School Bus
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Offset
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Paper, Lithograph
1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Paper, Lithograph
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photography
Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Platinum, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Photography
Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Photography
Platinum
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
C Print
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Masonite
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Photorealist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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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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