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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.

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Style: Contemporary
The Sphere of Reason
The Sphere of Reason

The Sphere of Reason

By Mark Kostabi

Located in New York, NY

Oil on canvas Signed and dated, l.l. This painting is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. About the artist: Artist and Composer Mark Kostabi was b...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)

IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

a mesmerizing sea of blue, green and ocre color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstractions Iris I...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Pride and Prejudice, Original Painting
Pride and Prejudice, Original Painting

Pride and Prejudice, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Delicate blue flowers bloom from a central stem, painted with soft gradients and fine detail. Their organic shapes complement the structure of handwritten text ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Le Petit Parisien, Iconic Black and White Gelatin Silver Print, 1952, Signed
Le Petit Parisien, Iconic Black and White Gelatin Silver Print, 1952, Signed

Le Petit Parisien, Iconic Black and White Gelatin Silver Print, 1952, Signed

By Willy Ronis

Located in New york, NY

A much sought after photograph Le Petit Parisien, 1952 by French photographer Willy Ronis is a black and white image, a gelatin silver print, measuring 30 x 23,5 cm - 12 x 9in. The ...

Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Zebra in Motion, Turquoise Energy by Zura
Zebra in Motion, Turquoise Energy by Zura

Zebra in Motion, Turquoise Energy by Zura

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Set against a luminous turquoise ground, "Zebra in Motion" captures the animal in a state of raw movement. Zura renders the figure using his signature technique of free, uninterrupte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

La Grande Preugne - by Skadi Engeln Contemporary Abstract Wood Print
La Grande Preugne - by Skadi Engeln Contemporary Abstract Wood Print

La Grande Preugne - by Skadi Engeln Contemporary Abstract Wood Print

Located in DE

Skadi Engeln, a Berlin- and France-based artist, studied sculpture at FH Ottersberg with Robert van de Laar and painting with Michael Kohr and Hermanus Westendorp. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in cities like Berlin, Düsseldorf, Paris, New York, and more, and is part of international collections. Engeln explores landscape as a dynamic, ever-changing entity dissolving into light, water, and weather, only to reassemble itself. Like painting, landscapes blur the line between the visible and the hidden, revealing deeper truths in their transitions. The horizon plays a central role in her work, both separating and connecting what lies above and below, the seen and the concealed. Rather than decoding these layers, she preserves their mystery and beauty. Since 2001, she has focused on abstract landscape painting. Her recent works depict landscapes veiled by lines, stripes, and distortions, creating a sense of distance, like reflections in a train window...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

"Julia" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Julia" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Julia" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Julia" first released on the Beatles "White Album" in 1968 and written about John's mother. This lim...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

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

Montana Sky, Original Painting
Montana Sky, Original Painting

Montana Sky, Original Painting

By Nancy Merkle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Wide open sky and hilly grasslands in western Montana. Afternoon clouds roll across the landscape and draw the eye up. Part of Nancy's signature series of nat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Charades"
"Charades"

"Charades"

By Michael Carson

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

New
New

New

By William Wegman

Located in New York, NY

Photographed and printed by William Wegman in 2001, the aptly named “New” is a chromogenic print on photo paper, hand-signed by the photographer in black ink, dated and numbered (ver...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Coastal Fog
Coastal Fog

Coastal Fog

By Stephen McMillan

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Trees in fog. A band of fog off of the Pacific, pouring its way through the forest in Fiscalini Ranch, Cambria. Born in Berkeley, California, on December 21, 1949, he was raised in ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Donald J. Trump - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Donald J. Trump - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Donald J. Trump- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized by Randy Drouke in the 1980s. Good condition.

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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

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

Untitled Gestural Abstraction
Untitled Gestural Abstraction

Untitled Gestural Abstraction

Located in Kansas City, MO

Genevieve Hamel Untitled Gestural Abstraction Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Size: 48x30x1.5 Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1398

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Empire State Building Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 2000, Unframed
Empire State Building Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 2000, Unframed

Empire State Building Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 2000, Unframed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Andy Hickes’ depiction of the Empire State Building captures the iconic skyscraper in a modern, stylized manner. Known for his vibrant and graphic approach, Hickes emphasizes bold li...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Bannack Horses
Bannack Horses

Bannack Horses

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Window8, Original Painting
Window8, Original Painting

Window8, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"In my eyes, a window is by no means just part of a structure in a house but is something with remarkable meaning," shares artist Wenjie Jin. Each opening pla...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

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

Spiritual Gathering, Original Painting
Spiritual Gathering, Original Painting

Spiritual Gathering, Original Painting

By Nathalie Gribinski

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Figures, animals, and flowers dance together in harmony. Painted freehand, each shape flows naturally, embodying movement and connection. The rich green backgro...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Santa Monica Pier - Abstract Landscape Los Angeles Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Santa Monica Pier - Abstract Landscape Los Angeles Mixed Media Painting on Paper

Santa Monica Pier - Abstract Landscape Los Angeles Mixed Media Painting on Paper

By Kellie Newsome

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

"Mass Study XX (diptych)", Layered Paper and Drawing Collage, Architectural
"Mass Study XX (diptych)", Layered Paper and Drawing Collage, Architectural

"Mass Study XX (diptych)", Layered Paper and Drawing Collage, Architectural

By Seth Clark

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This drawing and layered paper collage titled "Mass Study XX" is an original diptych by Seth Clark. This piece is a mix of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and graphite on two woo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

BEYONCE, DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE

BEYONCE, DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE

By Markus Klinko

Located in Austin, TX

Museum quality fine art print of Beyonce by photographer Markus Klinko. Shot in 2003 for the cover of the album, Dangerously In Love This print is available in the following sizes,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

"The Delivery" Figures in City Scene in Miniature Painting by Tom Haugomat
"The Delivery" Figures in City Scene in Miniature Painting by Tom Haugomat

"The Delivery" Figures in City Scene in Miniature Painting by Tom Haugomat

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"The Delivery" is an original painting by Tom Haugomat, made as part of his traveling artist residency with The Jaunt. Traveling from France to Philadelphia, Haugomat was inspired by...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Hombre in Pink Annapolis

Hombre in Pink Annapolis

By Hunt Slonem

Located in London, GB

Hunt Slonem Hombre in Pink Annapolis, 2021 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 182.9 x 213.4 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil pai...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Labradorable - Original Playful Dog Pet Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Labradorable - Original Playful Dog Pet Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper

Labradorable - Original Playful Dog Pet Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper

By Kellie Newsome

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Guitar by Marc Zimmerman - Contemporary Art
Guitar by Marc Zimmerman - Contemporary Art

Guitar by Marc Zimmerman - Contemporary Art

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His co...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ego 160 - Chidy Wayne Coffee and vanish on paper
Ego 160 - Chidy Wayne Coffee and vanish on paper

Ego 160 - Chidy Wayne Coffee and vanish on paper

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Exclusive piece made for the exhibition at Rish Lab, Brussels. Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recogniz...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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.