Clan Sullivan
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
People Also Browsed
Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Spelter
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Animal Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Rustic Animal Sculptures
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Animal Sculptures
Marble
20th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Animal Sculptures
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Antique 1870s French Other Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Decorative Bowls
Enamel
Melanie Yazzie for sale on 1stDibs
Melanie Yazzie is an American sculptor, painter and printmaker, born in 1966, in Ganado, Arizona. She first studied art at the Westtown School in Pennsylvania. She has received a BA degree in studio art with a minor in Spanish from Arizona State University, in 1990 and an MFA degree in printmaking from the University of Colorado, at Boulder, in 1993.
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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