Mary Janes 85
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1980s Contemporary Nude Prints
Lithograph
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Charcoal, Archival Paper
1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Engraving
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Archival Paper, Charcoal
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Engraving, Etching
20th Century North American Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Archival Paper, Charcoal
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Charcoal, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Paper, Oil
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Charcoal, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Charcoal
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Archival Paper
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Feminist Nude Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching, Watercolor
1940s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Robert CollinsMid Century Young Blonde Girl Portrait Egg Tempera - Style of Thomas Hart Benton, 1947
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Oil Crayon, Oil, Gouache, Mixed Media
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
20th Century Nude Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Charcoal, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Archival Paper, Graphite
1980s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
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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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