Ram Singh
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Paper
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Paper, Pastel
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Antique 1830s French Louis XVI Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Wood
Antique 18th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Medieval Tapestries
Fabric
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Paint
1960s More Prints
Paper
Vintage 1970s Indian Anglo Raj Paintings
Silk, Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Silk, Glass, Wood
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Indian Paintings
Glass, Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Baroque Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century European Paintings
Vintage 1950s Balinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Paint
2010s German Black Forest Vases
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s Balinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Paint
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Wood, Canvas
Recent Sales
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Archival Pigment
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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