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Conceptual Contemporary Art Color Photograph, Social Commentary
By Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge
Located in Surfside, FL
Referencing immigrants and the disabled. Social commentary conceptual artwork. Provenance
Category

Late 20th Century Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Community, Abstract Expressionist and Social Commentary by Female Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
COMMUNITY is an acrylic on canvas social commentary and abstract painting by American, female
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Japan, Abstract Expressionist and Social Commentary by Female Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
JAPAN is a 30 x 24 inches, acrylic on canvas social commentary and abstract painting by American
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mindfulness, Abstract Expressionist and Social Commentary by Female Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
MINDFULNESS is an acrylic on canvas social commentary and abstract painting by American, female
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Haiti, Abstract Expressionist and Social Commentary by Female Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
HAITI is an acrylic on canvas social commentary and abstract painting by American, female artist SL
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Beatificado" Modern Tabloid Inspired Religious Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern, large scale social commentary painting by California artist John Valdez. Comes with the
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Felt Pen

Moment to Moment, Abstract and Social Commentary by American Female Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
Moment to Moment is an acrylic on canvas social commentary and abstract painting by American
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Conceptual Contemporary Art Color Photograph, Social Commentary
By Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge
Located in Surfside, FL
calls for reflection, accountability and social justice have gained them recognition as activist-artists
Category

Late 20th Century Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Conceptual Contemporary Art Color Photograph, Social Commentary
By Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge
Located in Surfside, FL
). Condé and Beveridge’s repeated calls for reflection, accountability and social justice have gained them
Category

Late 20th Century Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Jump In, Abstract Expressionist and Social Commentary by Female Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
JUMP IN is an acrylic on canvas social commentary and abstract painting by American, female artist
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Girl with Guitar" Robert Gwathmey, Music, Southern Social Commentary, Modernism
By Robert Gwathmey
Located in New York, NY
social commentary on the plight of their situation within American society. Gwathmey remained true to
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sano Entretenimiento II" Contemporary Surrealist Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
in local history, society and culture. Castro adapts real-life picture of economic, social and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

History and Innocence, symbolic interpretation and social commentary
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this series, Audrey Anastasi has shifted her focus away from naturalistic domestic settings to a dark, enigmatic, and some might say, unsettling, place. These figures could be he...
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Attribution" Figurative, Social Commentary Painting Oil on Canvas Painting
By Nguyen Vinh Trung
Located in Rye, NY
part of the pitiable condition of social class. With the world more prosperous, there are still
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Poderes" Contemporary Realistic Figurative Red Toned Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
artist who adapts real-life picture of economic, social and cultural life on the island of his birth with
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Paper Bag Series Standardized Testing & Social Commentary Work
Located in Houston, TX
varied materials across multiple genres to refer to difference and the plurality within black social life
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Streetcar - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. Finalist of Competit...
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Mother - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. Finalist of Competit...
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Harbour - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. Finalist of Competit...
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Miss Bugs Treatment - Luxury Social Emoji Sculpture Social Commentary Street
By Miss Bugs
Located in Draper, UT
Treatment - Luxury Social Emoji Sculpture ONLY ONE PIECE IS FOR SALE NOT TWO, THANK YOU! Do No
Category

2010s Street Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plastic, Screen

Platform 5 - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. Finalist of Competit...
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Bust stop - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. Finalist of Competit...
Category

2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Escalator 2 - Young Polish artist, Social commentary, Realistic tempera painting
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Graduated from the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland in 2021. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Egg Tempera

Desert 9 - Young Polish artist, Social commentary, Realistic tempera painting
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Graduated from the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland in 2021. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Egg Tempera

Desert 5 - Young Polish artist, Social commentary, Realistic tempera painting
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Graduated from the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland in 2021. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Egg Tempera

Wall St. Studies (Listen To Bob) - Colorful Figurative Modern Social Commentary
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Thanks for Nothing
By Eric Forstmann
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
Social commentary by the artist, Eric Forstmann, about how these bags are not good for the
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Workingman's Blues III", Oil Cityscape Painting by Richard Rosenblatt
By Richard Rosenblatt
Located in New York, NY
, Smokestack, Manufacturing, Economy, Social Issues, Social Commentary, Urban, Moody, Landscape, Impressionism
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Oil

Bob Vylan. Spartan Warrior : Footprint Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
based punk/grime/rap band Bob Vylan.  The social commentary of their lyrics are beautifully juxtaposed
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Bobb13: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A vibrant painting that reaches into the depths of music's ability to provide social commentary on
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Untitled (Coca Cola) By AI Weiwei
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
activist whose diverse body of work spans sculpture, installations, and social commentary, often addressing
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Skull and Emoji Pop Art on Abstract Background by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social commentary. His work
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...

Liquorice Sweets Pop Art on Abstract Background by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
Pegg. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social commentary
Category

2010s Pop Art Interior Paintings

Materials

Stencil, Canvas, Pencil, Felt Pen, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil, Mixed Medi...

James Dean Smoking Cigarette Portrait Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social commentary. His work is
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...

Oil Gas Fuel Pump Pop Art on Abstract Background by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
Pegg. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social commentary
Category

2010s Pop Art Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...

The Puzzlingly Gorgeous Hermaphrodite Butterfly Boy-Girl
By Jenny Schmid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, social commentary, which led her to create a personal imaginary world, a gender utopia she calls Dzenska
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

DRAN Ville Propre
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very clever social commentary by Dran. Beautiful with very vivid bright colors. Limited edition of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

DRAN Ville Propre
DRAN Ville Propre
H 33.5 in W 23.6 in
Tiger Portrait Pop Art with Floral Mandala in Chains by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
social commentary. His work is inspired by artists such as Mr Brainwash and Banksy. Mediums include
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Pencil, St...

Mickey Mouse Walt Disney Manga Cartoon Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
social commentary. His work is inspired by artists such as Mr Brainwash and Banksy. Mediums include
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...

Napalm, 2005 (Signed) by Banksy
By Banksy
Located in London, GB
graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Nola (White), 2008 (Signed) by Banksy
By Banksy
Located in London, GB
graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Morons, 2007 (Signed), Painting by Banksy
By Banksy
Located in London, GB
graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Jean-Michel Basquiat "The Nile" Large Screenprint Poster
By after Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pasadena, CA
artists and master of social commentary. His work focused on suggestive dichotomies such as wealth vs
Category

Late 20th Century Street Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

FOLIAGE #2
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

BEING THERE
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

SAFE PLACE
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

SAFE PLACE
H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in
A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

WEARY
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

HURRY
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

NEARBY
By Carol K. Brown
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Graphite

WHAT!
Located in New York, NY
hand drawn subject matter and the collaged detail highlights Brown’s brilliance with social commentary
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Stars & Stripes Painting entitled 'A Bit Rich' by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
social commentary. Art measures 24 x 24 inches Frame measures 25 x 25 inches (think black border frame
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Stencil, Wood, Felt Pen, Board, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Spray Paint...

'Fractured Mind' - Abstract Painting on Board by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
social commentary. Art measures 24 x 24 inches Frame measures 25 x 25 inches (thin black border frame
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Bo...

Dizzy Gillespie, Porcelain Plate (New in Box)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
, scathing social commentary, and frenetic graphic style. It was made in France under the auspices and
Category

2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen

Yummy Sweets & Treats Pop Art on Abstract Background by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
) Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social commentary. His work is
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Stencil, Canvas, Pencil, Felt Pen, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil, Mixed Medi...

After Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres - 20th Century Oil, Odalisque
By Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Located in Corsham, GB
original has been widely studied by scholars for it's outdated social commentary on race and gender in the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Half Skull & Female Face Portrait Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
x 22 inches Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Stencil, Canvas, Pencil, Felt Pen, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil, Mixed Medi...

Donald Duck Shell Cartoon Contemporary Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
entitled 'Riot'. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...

The Good The Bad & The Ugly Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
x 24 inches Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Pencil, St...

Flag (Silver), Screenprint in Colours Painting by Banksy, 2006
By Banksy
Located in London, GB
and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls, and bridges throughout the world. Screenprint
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Screen

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Surely you’ll find the exact social commentary you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Minimalist style, while we also have 2 Minimalist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a social commentary may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a social commentary to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, black, brown and more. Creating a social commentary has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge, Audrey Anastasi, Elin Sian Blake, Adam Mars and Nguyen Vinh Trung are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in fabric, paint and c print — can elevate any room of your home. A large social commentary can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller social commentary, measuring 13.25 high and 6 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Social Commentary?

A social commentary can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,102 and the highest can go for as much as $4,000.