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Elements - Surfing Art - Figurative -
Elements - Surfing Art - Figurative -

Elements - Surfing Art - Figurative -

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Elements - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Rare Sighting- Surfing Art
Rare Sighting- Surfing Art

Rare Sighting- Surfing Art

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Rare Sighiting - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Wipe Out - Surfing Art -
Wipe Out - Surfing Art -

Wipe Out - Surfing Art -

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Wipe Out - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 more

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Surf

Surf

By Amanda Brown

Located in New Orleans, LA

the painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time there she studied at

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Surf Fly
Surf Fly

Surf Fly

Located in New York, NY

horses, surfing and skating inspired him to tell stories of the people and places he loved most. His

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Geisha - Surfing Art by Marc Zimmerman
Geisha - Surfing Art by Marc Zimmerman

Geisha - Surfing Art by Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Geisha - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Surf Imsouane

Surf Imsouane

By Kate Holstein

Located in Mount Pleasant, SC

Surf Imsouane. Morocco 2018 Signed by photographer Limited Edition photograph Available in various

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Breaking Surf
Breaking Surf

Breaking Surf

By Sally Swatland

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

become an art major at Mount Saint Vincent College, study under Robert Schulz in the Art Students League

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Surf

Surf

By Ted Adams

Located in Hudson, NY

surrealism with the documentary art form. What differentiates Mr. Adams’ work from traditional

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman
Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman

Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Three Turns - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman
Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman

Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Three Turns - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Island Life - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman
Island Life - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman

Island Life - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Island Life - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Venice Surf 3

Venice Surf 3

By Kate Holstein

Located in Mount Pleasant, SC

Venice Beach, CA Surfing. 2016 Signed by photographer Limited Edition photograph Available in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Skate to Surf

Skate to Surf

Located in Mount Pleasant, SC

"Skate to Surf" Archival Pigment photograph Edition of 10 Signed and Editioned by photographer

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Morning Surf
Morning Surf

Morning Surf

Located in Deddington, GB

Robyn Forbes Morning surf Limited Edition Screen Print Screen print on fine art paper Image Size: H

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Surf fins

Surf fins

Located in Fairfield, CT

further his education, Haber moved to Los Angeles to attend Art College of Design with a Photography

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Light Surf, Chesil Beach - contemporary seaside beach landscape acrylic painting
Light Surf, Chesil Beach - contemporary seaside beach landscape acrylic painting

Light Surf, Chesil Beach - contemporary seaside beach landscape acrylic painting

By Terry Watts

Located in London, GB

‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Surf"  Type C Metallic Print

"Surf" Type C Metallic Print

By Jen Zahigian

Located in West Hollywood, CA

of rust and neglect. "Surf" Edition of 50 Type C Metallic Print Available Sizes: 24x24 matted

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Surf Naked

Surf Naked

By Don Ed Hardy

Located in Lyons, CO

lore, Hardy has curated tattoo exhibitions and written and published catalogs about the art of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Surf Club

Surf Club

By Silvia Lareo-Vazquez

Located in Hudson, NY

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 25. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Land Rover Surf's Up
Land Rover Surf's Up

Land Rover Surf's Up

By Nick Veasey

Located in PARIS, FR

A man with x-ray vision, Nick Veasey creates art that shows what it is really like inside

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

"Surfing Color", Santa Monica, 2011

"Surfing Color", Santa Monica, 2011

By Haik Kocharian

Located in Hudson, NY

These photographs are Dye Sublimation Prints. Framing options available. "Surfing Color" presents

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Breaking Surf, Painting, Pastels on Pastel Sandpaper
Breaking Surf, Painting, Pastels on Pastel Sandpaper

Breaking Surf, Painting, Pastels on Pastel Sandpaper

By Lynn Morgan

Located in Yardley, PA

finest pastel sticks and papers. This can be framed with or without a mat. :: Painting :: Contemporary

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Montauk Surf, Hamptons, NY, 2002

Montauk Surf, Hamptons, NY, 2002

Located in Hudson, NY

fragment. In 'Montauk Surf' the viewer only sees the fizzling of a wave but that simple glimpse resonates

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Surfer Kids loading surf boards

Surfer Kids loading surf boards

By Al Satterwhite

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin. Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition ...

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Surf Journals: December 4-5, 1982

The Surf Journals: December 4-5, 1982

By Tony Caramanico

Located in Fairfield, CT

Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Pigment

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Contemporary Surf Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of contemporary surf art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 1 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect item from our selection of contemporary surf art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of contemporary surf art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, black, brown, beige and more. Creating an object in our assortment of contemporary surf art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Tony Caramanico, Simon Ledson, John Paul Robinson, Anthony Friedkin and Jami Goldman are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.

How Much is a Contemporary Surf Art?

The price for a piece of contemporary surf art in our collection starts at $125 and tops out at $90,000 with the average selling for $2,800.

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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

Questions About Contemporary Surf Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art denotes work created by 21st-century artists.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
    In contemporary art, conceptual art is a movement that began in the 1960s. Artists producing conceptual art assign more importance to the idea behind the art than to the piece itself. An example is Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, a piece consisting of a real chair, a photograph of a chair and the dictionary definition of the word chair. When the work was displayed, Kosuth included instructions for any chair to be photographed and then displayed beside its image. In this way, the chair itself is not the artwork. Rather, the art comes from examining the way the object, image and words provide competing and complementary definitions of what a chair is. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The meaning of contemporary art is art produced by living artists. The category typically includes works created in the late 20th century as well as in the 21st century. Given its timeliness, contemporary art often responds to current issues and themes that are relevant to an everyday audience. Contemporary art succeeded modern art, which is art made during a period that began in approximately 1850. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of contemporary art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, installation, performance and video art, among other genres.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Contemporary art is important because of how it responds to the current moment. Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. Through their works, contemporary artists provide commentary about social issues, history and the human condition. By engaging with contemporary art, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the world and new perspectives. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of contemporary art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art has no defining feature or characteristic.The term simply refers to recent creations.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The difference between modern art and contemporary art comes down to age. Contemporary art refers to art produced by artists who are still alive or were active during the 1960s and later. Modern art is the term for artworks made between 1850 or 1860 and 1960. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of modern and contemporary art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.

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