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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Contemporary Stud Earrings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Solitaire Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Band Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
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21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary More Necklaces
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Metal
1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography
C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Stefanie SchneiderPalm Tree Restaurant II - Analog, mounted, Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape, 1999
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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2010s Brazilian Contemporary More Rings
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A Close Look at Contemporary Jewelry
Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.
Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.
This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany & Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.
Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.
Find a collection of Contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
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