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Silent Spaces - bright, bold, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
with narrative to re-invent the experience of action painting in a contemporary context. Here Cohen
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Radiance, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
The artist activates her landscapes with sensuous applications of pigment. She layers bold hues and constructs rhizomatic forms—then interrupted by intuitive streaks of spray paint. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Thetidia Albocostaria - Insect Photograph Bright Green Moth Wings, 2018
By Joseph Scheer
Located in Kent, CT
in life rest comfortably on a fingertip dramatically occupy 32 x 44 inch (86 x 116 cm) archival art
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Capriccio 2 - bright, colourful, geometric abstract, modernist, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Art, London (Fulbright Scholar) and The State University of New York. Kramer has received a Lifetime
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mott Composition - large, bright, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rhythm Bar (nightlife, retro decor, bright colors, motion blur, bar)
Located in Kansas City, MO
, dated and numbered by hand on label
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-937
Brightly colored and inviting motion
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A brighter day in the Upper village - Painting, Acrylic on canvas
By Muramuzi JohnBosco
Located in London, GB
Muramuzi JohnBosco
1991 - Current
Wild Meeting IV, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 160 cm
55 1/8 x 63 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zen Garden - bright, floral, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cohen.
Thickly applied expressive brushstrokes in a bright palette bring a palpable energy to this
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Circular Motion - large, bright blue, geometric abstract, coated steel sculpture
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
artists to watch at the recent Art Basel Miami, he was the guest artist in residence at the Brooklyn
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Living Things - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Angel Songs, bright red geometric pattern, work on paper
By Angela A
Court
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media on paper. Framed: 15" x 18"
My work comes from observation, memory and imagination. Collective daydreams that make another world out of this world--the experience of ‘in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$828 Sale Price
20% Off
Viola and the Gatekeepers humans and animals bright color cats and dogs
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas mounted on board signed and dated on reverse .part of an ongoing series of people and their pets. this painting requires framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mott Continuum - large, bright, orange, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Dance with Dragons, Abstract, Mixed Media, Blue, Black, Painting, Bright
By Kimber Berry
Located in Riverdale, NY
float frame. This is a layered, dimensional and contemporary painting. It has wonderful movement and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Happy Hour" Original Contemporary Colorful Pop Art Mixed Media Artwork
By Nelson De La Nuez
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary bright pop art work by "The King of Pop Art®," Nelson De La Nuez. The work features a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Park, abstracted tree nature image bright touches, graffiti markings
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
Triptych - bold, bright, colorful, abstract, modernist, tryptic oil on canvas
By David Sorensen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Painterly bands of bright lemon, aqua, white and verdant green point to beach, sand and sky in this
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
GROWING UP #12 by Zoran Šimunović - 9.5ft large painting, bright colors, blue
By Zoran Šimunović
Located in Paris, FR
GROWING UP (#12) is a unique oil on canvas diptych painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fishy Story, bright multicolored figurative painting, under the sea
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
“After I achieved what I had set out to do in the geometric series in the 1970s and 80s, I turned to looser, figurative work in the 1990s . I wanted to portray energy, action and col...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,680 Sale Price
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Conviction, Blue - bright, blue, glossy smooth surfaced, abstract wall sculpture
By Lori Cozen-Geller
Located in Bloomfield, ON
.”
“Although my art is an expression of my own personal feelings, these emotions are universal to all of us
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Automotive Paint
Gang of Four
- collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, risograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
at the Instituto de Bellas Artes and Universidad Nacional in Medellín, Colombia. His work is in the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Archival Paper
Frau E.
- collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, yellow, eye
Located in Atlanta, GA
of the streets,” says Esteban.
Esteban studied at the Instituto de Bellas Artes and Universidad
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Magazine Paper
Bright Sunrise Bay, Handmade Cyanotype on Paper, Classic Nautical, Blue Navy
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Bright Sunrise Bay " is a handmade
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph, Paper
On Point - bright, glossy, green, smooth surfaced, abstract, wall sculpture
By Lori Cozen-Geller
Located in Bloomfield, ON
signature colour palette, and their design has influenced her minimalist art. The true inspiration behind
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Automotive Paint
Storm Surge Orange - bright, glossy, impasto, abstract, acrylic on panel
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Thick whorls in metallic orange swirl within the confines of the picture plane in this Storm Surge painting by Shayne Dark. The baroque sculptural quality of the work is enhanced by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Cha Cha - Abstract Patterns Stripes Leaves Bright Neon Coral Pink Gray. 2023
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Linen
Pink Butterfly, Bright Still Life Photography, Beauty in Nature, Hottie
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
(2020, 2022); CADAF online art fair (2020); Gallery122 New York pop-up group show (2018); Curate NY
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
At the Edge 1 (encaustic on panel, abstract, pastel, bright)
By Lisa Pressman
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Pressman earned her BA in Art from Douglas College, Rutgers University and an MFA from Bard
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Wood Panel
$3,000 Sale Price
31% Off
GROWING UP (#1) by Zoran Šimunović -Large framed painting, bright colours, green
By Zoran Šimunović
Located in Paris, FR
GROWING UP (#1) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Line 0623-01 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - Abstract painting, minimalism, bright colours
By Ahn Hyun-Ju
Located in Paris, FR
Line 0623-01 is an abstract painting by contemporary Korean artist Ahn Hyun-Ju. Polyester, pigments
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Line 1222-01 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - Abstract painting, minimalism, bright colours
By Ahn Hyun-Ju
Located in Paris, FR
Line 1222-01 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Ahn Hyun-Ju. The painting is made with
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Swimmer with Orange Armbands - Bright, textured painting with girl and circles
Located in Dallas, TX
British contemporary artist Dan Parry-Jones, known for blending urban structure, nostalgic imagery, and
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Woman with Pink Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
and being surrounded by intense colours and textures but wanted to take it further than the art that
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
At the Edge 2 (encaustic on panel, abstract, pastel, bright)
By Lisa Pressman
Located in New York, NY
would hang solo beautifully!
Lisa Pressman earned her BA in Art from Douglas College, Rutgers
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Wood Panel
$3,000 Sale Price
31% Off
Echoes (2/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract colour painting, violet
bright red
Located in Paris, FR
Echoes (2/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Boar Oil on canvas, surreal figurative abstract painting, bright palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
, it is a statement piece: contemporary portraiture infused with surreal charm and symbolic intrigue.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Divers with Blue Mountain - Bright textured painting, swimming pool
orange sky
Located in Dallas, TX
, contemporary figurative work, and modern landscape art with cinematic and architectural undertones. It
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Doppler Shift, Aaron Karp, 2005, Large Abstract Painting, Layered, Bright Colors
By Aaron Karp
Located in St. Louis, MO
. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,
Winston-Salem, NC
State
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
S102204 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - Abstract painting, minimalism, bright colors, stripes
By Ahn Hyun-Ju
Located in Paris, FR
S102204 is an artwork by contemporary Korean artist Ahn Hyun-Ju, from the series Unfolding Lines
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
GROWING UP (#3) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, bright colours, dog
By Zoran Šimunović
Located in Paris, FR
GROWING UP (#3) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
GROWING UP (#10) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, bright colors, pink
By Zoran Šimunović
Located in Paris, FR
GROWING UP (#10) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Boat 6 - bright, yellow, minimalist, abstracted waterscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
degree from the University of B.C. and later studied art at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Sprinkles, Original painting, Floral meadow, Nature, Sky, Flowers, Bright
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
love to work freely with abstract using colours and textures to guide me.
For me Art is a necessity, I
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bright Sunny Day, Original Painting
By Posey Gaines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsA bright day in the high desert plains. Pastel yellow, pink and blue
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor
Line 1222-02 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - Abstract painting, minimalism, bright colours
By Ahn Hyun-Ju
Located in Paris, FR
Line 1222-02 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Ahn Hyun-Ju. The painting is made with
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Breaking Barriers” - Bright Colorful Mixed Media Textured Porsche Car Artwork
Located in Carmel, CA
: Gabrielle Benot, born in Latvia, has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary art. Her
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic, Rice Paper, Stretcher Bars
Hydrangeas
- still life - floral, botanical, naturalism, bright colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
& gestures of hope."
Christina holds an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and a BFA from Temple
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Gubbio, Judith Brenner, Original Abstract Painting, Bright Expressionist Artwork
By Judith Brenner
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner
Gubbio
Original Mixed Media and Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Size: H 95cm x 130cm
Framed
(Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may loo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
"Was Happy Cancelled?", Wall-Hanging Sculpture, Rainbow, Bright Colors, Smile
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artist utilizes brightly colored paper to form this wall-hanging tapestry with abstract patterns and a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Paper, Found Objects
Spray - large, soft, bright, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Ristvedt
Born in British Columbia, Ristvedt studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now the Emily Carr
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
As If Four - Abstract Painting Gradient Curving Stripes Bright Coral Red, 2024
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In acrylic on canvas, carefully ordered curving stripes of color in bright gradient hues transition
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Rhapsody", Abstract, Mixed Media, Wall-Hanging Sculpture, Bright, Vivid Colors
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
own accord.
Within this framework, I create brightly colored, pattern driven imagery of abstracted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Paper
"Where the Air is Sweet" Desert Botanical Landscape in Bright Gouache
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with language, combine music and art to invoke emotion, and allowing hardship to guide inspiration
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Birch, Paper, Wax, Gouache
Urban Glare- abstract figurative oil on linen, rich bright colors
By Toni Franovic
Located in Dallas, TX
, Washington D.C., since 2000. His works are found in public and private art collections in Europe and the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Romance, wild brightly colored female nude w surreal elements
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting done observed from life and including Mexican folk art masks, a portrait of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Thread, Oil
Bright Sky Ahead Mixed-Media Painting by Michael Sanders, 2022
By Michael Sanders
Located in Deddington, GB
Bright Sky Ahead by Michael Sanders [2022]
An original mixed-media painting by Michael Sanders. 90
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Meditations 8 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripe, maroon, yellow, bright)
By Lisa Pressman
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Pressman earned her BA in Art from Douglas College, Rutgers University and an MFA from Bard
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Wood Panel
$1,050 Sale Price
25% Off
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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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Questions About Bright Contemporary Art
- What is contemporary art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Contemporary art denotes work created by 21st-century artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024In contemporary art, conceptual art is a movement that began in the 1960s. Artists producing conceptual art assign more importance to the idea behind the art than to the piece itself. An example is Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, a piece consisting of a real chair, a photograph of a chair and the dictionary definition of the word chair. When the work was displayed, Kosuth included instructions for any chair to be photographed and then displayed beside its image. In this way, the chair itself is not the artwork. Rather, the art comes from examining the way the object, image and words provide competing and complementary definitions of what a chair is. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The meaning of contemporary art is art produced by living artists. The category typically includes works created in the late 20th century as well as in the 21st century. Given its timeliness, contemporary art often responds to current issues and themes that are relevant to an everyday audience. Contemporary art succeeded modern art, which is art made during a period that began in approximately 1850. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of contemporary art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Contemporary art encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, installation, performance and video art, among other genres.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Contemporary art is important because of how it responds to the current moment. Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. Through their works, contemporary artists provide commentary about social issues, history and the human condition. By engaging with contemporary art, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the world and new perspectives. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of contemporary art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Contemporary art has no defining feature or characteristic.The term simply refers to recent creations.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The difference between modern art and contemporary art comes down to age. Contemporary art refers to art produced by artists who are still alive or were active during the 1960s and later. Modern art is the term for artworks made between 1850 or 1860 and 1960. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of modern and contemporary art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.
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