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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
"Play" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Play" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Rain Tree - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Since 2008, Tina Bluefield has been drawn to the world of large-scale abstraction, exploring the relationship between color, form, and the natural landscapes that inspire her. She g...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Mixed Media

Israeli Contemporary Art Photograph, Architecture with Hand Painting Shul Sade
By Shuli Sade
Located in Surfside, FL
Shuli Sadé, Israeli (b. 1952) Pipe Bending (1995) Hand painted silver gelatin photo print Hand signed in pencil lower right, numbered 1/10 Framed: 23.25 X 29.25 sight, 15 x 19 inches...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Photographic Paper

Damien Hirst, The Currency Poster (Blue) (Framed), 2022
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency Poster (Blue) (Framed), 2022 High quality digital print on 170gsm paper 59 x 89 cm (23.23 x 35.04 in) One of four poster designs from Damien Hirst's sol...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

"You Don`t Even Know" Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"You Don`t Even Know" Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz Marius Seidlitz is a contemporary painter based in Germany. His work explores the intricate nature of self-ident...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Yellow Skull Large" Print 38 x 40 inch Edition of 300 by Steven Tyler
Located in Culver City, CA
"Yellow Skull Large" Print 38 x 40 inch Edition of 300 by Steven Tyler Limited edition of 300 Plate signed by Steven Tyler ABOUT: As the lead singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler is c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

In Alfred N.Y., 2024 (Therrick on Campus), by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, monotype
Located in Santa Fe, NM
In Alfred N.Y., 2024 (Therrick on Campus), by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, monotype unique, unframed monotype printed at Alfred, University at Melanie Yazzie's artist in residency
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Monotype

"Geborgenheit" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geborgenheit" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Available sizes: Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 7: 39" ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Fertile Grounds" Nude Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fertile Grounds" Nude Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Available sizes: Edition of 15 20 x 16 inch Edition of 7 30 x 24 inch Edition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flowers Flowers Flowers
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print Edition of 300 68 x 68 cm (26.8 x 26.8 in) Signed and numbered on the front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production process.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Through The Window - Lt ed. 8/25 - Mounted on Plexi
Located in New York, NY
Sexy, fun photograph of woman climbing into a car. Face mounted on acrylic. About the artist: Photographer Greg Lotus' work can be found regularly in the pages of Italian Vogue,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Studio Drawing, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
To get the accuracy in the pier sketch above, the correct perspective and spacing and such, I used my projector as a light box and traced the photo. Is this cheating? Kind of. But...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pencil

Hope 18"
Located in Napa, CA
Giuseppe Palumbo’s whimsical, anthropomorphic sculptures delve into the human psyche through irony, wit, and humor. By applying classical techniques to his contemporary subjects, Pal...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

Bryan Grose "Empire" Black and White Abstract Contemporary Cityscape 48x36
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Bryan Grose "Evening Skyline" is a 48x36 oil on canvas featuring a black and white contemporary abstracted view of an urban city skyline under a gray cloudy sky. An abstracted tall ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Great Distraction, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is another painting that I have been working on for a long time. It uses a technique I learned from Caroline List at Central St Martins. Using transferred photographic image wit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

We're to Protect the Village, and it was the Only, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
The title is from the words written across the top by my daughter, aged 5. I used my sons sketch of a shark on top of my painting of a wind swept day at the beach. It is ag...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

May your Heart Bloom with Love, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original beautiful flower heart painting. Expressive textured painting of Sunflowers and poppies in a wreath shaped like a heart. Painted on canvas and ready to hang from box to wall...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

12" Glee (One Baaad) 31/250
Located in Napa, CA
Giuseppe Palumbo’s whimsical, anthropomorphic sculptures delve into the human psyche through irony, wit, and humor. By applying classical techniques to his contemporary subjects, Pal...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Heart of Happiness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original beautiful textured painting on canvas. 100% Handmade TITLE: Heart of Happiness MEDIUM: High-quality professional acrylic paints. Varnished for protection and longevit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (S. 105)
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Donald Judd Title: Untitled (S. 105) Year: 1977-78 Medium: Etching on wove paper Sheet: 30 x 35 in. (76.2 x 88.9 cm.) Edition: 75 plus proofs; signed, numbered and dated in p...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Bryan Grose "Evening Skyline" Black and White Abstract Contemporary Cityscape
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Bryan Grose "Evening Skyline" is a 48x48 oil on canvas featuring a black and white contemporary abstracted view of an urban city skyline under a gray cloudy sky. Dark skyscrapers, b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bollinger
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Mars’ graphic compositions and rich colors provide an ideal medium in which to explore his fascination with the Golden Age of American popular culture and the icons of the 195...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Paper

Bluebell Dance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
INSPIRATION: British bluebells, a mesmerizing spectacle of nature, every spring they paint the woods in an enchanting hue of blue each spring. a symbol of the UK's ancient woodlands...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Natures Kaleidoscope, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Natures Kaleidoscope - 97 x 60 cm, This painting is a vibrant celebration of nature's spontaneity and beauty, depicted through energetic splashes of color and dynamic, abstract forms...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mixed Murrine Foglio 7060
Located in Napa, CA
David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venice...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Blown Glass

SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph, Farm Women Chickens Geechee Gullah Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
SHARING THE CHORES is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the acclaimed Charleston SC artist JONATHAN GREEN printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Song of the Wildflowers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Immerse yourself in the radiance of ' Song of the Wildflowers' a unique painting that captures the triumphant spirit of summer. This dynamic, textured-style artwork portrays a war...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Beach Flowers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Experience the beauty of nature with Beach Flowers, a stunning original seascape painting that will transport you to serene coastal landscapes. This 24 × 24 × 1.5-inch artwork show...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Cubist Nude Woman by the Window in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Cubist Nude Woman by the Window in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Panel Lovely modernist depiction of a nude woman, facing away from the viewer, by Kero Antoyan (Armenian, 1912-...
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Metallic Pink Champagne Bear Sculpture - Handmade Clay Sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Meet the Gleaming Bears Collection – a heartwarming series of handmade sculptures designed to add charm and sophistication to your space. Featuring an adorable bear figurine in a lus...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze

Metallic Pink Champagne Bear Sculpture - Handmade Clay Sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Meet the Gleaming Bears Collection – a heartwarming series of handmade sculptures designed to add charm and sophistication to your space. Featuring an adorable bear figurine in a lus...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze

They zig-zagged in harmony 39/100 - contemporary, figurative, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sculpture of a pair of contemporary bronze figures captured riding a scooter is by Gillie and Marc. At once whimsical and charming, this series of tabletop sculptures by Gillie...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

The gift of light in the winter - Abstract atmospheric sky painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A painting dedicated to the light that lives in the winter sky, amidst the muted, snowy air. I explored the ephemeral beauty of light contrasting with shadow. The sweeping gray and w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Leaping Bull". Contemporary Naive School Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Leaping Bull oil on canvas 75 x 100 cm (2' 6" x 3' 3") + edge frame Penny's interpretation of the legendary leaping bull from the palace of Knossos in Crete. Sacred in Minoan civi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Flow" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Flow" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Available sizes: Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 7: 39" x 31" in Ed...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Zanzibar II
Located in Manchester, GB
Guy Gee, Zanzibar II Each artwork by Gee has been digitally reimagined from an original postage stamp. Printed on 350gsm G. F. Smith card, cut out and finished by hand, the artwork ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

California Dusk - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape sunset
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Dusk by Frank Schott from a series of photographs capturing the Golden State's vast desert landscapes 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed 48 x 72 inches...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Exosauvanna
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery guarantees the uniqueness and high quality of this work of art, confirmed by a certificate of authenticity. By purchasing paintings by Gala Reya, you make a smart investm...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Weight of Silence Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Guardian Angel In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Weight of Silence Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Guardian Angel In Stock Introduction: Step into the intriguing world of artist Suzan Schuttelaar and be enchanted by her versatile ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Between Worlds Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Twins Guardian Angel In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Between Worlds Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Twins Guardian Angel In Stock Introduction: Step into the intriguing world of artist Suzan Schuttelaar and be enchanted by her versatile c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflections in the Twilight Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Guardian Angel In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Reflections in the Twilight Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Guardian Angel In Stock Introduction: Step into the intriguing world of artist Suzan Schuttelaar and be enchanted by her vers...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In her Shadow Oil Painting on Canvas Girl Female Figure Guardian Angel In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
In her Shadow Oil Painting on Canvas Girl Female Figure Guardian Angel In Stock Introduction: Step into the intriguing world of artist Suzan Schuttelaar and be enchanted by her versa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape , 90x120 cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
90x120 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Landscape , 50x60cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Landscape , 60x50cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rosy Pink Architectural Female Cement Sculpture - "LarA 015", Hand-Tinted, 2024
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 015" is a unique sculpture from the LarA series by Spanish artist José Perozo, created in 2024. Measuring 21 x 29 x 17 cm, this piece merges the female figure with architectura...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete

Los Musicos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fernando Botero's painting Los Músicos (The Musicians) was completed in 1979. The following year, in 1980, Marlborough Gallery in New York published an exhibition poster featuring th...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Tortolla, Painting by Russ Elliott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tortolla by Russ Elliott, American (1932) Date: 1988 Acrylic on canvas, signed lower right Size: 23.5 x 36 in. (59.69 x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 28 x 40 inches Inscribed 'Mode for Blac...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sun Eclipse Pocket Painting #4 c, original painting, still-life, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Sun Eclipse #4 c 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 sti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Grim - 21st Century, oil painting, canvas, portrait, social commentary
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Renowned for his mastery in design and sculpture, Tena embarked on a profound personal journey in 2023, which rekindled his passion for painting after a 30-year hiatus. His return to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Limen - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"Limen" by Ron Mills is 145 x 165 cm unframed. The frame that it includes makes it a total size of: 151 x 171 x 5.5 cm The frame is included in the price, but can also be removed fr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Acrylic

They only read love stories 20/50 - figurative, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Captured reading books, this contemporary bronze figurative sculpture is by Gillie and Marc. The British/Australian artistic duo of Gillie and Marc’s humorous bronze sculptures have...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
observation of a Mediterranean beach scene in Nice, France, on a hazy summer day Nizza by Frank Schott 25.5 x 40 inches (65 x 102cm) edition of 25 signed 48 x 75.5 inches (122 x ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Portrait 25-1, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman places her hand on her head. Different-colored and metallic green dots form her face, hair, and clothing. The smooth, untextured background enhances h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Landscape large Paint on Canvas , Original Art Works Ready to Hang large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
PAPERLANDSCAPE Original Art Ready to Hang 80x80x2 cm certificate of authenticity original painting one of a kind by Marilina Marchica ready to hang
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Enamel

Portrait 25-2, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Different-colored and metallic blue dots define a woman's portrait, the solid background emphasizing her textured form. Artist Hyoungseok Kim painted this pie...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait 25-3, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman lifts her hand to her head, her fingers gracefully weaving through her hair. Artist Hyoungseok Kim painted this piece using pointillism. He emphasizes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait 25-4, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A portrait emerges from different-colored and metallic golden dots, forming a serene yet enigmatic face against a black background. Subtle shifts in color bri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait 25-5, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A stylized portrait of a woman emerges from a stark black background. Colorful dots construct her face and upper body, forming subtle contours and shadows tha...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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.

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