph Mexican Child Clown Portrait, Rust, Black
Niño Payaso, Original Stone Lithograph Mexican Child Clown Portrait, Rust, Black

Niño Payaso, Original Stone Lithograph Mexican Child Clown Portrait, Rust, Black

By Rafael Coronel

Located in Union City, NJ

Niño Payaso is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the Mexican artist Rafael Coronel. Niño Payaso was printed one color at a time on archival printmaking paper using traditional hand lithography techniques in Paris c.1973 from lithographic stones drawn by the artist. Niño Payaso is a sensitive profile portrait depicting a young boy wearing an antique-style clown outfit whose image suggests a deeply dispirited child at a moment of gloom; a very strong impression printed in rust orange, light beige and black ink on buff colored paper. Framed size - 24 x 30 in., dark brown Mexican wood frame...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled Film Still (Green Lagoon)
Untitled Film Still (Green Lagoon)

Untitled Film Still (Green Lagoon)

By Wes Hempel

Located in Fairfield, CT

The twelve paintings in the exhibition are imaginary film stills based on on a Science Fiction screenplay, titled Regression, that was supposedly developed in the 1950s.  The film wa...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary figurative textured oil painting family and child colorful signed
Contemporary figurative textured oil painting family and child colorful signed

Contemporary figurative textured oil painting family and child colorful signed

By Ernesto Gutierrez (b.1941)

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"La Familia" (The Family) is an original oil painting on jute by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It depicts a family of people walking through a de...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Jute, Oil

"Lath Study II", deteriorating architecture, framed wall-hanging white sculpture
"Lath Study II", deteriorating architecture, framed wall-hanging white sculpture

"Lath Study II", deteriorating architecture, framed wall-hanging white sculpture

By Seth Clark

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Lath Study II" is an original wood, joint compound, and white paint sculpture by Seth Clark measuring 24”h x 24”w x 2.75”d. This piece ships ready-to-hang framed as pictured. "My ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, House Paint

Lingerlin, Contemporary Impressionist Reflective Landscape, 33 x 26 in., framed
Lingerlin, Contemporary Impressionist Reflective Landscape, 33 x 26 in., framed

Lingerlin, Contemporary Impressionist Reflective Landscape, 33 x 26 in., framed

By Sandy Litchfield

Located in New York, NY

Sandy Litchfield’s “Lingerlin” (mixed media on paper, 30 x 22 in.) reflects her signature practice of transforming landscapes into lyrical, layered compositions. Drawing inspiration ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Black and White Seascape Photograph, Lighthouse of Kermorvan, France
Black and White Seascape Photograph, Lighthouse of Kermorvan, France

Black and White Seascape Photograph, Lighthouse of Kermorvan, France

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21146 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

David Hockney, Letter W, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
David Hockney, Letter W, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991

David Hockney, Letter W, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991

By David Hockney

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter W, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ayanfe (Favorite) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women
Ayanfe (Favorite) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayanfe (Favorite) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

By Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Make My Heart Melt - 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Color Drenched Mixed Media Painting
Make My Heart Melt - 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Color Drenched Mixed Media Painting

Make My Heart Melt - 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Color Drenched Mixed Media Painting

By Amber Goldhammer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Set of 2 canvas with brown leather, natural dyes and cotton with wooden frame
Set of 2 canvas with brown leather, natural dyes and cotton with wooden frame

Set of 2 canvas with brown leather, natural dyes and cotton with wooden frame

Located in Carballo, ES

TUSET (1997, A Coruña) buries. He presents his latest series using patchwork, with paintings that have spent a year underground and leather. What emerges is an eroded map, a surface ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Leather, Wood, Cotton Canvas

Undivided Lemon, Oil Painting
Undivided Lemon, Oil Painting

Undivided Lemon, Oil Painting

By McGarren Flack

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A solitary lemon rests on a table, exuding a subtle blue glow. Soft light brings out its textured skin, creating a contrast with the shadow that pools beneath...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Seventeen", Hand cut stencil, vintage imagery acrylic and aerosol
"Seventeen", Hand cut stencil, vintage imagery acrylic and aerosol

"Seventeen", Hand cut stencil, vintage imagery acrylic and aerosol

By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Seventeen" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 19.75 × 15.75 inches and is pencil signed and dat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Pugna 056, by Chidy Wayne - Mixed Media on Canvas
Pugna 056, by Chidy Wayne - Mixed Media on Canvas

Pugna 056, by Chidy Wayne - Mixed Media on Canvas

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Elegant Brass Sculpture of Greyhound Dog
Elegant Brass Sculpture of Greyhound Dog

Elegant Brass Sculpture of Greyhound Dog

Located in Rome, IT

Fine gilt bronze Greyhound dog sculpture. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. Excellent condition. The price is for 1 item

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Landscape #38

Landscape #38

By Vanessa Marsh

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Sometimes there is a hazy, almost tropical light that falls over the Bay Area. The moisture in the air falls on the landscape and makes it appear as a series of two-dimensional plane...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink

"Requiem/Let Them Be, " Etching and Aquatint signed by Joan Snyder
"Requiem/Let Them Be, " Etching and Aquatint signed by Joan Snyder

"Requiem/Let Them Be, " Etching and Aquatint signed by Joan Snyder

By Joan Snyder

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Requiem" is an original etching and aquatint by Joan Snyder. The artist signed the piece, and the edition is of 120. This piece features abstract, expressionist text and an striking portrait of a woman with red lipstick on a pink background. 25 5/8" x 20" art 32" x 26" frame Joan Snyder was born on April 16, 1940, in Highland Park, New Jersey. She received her AB from Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey (1962), and an MFA from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey (1966). She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1974) and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship (1983). Snyder lives in Brooklyn and Woodstock, New York. Although Snyder’s paintings are often placed under various art-movement umbrellas—Abstract...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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.