Skip to main content

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.

2,436
to
10,458
73,850
37,434
17,288
28,452
44,165
42,697
20,327
32,672
22,814
18,702
16,194
28,767
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
69,895
50,151
22,575
15,193
8,232
4,969
4,777
4,002
2,832
2,605
2,595
2,422
593
42,286
22,564
14,632
12,577
12,137
10,646
10,195
9,779
7,346
6,983
5,529
5,312
4,684
4,611
4,286
3,821
3,809
3,644
3,099
2,877
61
61
19,212
100,775
5
5
22
99
132
576
1,563
3,968
3,461
4,191
40
3,183
952
935
877
836
38,639
31,378
22,749
22,124
20,514
Style: Contemporary
The night by Franco Salas Borquez - Black & white painting, ocean waves, sea
Located in Paris, FR
The night is a unique pigments, acrylics and pastel on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 150 × 212 cm (59.1 × 83.5 in). The artwork is sign...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic, Pigment

Departure for fishing by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, human figure, man
Located in Paris, FR
Departure for fishing is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 31 × 11 × 10 cm (12.2 × 4.3 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

M.180702 by Toshio Iezumi - Glass, Vertical abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Heat reflecting glass and half mirror, 60 cm × 8 cm × 7 cm // 23.6 in x 3.15 in x 2.7 in. Limited edition of 5. Delivered with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. In the ‘Move’ series, which began in the 2000’s, the artist presents vertical sculptures standing with a powerful and delicate presence. For the series, Toshio Iezumi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Emergence 2 by Sharon Brill - Wall sculpture, mixed media, white ceramic, square
Located in Paris, FR
Emergence 2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This is a mixed media wall sculpture (porcelain, wall putty, paint, wooden frame), dimensions are 40 × 40 × 16 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint, Wood Panel

Savannah
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Savannah Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 23.5" x 18" Framed Dimensions: 28" x 22.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Pr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Beaches in Cap Skiring No.1 by Calo Carratalá - Pencil, Senegal, trees, river
Located in Paris, FR
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.1 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 × 1....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cardboard, Wood Panel, Pencil

Fragment n°3 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony of forms
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment n°3 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 60 × 30 × 10.5 cm (23.6 × 11.8 × 4.1 in). The sculpture is sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation Marilyn 400% & 100%
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation "Marilyn" Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): Andy Warhol (after) Marilyn collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

African Elephant #1 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography
Located in Paris, FR
'African Elephant #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild ani...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Without Bonds by Peter Brooke-Ball - Stone sculpture, abstract, white, mystery
Located in Paris, FR
Without Bonds is a unique Portland limestone, stainless steel on beech wood base sculpture by contemporary artist Peter Brooke-Ball, dimensions are 51 × 26 × 20.5 cm (20.1 × 10.2 × 8...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Limestone, Stainless Steel

Janus Heads by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Janus Heads is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 54 × 26 × 17 cm (21.3 × 10.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Deep Mirroring Forest 015 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green
Located in Paris, FR
Deep Mirroring Forest 015 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 5 dimens...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

As Above So Below I Painting + 3D Oil by Lyora Pissarro, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
As Above So Below I by Lyora Pissarro x The Allaux Brothers 2023 Oil paint on board, resin frame, overlaid with light art W 48.75" x H 50" including frame Signed and dated on the r...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Oil, Board

Deep Mirroring Forest 013 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green
Located in Paris, FR
Deep Mirroring Forest 013 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 5 dimens...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Large Vibration by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Large Vibration is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 206 × 103 × 45 cm (81.1 × 40.6 × 17.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numb...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Elysium IV by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, grey colour, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Elysium IV is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 130 cm × 160 cm (51.2 × 63 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Afar III by Luca Marziale - Abstract fine art photography, close-up, green
Located in Paris, FR
Afar III is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Luca Marziale. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *76.2 × 76.2 cm (3...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Confiance à l’oiseau.
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex Paper: 300gr. Goya. Signed, dated and numbered. Corneille, one of the founders of the COBRA group, has passed away. He died in Paris on Su...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Deep Mirroring Forest 007 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, snowy
Located in Paris, FR
Deep Mirroring Forest 007 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 5 dimens...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Do Astronauts Need Art? (#1) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, orange
Located in Paris, FR
Do Astronauts Need Art? (#1) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. D...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bugs by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris, buildings, bunny
Located in Paris, FR
Bugs is a unique painting by contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 65 × 92 cm (25.6 ×...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Scents of Passing Spring II - Abstract Painting with Reflective Gold Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. Wit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Flight VI by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, bird, grey patina, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Flight VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 32 × 34 × 32 cm (12.6 × 13.4 × 12.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Coral Village - Figurative Painting - American Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A coral village nestled into a verdant hill with exaggerated leaves/ trees Coral Village - Figurative Painting - American Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is exhibited...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Around the World No. 10C by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, circle, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
Around the World No. 10C is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (30 × 30 cm). The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

In the shadow of being loved by Marine de Soos - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
In the shadow of being loved is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 32.5 × 25.5 × 39.5 cm (12.8 × 10 × 15.6 in). The sculpture is signed ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Folding in Motion 8 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, red, white, lines
Located in Paris, FR
Folding in Motion 8 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 17 × 36 × 11 cm (6.7 × 14.2 × 4.3 in). The sculpture is signed and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Untitled (Nr. 0983) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0983) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culmina...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Houses No. 3 by Calo Carratalá - Snowy landscape painting, forest, Norway
Located in Paris, FR
Red Houses No. 3 is a unique oil on wood painting from the Norway series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The artwork is sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"What's up people? SHAN" Resin Sculpture 15" x 8.5" x 8.5" by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"What's up people? SHAN" Resin Sculpture 15" x 8.5" x 8.5" by Huang Yulong Medium: Resin Open edition What’s up people?UMI./ 吃了么?悠米 What’s up people is a set of sculptures create...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plastic

Untitled (Nr. 0164) Photography 44" x 36" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0164) Photography 44" x 36" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culmina...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage china plate and ink painting 'The Fall with Bridge' by Robert Strati
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'The Fall with Bridge' 2024 by American artist Robert Strati. Broken plate and ink on paper, 35.75 x 23 x 1.5 in. Frame: 38.75 x 26 x 2.5 in. T...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paper, Ink

Ink and vintage china plate painting of Horses by Robert Strati 'The Race'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'The Race' 2024 by American artist Robert Strati. Broken plate and ink on paper, 21 x 21 x 1.5 in. / Frame: 24 x 24 x 2.5 in. This work incorporates pieces of an antique shattered plate depicting a jockey on a horse. The artist complements these shattered pieces with intricate ink drawings, carefully replicating the original monochrome hues of the plate. Framed in a white wood frame. Inspired by the serendipitous event of accidentally dropping a cherished heirloom plate...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paper, Ink

Scarlet Macaw #1 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild bird
Located in Paris, FR
'Scarlet Macaw #1, Albuquerque, NM, 2016' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animal...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fragment by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, black & white
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment is a concrete sculpture coloured in the mass by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 32 × 32 × 22 cm (12.6 × 12.6 × 8.7 in). The sculpture is signed and num...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete

P.190501 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
P.190501 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 100 × 15 × 7 cm (39.4 × 5.9 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited edition of 5 editions and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Beginning in 1996, the artist experimented with a new format for his work in the "Projection" series, which resulted in mural sculptures. The artwork's heat reflective glass reflected the surroundings, but in a distorted and very different way than what a viewer might expect to see in a mirror.This position encouraged frontal viewing and played with the idea of a mirror. The artist’s glass...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Green Iron Jungles N1 by Calo Carratalá - Round painting, landscape, green
Located in Paris, FR
Green Iron Jungles N1 is a unique round acrylic on iron and matte varnish painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, diameter is 150 cm (59.1 in). The artwork is signed,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Iron

Point Series (Strata) 18 by James Lumsden - Abstract colour painting, violet
Located in Paris, FR
Point Series (Strata) 18 is a unique acrylic on canvas, matt finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 35 × 35 cm (13.8 × 13.8 in). The artwork is signed,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Signs and Writings No. 3 by Martine Demal - Outdoor bronze sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 3 is a monumental bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 93 × 102 × 33 cm (36.6 × 40.2 × 13 in). ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Untitled 29" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 29" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo Size unframed: 15.5" x 13.5" inch Medium: Pencil on Paper Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

"Hollywood Diet?" Photography 18" x 18" inch Edition of 15 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hollywood Diet?" Photography 18" x 18" inch Edition of 15 by Brendan North Available sizes: Edition of 15: 18" x 18" inch Edition of 7: 40" x 40" inch Edition of 7: 30" x 30" inch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Bull XV by Christophe Dupety - Animal painting, abstract, red, vivid colours
Located in Paris, FR
Bull XV is a unique acrylic on paper painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Bagamoyo by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, boats, blue, black
Located in Paris, FR
Bagamoyo is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes with a cert...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Monakio by Jacques Owczarek - Animal bronze sculpture of a chicken, black, bird
Located in Paris, FR
Monakio is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 26 × 25 × 18 cm (10.2 × 9.8 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a lim...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Arrêt du temps III, Les carpes by Lumi Mizutani - Ink and pigment painting, fish
Located in Paris, FR
Arrêt du temps III, Les carpes is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments, Nikawa glu and Indian ink on panel mounted on Japanese p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink, Paper, Pigment

Arms Raised Standing Figure VIII by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, human
Located in Paris, FR
Arms Raised Standing Figure VIII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 60 × 11 × 9 cm (23.6 × 4.3 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Hexagonal" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hexagonal" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, incompr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Malibu Pier" Photography 30" x 40" inch Edition of 5 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Malibu Pier" Photography 30" x 40" inch Edition of 5 by Oleg Char Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper Not framed. Ships in a tube. Other sizes available: Edition of 5: 28.8" x 40" ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital

Deep Mirroring Forest 011 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green
Located in Paris, FR
Deep Mirroring Forest 011 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 5 dimens...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Deep Mirroring Forest 005 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green
Located in Paris, FR
Deep Mirroring Forest 005 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 6 dimens...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper

Dancer With Long Tutu by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, ballet, woman, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Dancer With Long Tutu is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 25 × 15 × 8 cm (9.8 × 5.9 × 3.1 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 45 c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Creating Oneself" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Creating Oneself" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper

The Girl with the Green Ribbon - Contemplative Female Figure, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
The timeless use of the human form has always been the subject from which artist Bruno Surdo chooses to express his narratives. This interest in using the human body as a focal poin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Genesis by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, ocean
Located in Paris, FR
Genesis is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 195 cm × 180 cm (76.8 × 70.9 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ramparts - Inspiration Portrait of a Lone Soldier Staring Out at Viewer, Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
William Blake’s oil painting asks us to perceive the powerful layers of history that shape both art and memory. In Blake’s painting is a man, but what Blake painted is an idea. Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory. Artist, William Blake channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. William Blake Ramparts oil on linen 24h x 30w in 60.96h x 76.20w cm WIL048 Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision. For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Lily No.3 - Floral analogue photography on cotton canvas, limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
'Lily No.3' Cotton canvas print from limited edition of 5. (Does not come with streatch bars, only canvas print) Monocolour analogue floral photography. Made using a large format...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper,...

Be-formed 4 by Sharon Brill - Wall sculpture, porcelain, white, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
Be-formed-4 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This is a mixed media wall sculpture (porcelain, wall putty, paint, wooden frame), dimensions are 53 × 48 × 17 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint, Wood 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.

Recently Viewed

View All