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
Minimal abstract, black and white sculpture: 'Bond'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint, Glaze, Varnish, Graphite
Chornohora
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Chornohora" is one of the outstanding works by Helen Mount, created after her trip to the Chornohora range in the Ukrainian Carpathians in 2021. This painting depicts the breathtaki...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Notarisvogel Notary Black Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Notarisvogel Notary Black Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Arch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Liggend Meisje, Girl Lying Down, Bronze Sculpture Limited Edition In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Liggend Meisje, Girl Lying Down, Bronze Sculpture In Stock - Limited Edition
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Edition 1/10 - Black on White, Barcelona, Spain, Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Paul Cooklin
Located in Eye, England
[Featured in Italian Vogue. The print will not display the watermark]
Edition 1/10 - Reflection, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition of 10 + 5 APs.
Front: Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Film, Photographic Film, Photographic P...
Sharing lies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sharing lies look closely, its says it all :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Bound by Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Minimal abstract, black and white sculpture: 'ENTWIX'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Clay, Paint, Varnish, Graphite
Village in Magenta - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Large Mexican abstract village framed in with arches. Colors are an array of soft pastels and Magenta the village undulates in a gentle soothing rhythm.
Mexican Village With Arch - ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lee Wells 'End of the World Party #1' (Flirting with Excess)
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Lee Wells
End of the World Party #1
2023
Archival pigment print
Edition of 1
Caption: At Beverly Hills' Chateau Oasis, stars Li Wei Ellington, Rissa Montclair,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Edition 1/10 - Chateau Champs de Bataille, Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Paul Cooklin
Located in Eye, England
[Featured in Italian Vogue. The print will not display the watermark]
Edition 1/10 - Chateau Champs de Bataille, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition of 10 + 5 APs.
Front: Signature a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Film, Photographic Film, Photographic P...
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully colored image features a pinup of actress and Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit with her leg uppoolside.
Marilyn Monroe was one of the mo...
Category
1940s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John Pruitt, Bel Air
By Jim French
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Jim French is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
John Pruitt, Bel Air, 1986
Gelatin silver print
15.5 x 17.5 inches, image
framed
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"El Paso" Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape, Artist's Proof Etching on Paper
A compelling urban design of a highway underpass and one of his "El Paso: series of images, by Calif...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Claudette Colbert in Awesome Jungle Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, Claudette Colbert.
Colbert is featured here posed in a jungle sce...
Category
1930s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jungle Rhapsody by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Jungle Rhapsody by Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color palette explores various harm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ballet Bodybuilder
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger Practicing ballet with a trainer, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodyb...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Fragments 3", Abstract, Assembled Hand-Cut Oak, Bright colors, Wood collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Fragments 3" is an original piece by Angela Rio made from acrylic on assembled hand-cut oak. This piece measures measures 19.5"h x 24"w.
Angela Rio is a Philadelphia-based artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Mind Blowing
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
Untitled. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a fantastic horse-like creature. Painting is colorful. It was...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
For a Moment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Fragments 4", Abstract Patterns, Assembled Hand-Cut Oak, Wood collage sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Fragments 4" is an original piece by Angela Rio made from acrylic on assembled hand-cut oak. This piece measures measures 21"h x 21.5"w and is signed en verso.
Angela Rio is a Phil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Sweeping Cloud
Located in Deddington, GB
In his Landscape paintings, James Naughton finds a constantly engaging conversation, a dialogue between light, air, and the earth. The subject has been a fascination which has establ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Atmospheric Portrait of Led Zeppelin at Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Led Zeppelin sitting on the steps of the Chateau Marmont, captured by celebrity photographer Jay Thompson in 1969.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Madrileña
Located in London, GB
Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Untitled (29 Palms, CA) - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist inventory N...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Lenor Larson Egg", Pattern, Brand Design, Texture, Red, Gold, Abstract
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Lenor Larson Egg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d and is hand-signed by the artist.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Shell Shedding, by Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pencil signed, titled, and numbered 46/55 in the margin. Artist: Trevor Southey
Title: "Shell Shedding"
Medium: Drypoint Etching
Edition: 46/55
Male nude against an abstract back...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
"Cereal Milk Egg", Egg Motif, Pattern, Texture, Pastel Colors Dimensional Paint
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cereal Milk Egg" is a piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, "glow-in-the-dark" dimensional paint on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d and is hand-signed by the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Lodum Boa Egg", Snake Pattern Design, Dimensional paint, symmetry
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Lodum Boa Egg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d and is signed on the bottom.
Sculpt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
The Great Lounger - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'The Great Lounger' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
The bright and vibrant colors of the flowers and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tom - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Tom' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
The bright and vibrant colors of the flowers and cat could make ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman.
The Faces painting embodies the profound connections and cherished relationships that enrich our lives.
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Candy Urchin Egg", Egg Motif, Patterns, Bright colors, texture, dimensional
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Candy Urchin Egg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d.
Sculpture comes with complimenta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Pretzel Cats - Animal Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Pretzel Cats' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful floral setting.
The bright and vibrant colors of the flowers and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Floral Painting - Light Blue with Chartreuse - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Abstract Floral Painting - Light Blue with Chartreuse - Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding Ballerina
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1970s photograph depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times showing the elegant side of himself as he takes ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe on a Stroll
Located in Austin, TX
Stellar candid shot of Marilyn Monroe out on a stroll. Her legacy is way more than curves and a blonde bob. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains a luminescent movie st...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Herfst in Beieren Autumn Oil Painting on Panel Village Nature In Stock
By Walter Elst
Located in Utrecht, NL
Herfst in Beieren Autumn Oil Painting on Panel Village Nature In Stock
Walter Elst Born in Antwerp, Belgium - 1955 After finishing his study Medicine at the University of Brussels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Red Dress, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Joie de Vivre series is filled with iconic figures, sculpture that inspires us and brings our hearts to all that fills our lives with joy. Red Dress Atelier is just such a work, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Austen, Art print, Horse, Animal print, Cartoon style print
Located in Deddington, GB
Austen is a limited edition drypoint print by artist Kate Boxer, featuring a white horse looking behind in a minimalist composition.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Drypoint print, Handmade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Drypoint
Edition 1/10 - Sleeping Dog, Old Havana, Cuba, Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Paul Cooklin
Located in Eye, England
[Featured in Italian Vogue. The print will not display the watermark]
Edition 1/10 - Sleeping Dog, Old Havana, Cuba, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edition of 10 + 5 APs.
Front: Signatu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Film, Black and W...
Billy Wilder and Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful color image features Marilyn Monroe in her starring role for "Seven Year Itch".
The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a 1952 three-ac...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus: Candid Golf Legends
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus smiling together as Arnold helps Jack with his "winners" jacket. A truly rare capture of two of the greatest...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball Hugging Desi Arnaz
By Virgil Apger
Located in Austin, TX
This unique capture features Lucille Ball hugging Desi Arnaz in a captivating studio portrait.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, entertainment studio executiv...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Minimal, black and white, graphite drawing: 'PICK'
By Judi Tavill
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness.
Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Seine (The Self Romantic)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Alphabet Bookshelf Artist Legogh" acrylic print mounted on metallic paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mary Lai is a multifaceted Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, California. Her outlook is that “Art is a universal language that can speak to anyone” and her dreamer mindse...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Color
Stone Unturned
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Some...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Tiger Eye Camouflage", Egg Motif, Pattern Design, Dimensional Paint on Wood
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Tiger Eye Camouflage" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d and signed by the artist.
Scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Last Chance (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Last Chance (The Last Picture Show) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label.
Art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Let's Dance (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Let's Dance (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Morning Ritual - Still-Life Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Morning Ritual - Still-Life coffee Painting By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tiffegg", Egg Motif, Lacework, Crystals, Designer, Branding, Luxury, Dimension
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Tiffegg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint, and Swarovski crystals on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d and is hand-signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Dries Van Notegg", Egg, Designer Brand, Pattern Design, Dimensional Paint
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Dries Van Notegg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint, and Swarovski crystals on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d and is sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Hard Way
Located in Paris, IDF
Marker, ink, acrylic, pastel on velvet
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Variatie op Willlem Kalf Variations Oil Painting on Panel Still Life In Stock
By Walter Elst
Located in Utrecht, NL
Variatie op Willlem Kalf Variations Oil Painting on Panel Still Life In Stock
Walter Elst Born in Antwerp, Belgium - 1955 After finishing his study Medicine at the University of Br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
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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