Flying Bicycles
2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Wire, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal, Wire
2010s Contemporary More Art
Steel
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Stainless Steel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal
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Wire, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Wire, Metal
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Found Objects
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal
1950s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal, Wire
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary More Art
Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Wire, Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Enamel, Steel, Metal
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
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Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Stainless Steel
2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Board, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk
1930s More Prints
Paper
1950s More Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal, Enamel, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal, Wire
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
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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.
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