Greg Louganis
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
People Also Browsed
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Metal
1960s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Lithograph
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Offset, Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Ink
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Screen
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Linen
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints
Screen
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Archival Pigment
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Lithograph
19th Century Still-life Paintings
C Print
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints
Linocut, Paper
Recent Sales
20th Century American Folk Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Pine, Lucite, Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Ramon ParmenterRamon Parmenter Bronze Sculpture Entournant Ballerina Hand Signed Dance Artwork, 1988
1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
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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