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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
Calm Waters - Soft Abstract Cool Tone Textural Paint Graffiti Mixed Media Art
Calm Waters - Soft Abstract Cool Tone Textural Paint Graffiti Mixed Media Art

Calm Waters - Soft Abstract Cool Tone Textural Paint Graffiti Mixed Media Art

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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Roland Garros 2014 Vintage Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed
Roland Garros 2014 Vintage Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed

Roland Garros 2014 Vintage Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed

By Juan Uslé

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In 2014, Juan Uslé was commissioned to create the official Roland Garros poster, infusing the French Open with his distinctive abstract style. His design features flowing lines and v...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Self Pride 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women
Self Pride 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women

Self Pride 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women

By Taiwo Odejinmi

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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Cherry Delight
Cherry Delight

Cherry Delight

By Roxana Khonkulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Cherry Delight” is a work about an experience that does not seek to закрепить itself in the future. About intimacy accepted as an event rather than a promise. Like the taste of cher...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Weightless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa Men
Weightless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa Men

Weightless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa Men

By Oluwafemi Akanmu

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Weightless captures a suspended moment between control and release. His posture suggests not defeat, but acceptance, a letting go of tension, burden, and the unseen trials that pres...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms
H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms

H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms

Located in Manchester, GB

Damien Hirst, Justice, Laminated Giclée Print on Aluminium Composite Panel 120.1 × 96 cm (47 3/10 × 37 4/5 in) Limited edition of 1005 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist The Vi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface
Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface

Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large format abstract photograph diptych of mesmerizing water surface and ephemeral abstract ripple patterns from a series of photographic works capturing the monochromatic oceanic b...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

By Ajegbomogun Damilola

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Strokes and Emotions captures struggles of identity, inner battles, and resilience. The fragmented strokes mirror fractured emotions, while the red/orange palette amplifies raw inten...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Into the Nothing – Minimalist Pier in Mist, Black and White Photography
Into the Nothing – Minimalist Pier in Mist, Black and White Photography

Into the Nothing – Minimalist Pier in Mist, Black and White Photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21351 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

Digital Pigment

Looking Beyond 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Looking Beyond 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Looking Beyond 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

By Damola Ayegbayo

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

No matter what life throws at you to discourage or change your good personality, or change the reflections people see on your face or identity, one should try to look beyond and ahea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Place to Linger, Winter – Minimalist Farmland with Two Trees, Large Format Photo
Place to Linger, Winter – Minimalist Farmland with Two Trees, Large Format Photo

Place to Linger, Winter – Minimalist Farmland with Two Trees, Large Format Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25044 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

I Can Do Anything
I Can Do Anything

I Can Do Anything

By Olga Tsyhypko

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting from the "Echo of Harmony" series, titled "I Can Do Anything". This work is my artistic statement on inner strength and emotional balance. Using acrylic on canvas, I ca...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama – Winter Wonderland Limited Landscape Photography
Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama – Winter Wonderland Limited Landscape Photography

Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama – Winter Wonderland Limited Landscape Photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: xxxx 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

Digital Pigment

Ancestral Throne - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics
Ancestral Throne - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics

Ancestral Throne - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics

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

"You Are Here" Yellow Sculpture in Acrylic and Thread, 21st Century
"You Are Here" Yellow Sculpture in Acrylic and Thread, 21st Century

"You Are Here" Yellow Sculpture in Acrylic and Thread, 21st Century

By Kelly Kozma

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Yellow" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collecti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Thread

Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men

Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men

By Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Life's journey twists and turns, Ups and downs, joys and burns. Moments sweet, moments sour, Such is life, in every hour. Dreams bloom, dreams fade away, Hopes rise, hopes fade to g...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Point of Balance
Point of Balance

Point of Balance

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, flowers, a vase, and a fragment of an architectural form create a space of quiet co-presence. The objects do not construct a narrative or strive for symbolic completen...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography
The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography

The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Richard Heeps photographed Bletchley Park in partnership with Hertfordshire University and Bletchley Park Trust, to document Alan Turing’s historic past at Bletchley. He was privileg...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format 80x120cm
Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format 80x120cm

Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format 80x120cm

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 25044 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

Digital Pigment

'I Love New York' 1981-View From my Terrace, Vintage
'I Love New York' 1981-View From my Terrace, Vintage

'I Love New York' 1981-View From my Terrace, Vintage

By David Lingwood

Located in Brooklyn, NY

David Lingwood’s "I Love New York" offers a serene, nostalgic glimpse into the iconic New York City skyline as seen from the artist’s own terrace apartment in the 1970s. Rendered wit...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

At One with Nature
At One with Nature

At One with Nature

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

At One with Nature is a contemplative landscape that explores the quiet harmony between human presence and the natural world. Figures appear gently integrated into the greenery, not ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unfolding Dreams - Modern Relaxing Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture
Unfolding Dreams - Modern Relaxing Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

Unfolding Dreams - Modern Relaxing Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

By Mireia Serra

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures that capture the beauty of snapshots from life, full of emotions and feelings along the journey of life. Her metal artworks c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

Serie Dibujos Felices 10 - Original Red Blue Watercolor and Ink Artwork on Paper
Serie Dibujos Felices 10 - Original Red Blue Watercolor and Ink Artwork on Paper

Serie Dibujos Felices 10 - Original Red Blue Watercolor and Ink Artwork on Paper

By "Sergio ""Valenz"" Valenzuela"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and acrylic on canvas. His artworks pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

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.