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Contemporary Art

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

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.

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Style: Contemporary
Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale highly detailed photograph of European beach Nizza by Frank Schott 44 x 69 inches (112 x 175cm) signed edition of 10 48 x 75.5 inches (122 x 192cm) signed edition of 7...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Cloud Study I - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
an homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Mediterranean Sea, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Black and ...

Persephone VI - large format photograph of a timeless environmental still
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from the body of works 'Persephone', a series of environmental still-life photographs of timeless palimpsest impressions Persephone VI by Erik Pawassar 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) signed edition of 25 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ____________________________ Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph. Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Chinese contemporary ink brush painting - "Hua Dan" Side
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Chinese opera is a quintessentially Chinese cultural performance art, and began around 1790, when theater companies from all over China arrived in Beijing, to perform for the Qin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink

Mixed Media Abstract Collage
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Contemporary Subject: Abstract Medium: Mixed Media, Collage Surface: Paper Country: Spain Dimensions: 14" x 11" Dimensions w/Frame: 15" x 12" Alejandra Icaza Born in Bilbao,...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Asterisk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed media & gold foil on panel.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

My Angel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed media, oil, gold leaf, acrylic liner on canvas.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

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Gold Leaf

Golden Africa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed media, oil, 24k gold leaf, acrylic liner on canvas.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

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Gold Leaf

Crossroad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed media, oil, silver leaf, 24K gold leaf, resin on canvas.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Woodlands - Original Acrylic on Paper of Trees
Located in Columbus, OH
Playful trees appear to be moving slightly on a clear fresh fall day. This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Freedom Ride II - Charcoal Drawing with Watercolor on Paper of Horses
Located in Columbus, OH
This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate sensitivity of horses standing still and in motion. Artist bio: Cecil K...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Freedom Ride - Charcoal Drawing with Watercolor on paper of 2022
Located in Columbus, OH
This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate sensitivity of horses standing still and in motion. Artist bio: Cecil K...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Walking Through the Park
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Quiet Dawn
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Fog
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Morning Glow
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Slow Creek
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Source
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Alta Vista
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Morning Glory
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

China White
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Zig Zag
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

CATALINA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
6. CATALINA Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS:70x43,8 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

FERRETERIA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
5. TÍTULO FERRETERIA Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 120X95 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Snowy Plover Sky
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

SOMBRA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Maestranza de Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 100x76 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

PUERTA NUMERO 6 - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
3. TÍTULO PUERTA NUMERO 6 Maestranza de Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 100x74,85 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
2. TÍTULO: ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 100X84,65 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Puente de Triana - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
1. TÍTULO PUENTE DE TRIANA Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 167X80 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Edge op/ed
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze sculpture, op/ed Giuseppe Palumbo's bronze sculptures are textural, warm, spirited works that capture the essence of each being he portrays. His anthropomorphic artworks delv...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Henrietta 1/7
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze sculpture, Edition 1 of 7 Giuseppe Palumbo's bronze sculptures are textural, warm, spirited works that capture the essence of each being he portrays. His anthropomorphic artw...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Ewe Who 1/99
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze sculpture, Edition 1 of 99 Giuseppe Palumbo's bronze sculptures are textural, warm, spirited works that capture the essence of each being he portrays. His anthropomorphic art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Familiar II, Original Painting, Landscape, People
Located in Deddington, GB
Familiar II by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a wooden board that features a man and dog at leisure on a wintry walk. Henry Walsh’s work begin with snapshots of busy ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Board

Glyme Lane - Millennium Wood, Chipping Norton, Landscape, Meadows, Seascape
Located in Deddington, GB
Glyme Lane - Millennium Wood print by Judith Yarrow is an archival lnkjet print. Judith Yarrow displays multi tones trees in a contemporary style. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Judith Ya...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink

Be patient. Some things take time, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

You could be your own spotlight, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

I never dreamed about success; I worked for it, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

The devil is in the details, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Real Madrid, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Real Madrid inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, USA and Mexico. The 14 white lines represent the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Now, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Campa da Pallencestro, Venice, Italy, 2022" HOOPS basketball court photograph
Located in New York, NY
17"x20.5" fine art photograph, limited editon of 5- hand signed and editioned by the artist. This color photograph depicts a basketball court in Venice, Italy amongst a backdrop of g...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Power, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

There's no excuse for not trying, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Donald Duck and Disney inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, Spain, Japan, USA and Mexico. :: Painting...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hommage a Lolita Lempicka
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a Lolita Lempicka • Paris, 2005 Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper, mounted on alu-dibond, framed in a black shadow frame, signed and dated. Artwork - H 80.00 cm x W 59.7...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Archival Paper

Peony
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Kuniko Maeda, Peony Paper, acrylic paint (front), kakishibu paint (back) 40 x 40 x 8 cm 2023 Combining paper cut-outs, acrylic paint and kakishibu (persimmon tannin lacquer), Kuniko...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Orchid
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Kuniko Maeda, Orchid Paper, acrylic paint (front), kakishibu paint (back) 40 x 40 x 8 cm 2023 Combining paper cut-outs, acrylic paint and kakishibu (persimmon tannin lacquer), Kunik...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Hommage a René Gruau III • # 3 of 9 • 42 cm x 29 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau III • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau III • # 2 of 6 • 59 cm x 42 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau III • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau III • # 1 of 3 • 84 cm x 59 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau III • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau II • # 3 of 9 • 42 cm x 29 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau II • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are available...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau II • # 2 of 6 • 59 cm x 42 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau II • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are available...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau II • # 1 of 3 • 84 cm x 59 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau II • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are available...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau I • # 2 of 6 • 42 cm x 59 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Homage a René Gruau I • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are available, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hommage a René Gruau I • # 1 of 3 • 59 cm x 84 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau I • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are available,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Untitled #12
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
Vee Speers' work Phoenix is a symbol of the feminine spirit of determination and renewal. In this series about women inspired by the legend of the Phoenix, the flames and ashes disap...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled #5
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
Vee Speers' work Phoenix is a symbol of the feminine spirit of determination and renewal. In this series about women inspired by the legend of the Phoenix, the flames and ashes disap...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled #9
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
Vee Speers' work Phoenix is a symbol of the feminine spirit of determination and renewal. In this series about women inspired by the legend of the Phoenix, the flames and ashes disap...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled #2
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
Vee Speers' work Phoenix is a symbol of the feminine spirit of determination and renewal. In this series about women inspired by the legend of the Phoenix, the flames and ashes disap...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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