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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
Off-White Figurative Painting on Large-Scale Canvas, 2025 - 'Pugnator 065'
Off-White Figurative Painting on Large-Scale Canvas, 2025 - 'Pugnator 065'

Off-White Figurative Painting on Large-Scale Canvas, 2025 - 'Pugnator 065'

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

Mezcal - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
Mezcal - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Mezcal - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Gérard Uféras

Located in Vienna, AT

Radiant, expansive, and imbued with a sense of quiet narrative, this vivid photograph by Gérard Uféras, captured in 1993, transports the viewer into the heart of Mexico’s agave lands...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Madeira – Black & White Large Photograph – 55"x73"
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Madeira – Black & White Large Photograph – 55"x73"

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Madeira – Black & White Large Photograph – 55"x73"

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 3 // Gallery ID: 21024 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

The Heat - Handwoven  Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Woven and Painted Artwork
The Heat - Handwoven  Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Woven and Painted Artwork

The Heat - Handwoven Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Woven and Painted Artwork

By Marta Pokojowczyk

Located in Salzburg, AT

‚The Heat’, handwoven landscape, linen yarn, organic cotton, acrylic textile paint, 60 x 50 cm, 2021. This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving. Handw...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic

View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition
View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition

View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Cityscape with a historic cathedral, water in the foreground, with pastel-colored buildings along the waterfront. All Gerald Berghammer pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Neighborling Maquette 30" Personified House Structure as Tabletop Sculpture
"Neighborling Maquette 30" Personified House Structure as Tabletop Sculpture

"Neighborling Maquette 30" Personified House Structure as Tabletop Sculpture

By Seth Clark

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 30" is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating st...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Resin

"Raining Cats and Dogs" - Contemporary Mixed-Media Collage on Wood
"Raining Cats and Dogs" - Contemporary Mixed-Media Collage on Wood

"Raining Cats and Dogs" - Contemporary Mixed-Media Collage on Wood

By Zoa Ace

Located in Denver, CO

Born in Rockford, Illinois, 1951 Zoa Ace creates figurative oil paintings that explore human relationships through theatrical narratives infused with symbolic animals and whimsical...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nowhere Man" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Nowhere Man" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Nowhere Man" 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 "Nowhere Man," first released on "Revolver" by the Beatles in 1965. This limited edition was releas...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Other Medium

Gondola, San Giorgio Maggiore - panorama citsycape - Venice - limited edition
Gondola, San Giorgio Maggiore - panorama citsycape - Venice - limited edition

Gondola, San Giorgio Maggiore - panorama citsycape - Venice - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape panorama photo. Gondolas docked along a pier with blurred motion, against foggy San Giorgio Maggiore in the back. Archival pigment ink print as p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs – Limited Ed. Landscape Print – Black & White
Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs – Limited Ed. Landscape Print – Black & White

Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs – Limited Ed. Landscape Print – Black & White

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21372 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

Two Boats on a Quiet Vietnam Shore — Limited Panoramic Fine Art Photograph
Two Boats on a Quiet Vietnam Shore — Limited Panoramic Fine Art Photograph

Two Boats on a Quiet Vietnam Shore — Limited Panoramic Fine Art Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25006 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

Seascape XVIII - large format photograph of monochrome water surface
Seascape XVIII - large format photograph of monochrome water surface

Seascape XVIII - large format photograph of monochrome water surface

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

My Favorite Game #2 - Colorful Pacman Inspired Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
My Favorite Game #2 - Colorful Pacman Inspired Graffiti Mixed Media Painting

My Favorite Game #2 - Colorful Pacman Inspired Graffiti 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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Minimalist Waterscape with Lotus Flowers, Black and White Photograph, Vietnam
Minimalist Waterscape with Lotus Flowers, Black and White Photograph, Vietnam

Minimalist Waterscape with Lotus Flowers, Black and White Photograph, Vietnam

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21348 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

Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph
Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph

Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21362 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

Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph

Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21373 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

Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore Church - cityscape - Venice - limited edition
Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore Church - cityscape - Venice - limited edition

Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore Church - cityscape - Venice - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Gondolas docked along wooden posts on a misty water canal and in back San Giorgio Maggiore Church. All Gerald Berghammer prints are ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Against All Odds -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Against All Odds -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics

Against All Odds -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, 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

Oil, Mixed Media, Canvas, Fabric

View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition
View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition

View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. View of Venice cityscape featuring Campanile di San Marco, historical buildings, and domed structures. All Gerald Berghammer prints ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds

Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Free Space Panorama - color gondola, cityscape - Venice, Italy - limited edition
Free Space Panorama - color gondola, cityscape - Venice, Italy - limited edition

Free Space Panorama - color gondola, cityscape - Venice, Italy - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color long exposure photography. Gondolas docked on calm water with Venice cityscape, church bell tower and historic buildings. Archival pigment ink print as par...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting
Lemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting

Lemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Erik van de Beek (Dutch artist) Lemniscate 15,2 x 27,9 cm ( framed included 19,2 x 31,9 cm) Oil paint on wood panel Artist Erik van de Beek lives and works in Nijmegen. The modest N...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Drangarnir Sea Stacks, Faroe Islands – Limited Edition Black and White Seascape
Drangarnir Sea Stacks, Faroe Islands – Limited Edition Black and White Seascape

Drangarnir Sea Stacks, Faroe Islands – Limited Edition Black and White Seascape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21340 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

Frozen Farmland, Hoarfrost Tree, Foggy, Road, minimalist landscape photography
Frozen Farmland, Hoarfrost Tree, Foggy, Road, minimalist landscape photography

Frozen Farmland, Hoarfrost Tree, Foggy, Road, minimalist landscape photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21353 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

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.