Diaphanous Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Unframed Art
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Created by the talented artist, Akinboye Akinola Peter, this piece depicts a young man squatting and staring at a rose flower lying on a black and white tiled floor.
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Red Memories - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Red becomes a psychological space rather than a color. It moves between presence and absence, tenderness and tension, beauty and emotional residue. The roses do not function as decor...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Forbidden Fruit - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
There is a quiet authority in what is not given freely. The body turns, not to invite, but to measure distance, to decide how close is permitted. Desire exists, but it is contained,...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
Woman's Worth -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, African
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
Canvas, Oil
Masculinity -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Fashion, African
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This work situates the male figure within a framework of restraint, examining silence, identity, and the sustained interior pressures shaping contemporary Nigerian masculinity. Ship...
Canvas, Acrylic
Silent Weight -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Fashion, Nude
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Silent Weight interrogates the conceptual and sociocultural dimensions of masculinity, examining the latent vulnerabilities imposed upon young men by systemic and interpersonal press...
Canvas, Acrylic
Unfinished Business -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Fashion
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting stands as a striking testament to the silent language of human relationships—an evocative portrayal of presence, distance, and the unspoken dialogue that lingers betwee...
Canvas, Acrylic
Double Six
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork "Double Six" created by Akinboye Akinola Peter is a stunning piece that captures the essence of relaxation and companionship.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Failed Identity (Gen Z Generation) -21st Century, Contemporary, Fashion, Models
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity What’s a man's i...
Canvas, Acrylic
Double Six
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork "Double Six" created by Akinboye Akinola Peter is a stunning piece that captures the essence of relaxation and companionship.
Canvas, Acrylic
Alpha Male
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork reminds us that leadership is not confined to a position or title; instead, it emerges from within through the embodiment of unique traits that inspire and motivate other...
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
The Stereotyped
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Young black men are stereotyped as threatening, especially black immigrants in foreign countries. They are perceived as dangerous and dominant. This has grave consequences for intera...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Restoring the Souls -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
By Akinboye Akinola Peter
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity Abstract theolog...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 24 in D 1 in
The Peace Within - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Women
By Taiwo Odejinmi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 18 in D 1 in
Ireti (Hope) - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, African Woman
By Taiwo Odejinmi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$650
H 14 in W 12 in D 1 in
Pleasure - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
By Emmanuel Daniel
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 36 in D 1 in
Bold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women
By Wasiu Sunday Hassan
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$650
H 12 in W 10 in D 1 in
Culture Identity 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting
By Oluwafemi Akanmu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist The...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,450
H 24 in W 20 in D 1 in
Self Pride 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women
By Taiwo Odejinmi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,850
H 40 in W 36 in D 1 in
Unspoken Bond - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women
By Oluwafemi Akanmu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist The...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,400
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Today is a Gift 1 -Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
By Ayotunde Ayomide
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Learn from the past, Live in the present, Hope for the future, Do your best today, Never give up, Improve your tomorrows. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nige...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,650
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Scarlet Within - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, 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...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$3,250
H 48 in W 48 in D 1 in
State of Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
By Oyeleye Feranmi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a bid to find myself strength amidst an inferiority complex. I realized that, whether as an individual or as a nation, What we call strength and weakness, yellow, black and white...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,250
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
Style and Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
By Taiwo Odejinmi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,250
H 32 in W 30 in D 1 in
Where Silence Meets Soul -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
By Adebayo Taiwo
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Where Silence Meets Soul" is a contemplative piece that invites viewers to step into the sacred space within. This artwork was inspired by the idea that silence has the power to awa...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,250
H 48 in W 44 in D 1 in
Bond -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Modern, Women Love
By Oyeleye Feranmi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
What binds us together isn't just blood; Love binds us, Nature binds us, and Time binds us together. The beauty of this all is that the Bond that binds us together is the inseparabl...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000
H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in
Be Bold Oil Painting on Canvas, Expressionist, 21st Century, Unframed
By Adewuyi Theophilus
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Be Bold" is a striking piece that demands attention from the moment one sets eyes on it. The central figure, a woman with flowing blue hair, exudes an air of confidence and resilien...
Canvas, Oil
$650
H 12 in W 10 in D 1 in
Culture Identity 8 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting
By Oluwafemi Akanmu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist The...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,250
H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in
Beauty For Ashes -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman Fashion
By Iyiola Odunayo
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Shipped in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by Certificate of Authent...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,250
H 32 in W 20 in D 1 in
Be Yourself - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Women
By Wasiu Sunday Hassan
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
$1,850
H 36 in W 26 in D 1 in
Till It All Withers 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men
By Samson Olatubosun
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 Samson Olatubos...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
$1,450
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Figurative, Realism
By Eyitayo Alagbe
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 the Artist Joy Eyitayo...
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,300
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Moment of Reflections: Modern Mixed Media Painting, Unframed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In "Moment of Reflections," Olatunbosun transports the audience into a world of contemplation and self-discovery. The centerpiece of the artwork is a young man seated in a casual, re...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
$2,300
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Moment of Reflections 2: Modern Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In "Moment of Reflections," Olatunbosun transports the audience into a world of contemplation and self-discovery. The centerpiece of the artwork is a young man seated in a casual, re...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
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.
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.
The artist and activist is the subject of a new show at Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery of Art.
Manhattan's Acquavella Galleries is showing a group of the artist's monumental works that have never been seen together.
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.