St Rose Lima
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Fiberboard, Laid Paper, Oil
People Also Browsed
1920s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood, Mixed Media, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
1960s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Nude Paintings
Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board
1960s Post-Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.