Alexandru Radvan Hercules After Carracci
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Egg Tempera, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Alexandru RădvanHercules after Carracci (Triptych) - Flower, Skull, Couple, Blue, Orange, Nude, 2014
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Egg Tempera
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Paper
People Also Browsed
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Egg Tempera, Panel
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Latex, Spray Paint
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
1990s British Modern Paintings
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Board, Egg Tempera
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
Antique 1840s American Federal Paintings
Wood
Antique 17th Century French Paintings
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Tempera, Egg Tempera, Panel, Wood Panel
Recent Sales
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera
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A Close Look at Contemporary Art
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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