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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
Blue Glove ( Michael Jackson ) 40" x 30"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blue Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz a highly detailed glamorous still life photograph of the performer's iconic blue and gold sequin and Swarovski rhinestone crystal glove...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Michel Rauscher 'Morning Ritual' 2007- Offset Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michel Rauscher's "Morning Ritual" is an offset lithograph created in 2007, measuring 27.5 x 27.5 inches. The artwork portrays three figures standing before colorful houses, capturin...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Helmut Newton 'Big Nude' 1992 Vintage Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original exhibition poster featuring Helmut Newton's iconic photograph "Big Nude with Black High Heels." The poster was printed for the exhibition at Galerie Bodo Nieman, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Cat, 2023
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cat, 2023 By Christopher Mudgett Rendered in Mudgett’s unmistakably powerful style, this striking black-and-white linocut distills the essence of a cat into a bold, abstracted form....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Summer Floral 1, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Summer Floral 1" is a vibrant colorful painting on paper. It's full of movement and dynamism. It is inspired by the beautiful flowers in the summer time. The painting must be fr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Julia" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
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

"SUSPENSE" horizontal painting of a woman in red gliding beneath the water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Quince Fluffy Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Fluffy Quince 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

“Roses in a Porcelain Pitcher”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on board still life painting of roses in a blue and white porcelain pitcher. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1999. Condition is excellent. The painting is housed in a gold gallery frame with narrow linen liner. Overall framed measurements are 17.5 by 14.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. John C. Traynor combines the 19th century element of atmosphere with the realistic, yet soft rendering of color and light reminiscent of the Dutch Masters to create his own distinctive style. John was born in 1961 and spent his early years growing up in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His classical training began at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and afterward he continued his art education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. As a merit scholar, John studied figure painting with Frank Mason at the Art Students League of New York. He concentrated on his understanding of form while studying drawing with Carroll Jones...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Wanderer 13"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer 13" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through", made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and graph...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Roundism – 10-09-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 10-09-19 I saw this great vintage picture of a nude on the roof top of an open van and I liked the styled planes it already showed: the squares in the open door, some...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pencil

“The Masks We Marry” Outdoor/Indoor Figurative Collage Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In The Masks We Marry, Zura unveils a powerful installation of life-size mixed media sculptures—hybrid figures constructed from collage, raw materials, and strikingly symbolic goat h...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Resin, Foam

Miniature Painting of Radio City New York with Night Traffic by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Painting of Radio City New York with Night Traffic - a unique original from leading Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. Part of the New York Collection. Art measures 6...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Nightfall, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of Nightfall intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the arri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

After Frank Stella-Prints 1967-1982 Retrospective
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This offset lithograph created for the 1983 exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art is a significant artifact that commemorates Frank Stella’s extensive body of work from 19...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Studland Bay
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst H13-4 Studland Bay, 2023 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel. Hand-signed on the label and numbered. This artwork can be hung any way up. 120 × 90 cm Edi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée, Panel

Origins, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites, and his mastery allows him to sculpt both delicate, archetypal femininity and bold, athletic masculinity. In Origins, he u...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

SLICED VENUS - original large art by Paula Craioveanu 30x27in Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sliced Venus. Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in, ink, graphite, tempera on paper. large size, shipped rolled in a tube Drawing has on the back 2 white wood sticks, and it's rea...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Tempera, Pencil, Ink, Archival Paper

Lotte- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Lotte 50 x 21 x 30 cm Bronze The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. Like this girl watching ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Still Life - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Debate - Figurative Painting by Norberto Martini
Located in Carmel, CA
Norberto Martini (1940-2007) From his studio on the Arno, dressed in a three-piece suit, Martini brought his experiences of his time singing opera coupled with being a devout Catholi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tree of Life - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama - Winter Wonderland Landscape Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white panorama photography. Two leafless trees covered in snow on a snowy grassy hill in a foggy landscape. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Hunt Slonem "Tulip Belle Terre" Floral
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Tulip Belle Terre Series: Floral Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25" Signature: Signed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Lerici 257 - Polaroid Coastal Landscape Photograph, Limited Edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Lerici '25 is an original black and white Polaroid photograph captured on SX-70 film along the Ligurian coastline of Italy. The image is part of a limited edition of 20, hand-signed ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Polaroid

A Little Project - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Almost - underwater nude photograph - archival paper print 24x18"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young topless woman taking off her red panties. Her almost naked body is surrounded with floating red petals. The photograph has only three colors: black, white and red. Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 print #4 The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details. The photograph has been shown at: 2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US) 2022 Spectrum (Miami, US) 2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US) 2022 Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"PaperLandscape"- Abstract Geometric Landscape Painting , Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paper Landscape Medium: Mixed media on jute canvas Size: 30 × 30 cm Year: 2017 Series: PaperLandscape Certificate of Authenticity: Included Condition: Excellent – original, unique a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Enamel

Chains
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day This print is availabl...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Julian Schnabel, Portraits, Nemo Librizzi
Located in New York, NY
Julian Schnabel NEMO LIBRIZZI 1998 25-color silkscreen with poured resin 38 x 36 inches (97 x 91 cm) Signed and numbered edition of 90 Suite of 3 Also available Born in Brooklyn,...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Christo, 'The Gates Collage', Lithograph, 1990
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Christo (1935 - 2020) Title: The Gates Collage Size: 39" x 27" inches Type: Lithograph Poster Hand Signed Christo was born in 1935 in Gabrova, Bulgaria. (He would drop his J...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Princess /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Grace Kelly Abstract Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Princess" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Origi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"Landscape" Original Oil Paint on Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil on Canvas Original Art Ready to Hang 65x50 cm 2023 ...My painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Roundism - 07-08-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism - 07-08-20 After a series and a couple of commissions it was time to do another in my Roundism series. There are many positions a model can show but I particularly like t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pencil

Clear Skies Ahead - surreal, figurative, steel and fiberglass sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative indoor sculpture of a male is hand forged in steel. The uniquely beautiful sculptural work of multidisciplinary artist Derya Ozparlak has been exhibited in collectio...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Flying as a Pretext - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati in 1980s. Hand signed. Titled on rear. Very good condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seascape with Sunrise - Contemporary Sea Landscape Ocean Waves Morning Sky, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on linen, a peaceful seascape view is luminous in early morning, the sunrise reflecting on the ocean waves. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. The...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Resonance #23, 25 & 26/21 -set of 3 colorful abstract paintings by James Lumsden
Located in Paris, FR
Resonance #23, 25 & 26/21 is a set of 3 paintings by James Lumsden. From left to right, it is composed of: *Resonance #23/21, a unique acrylic on canvas with a gloss finish *Reso...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Burlesque Portrait Photograph, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2003 capturing performances in Britain & America. He spent a lot on time with his subjects on a number of...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Bath House, Salton Sea, California, USA, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Bath House Study 3, CA, USA - no. 11741 // Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Ce...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Landscape - Paint by Paolo La Motta - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, realized by Paolo La Motta in the early 2000s. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 48.5x38. Very good condition.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Champagne Paradise, Vineyard, Tree Landscape, limited edition photography print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Change Of Light. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait lake storm long exposure waterscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Self Portrait 2, Austria - no. 11608 - Archival pigment ink print - edition of 15 All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Wings Open, Fire Is Born
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rather than re-creating a literal landscape on canvas or paper, I aim to express its essence in a rich and complex form of delicately painted organic subjects that float and trail ac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

Naples, Italy, Cats, Black and White Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
American Photographer Leonard Freed travelled extensively and enjoyed Italy - a country he returned to often and photographed throughout his long photographic career. Cats, Naples, I...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Emilio Lussu - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Emilio Lussu is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled 13 (Mark Beard Polaroid Transfer of Young Male Nude on Rives BFK)
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches Young male sitting against dark background Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner. ed...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

Juventus football Player - UEFA Champions League 1995-96. Cm 101 x 72.
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player - UEFA Champions League 1995-96 Marco Silombria (1936-2017) Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '96 Dimensions: 101 x 72 cm This dynamic drawing capture...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

Start of Evolution by F. Bernardini - large marble sculpture, egg-shaped
Located in Paris, FR
Marble sculpture. 100 × 160 × 135 cm // 39.3 in x 63 in x 53 in. This artwork is available on commission. It will be created on the same basis as shown in the images and under the sa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Love Catcher (Blue)
Located in Manchester, GB
Mr. Brainwash, Love Catcher (Blue), 2023 Screenprint on Archival paper 22 × 22 in (55.9 × 55.9 cm) Frame included Signed to margin Edition 30 of 75 Mr. Brainwash, the pseudonym...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Flower field. Summer., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Flower field. Summer. A holiday of succulent herbs on a summer day, the whole earth is warmed with warmth, pink, red flowers create an atmosphere of relaxation, harmony and bliss. Ex...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Swim-in-Pool Supply Co. Las Vegas - American Color Sign Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Swim-in-Pool Supply Co. photograph from Richard Heeps 'Dream in Color' series. This fun original artwork really shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer. Captured in Las Vegas in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Sophie - Limited edition contemporary print, Black white sensual photo, Nude
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1995. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Cascading Folds With Footer Six - Ivory Poured Painting On Yupo Paper, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary abstract poured painting by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tinted polymer on Yupo paper create the dept...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic Polymer

Gloria by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze horse animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold, Bronze

The Pink Chest, still-life, contemporary, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Charming and quirky, this painting pink chest of drawers on a chequerboard floor will bring a touch of humour and a splash of colour to your home...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Equilibre Carré (Square Balance) - large, figurative, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Quebecois artist Paul Duval’s engaging contemporary sculptures have garnered an international audience. Forged from aluminum, the highly textured figures often strike a dramatic pose...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Poppy No.2 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 2/15
Located in London, GB
'Poppy no. 2' London, United Kingdom 2023 Limited edition of 15. Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée

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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.

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