Contemporary Paintings
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
Three Ponds - Contemporary Expressive Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Coq-imperial (Rooster Red Lamp)" Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Wood
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the tradition of improvisation and abstraction, Lee Seung Chul’s paintings serve as windows into the philosophical depths of human emotion, approaching mental and emotional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Found Objects
Relation G by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Relation G by Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist whose creations embody a captiva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
SOUL, 100x70cm Oil Paint
Located in Yerevan, AM
In my artistic practice, I focus on the image of the work of the soul, explore the boundaries of this concept, the possibilities of its definition outside the binary opposition of ma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
San Miguel Balcony - Urbanscape in Blue - Contemporary Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
San Miguel Balcony -Urbanscape Paintings - Contemporary Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
BLUSHING PEARS - Fruit / Realism / Contemporary Still Life
By Janet Rickus
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Janet Rickus
Janet Rickus (b. 1949, Chicopee, MA) received her education from Central Connecticut State University. However, when it comes to painting she ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Candid Moment" Oil Painting by Calvin Lai Featuring Female Portrait
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "A Candid Moment" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female portrait with her face in profile and contrasted with a blue background. The painting is framed, with overall dimensions of 16 x 13 inches,
Artist Bio:
Calvin Lai's art is a mixture of medicine, meditation, and personal growth. He found early on that drawing was something he loved, and to make a picture appear lifelike became his goal. Through constantly drawing, his work began to breath, and his fascination with value and perspective led Calvin to become a student of realism. Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University. In 2008, he enrolled in the Academy of Art for illustration, but began painting instead. He found that he preferred the fine arts over commercial illustration...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Manhattan Henge at Sunset on busy New York City Street by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Manhattan Henge at Sunset on busy New York City Street by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a major work to continue her epic New York Series which now spans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Soulmate 5
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Intersection" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Vibrant Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Crafted by the skilled hand of Hiroshi Sato, "Intersection" stands as a testament to the artist's command over the oil medium. This original painting, rendered in oil on a 24 x 30-in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Girl with Peppers" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Girl with Peppers" is an original, handmade oil painting that a girl with red hair and chili peppers floating around her. This piece is unframed yet ready to hang....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Last evening of flowery promises, 80x60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Last evening of flowery promises, 80x60cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Red Leaf - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
The Red Leaf - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, wheth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse reflected in a rear view mirror with a pink sunset in the distan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
In a Sows Eye by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
In a Sows Eye by Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist whose creations embody a cap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Siesta By The Sea - Figurative Nude Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Siesta By The Sea - Figurative Art by Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist whose ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Astronaut in Flowers" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Astronaut with Moon
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Astronaut in Flowers" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an astronaut surrounded by flowers illuminated by the moon. This piece is unframed yet rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wax
"Astronaut with Moon" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Astronaut with Moon
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Astronaut with Moon" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an astronaut in front of the moon. This piece is unframed yet ready to hang.
Artist Bio:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Feminine Royalty 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Transfiguration 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Purpose of Existence 5
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unconditional love 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inside Black Pot
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Lighting The Way" by Gigi Chen, Acrylic Painting of Whimsical Birds
By Gigi Chen
Located in Denver, CO
Gigi Chen's "Lighting the Way" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts several birds with a small house strewn with a light string.
Gigi Chen’s work creates an aesth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Double RT4" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Figure with Patterns
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Double RT4" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 12 x 36 inches.
Hiroshi Sato was born in Gamagori, Japan. From the age of three to fourteen Hiros...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wild Horses, " Oil Painting by Zoa Ace, Horses and Shells
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Wild Horses" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting seven horses with a coyote in the distance. The piece is on gallery wrapped stretched canvas and is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Diego" by Carrie Goller, Oil Painting of Rabbit with Yellow Moon
Located in Denver, CO
Carrie Goller's "Diego" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a rabbit in a whimsical forest landscape with a yellow moon in a deep blue sky. This piece is unframed yet ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Coq-imperial (Rooster at Starcoqs)" Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Wood
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the tradition of improvisation and abstraction, Lee Seung Chul’s paintings serve as windows into the philosophical depths of human emotion, approaching mental and emotional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
"Coq-imperial (Rooster on Magenta)" Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the tradition of improvisation and abstraction, Lee Seung Chul’s paintings serve as windows into the philosophical depths of human emotion, approaching mental and emotional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Floral With Honey Bee- Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral With Honey Bee - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Oil on canvas
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Greek Textures by Marc Zimmerman - Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Greek Textures - by Marc Zimmerman - Figures Landscape Art
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist...
Category
1790s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maria Prophetissa, 2021 - Original Surreal Painting by Dan Cohen
Located in Denver, CO
Dan Cohen's "Maria Prophetissa," a compelling 2020 oil on panel, depicts a female model in a surreal setting. This 30x 20-inch artwork, framed to 30.75 x 20.75 inches, is ready to ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Evening Gaze - Figurative Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Evening Gaze - Figurative Art by Marc Zimmerman
Indian maidens gather together under the full moon.
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE AR...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Floral Symphoney By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral Symphoney By Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hold on Tight" by Gigi Chen, Acrylic Painting of Celestial Bird
By Gigi Chen
Located in Denver, CO
Gigi Chen's "Tight" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a bird in flight carrying a small florescent blue house.
Gigi Chen’s work creates an aesthetic that combi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mafia Pizza Break By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Mafia Pizza Break By Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Memoirs of Costa Rica - Landscape Painting - Contemporary Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
An ideal tropical surf sanctuary in the jungle with parrot watching on. Surfing was one of the artists past times.
Memoirs of Costa Rica - Landscape Paintings - Contemporary Art By ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Errands - Modern Expressive Minimalistic and Symbolic Painting, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Scarlet Dahlia, Botanical Still Life, Red Flowers, Blossom, Pink, Blue, Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Bright crimson red dahlia flowers with green stems in a glass vase are beautifully complemented by a soft, mottled pink, light blue, gray and brown background. Framed in a white floa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Binding of the starry sky, 80x60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Escape from the rabbit hole, 80x60cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gossip column, 80x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Gossip column, 100x80cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smog, 60x80cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
60x80cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black swan milk, 97x91cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Black swan milk, 97x91cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Coq-imperial (Rooster on Orange Clay)" Contemporary Mixed Media Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the tradition of improvisation and abstraction, Lee Seung Chul’s paintings serve as windows into the philosophical depths of human emotion, approaching mental and emotional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
The sky is above us, 50x80cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
50x80cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Day From Night, Grass Green, Ochre, Teal Blue, Abstract Patterns, Circles
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
Thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful and lively in bright, exuberant color. Little moments in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballerina
Located in Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
In her portraits, Paulina Archambault (1976, lives and works in Viriginia/USA) searches for the purest human emotions. To do so, she likes to reach back to her childhood. By being as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Broken, 50x60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
50x60cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
myopia, 45х60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
45x60cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
At the crossroads, 100x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
At the crossroads
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dog Day - Animal Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Dog Day - Animal Art by Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist whose creations embody...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
First warm evening, 60x80cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
60x80cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Evening movement, 50x70cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
50x70cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nebula, 50x70cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
50x70cm
The main focus of my work is stories from the life of an ordinary person, in which the color seems to challenge the daily routine.. At the same time, I have no goal to ideal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Guys - Large Format, Modern Oil Painting, Realism, Colourful, Cityscape, Street
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fox amidst the Hay Bales on Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Fox amidst the Hay Bales on a Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside, by British Artist Andrew Hutchinson
Art measures 22 x 10 inches
Frame measures 31.5 x 20 inches
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Foam Board, Illustration Board
"Coq-imperial (Rooster, I love Father)" Contemporary Mixed Media Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the tradition of improvisation and abstraction, Lee Seung Chul’s paintings serve as windows into the philosophical depths of human emotion, approaching mental and emotional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Escape from the rabbit hole, 80x60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Escape from the rabbit hole, 80x60cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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