Greg Brennan
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal
1990s Academic Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century English Side Chairs
Velvet, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Wood, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Windows
Lead
Late 20th Century British Elizabethan Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Centerpieces
Porcelain
Recent Sales
Contemporary Mixed Media
Soot
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Soot
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
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.