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Meditations 2 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, 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

Meditations 5 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, maroon, teal, 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

Meditations 4 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, maroon, pink, 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

Meditations 7 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, maroon, pink, 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

Meditations 1 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, 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

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

CATAFALQUE STILL LIFE - Cubist, Bright Bold Orange, Peaches and Cigarette
By Jason Stout
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
received his BFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2001 and a MFA in Painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

PEACHES, PENCILS, DAGGER, LUMP - Cubist, Bright Bold Surreal Still Life
By Jason Stout
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Stout was born in 1977. He received his BFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee at Martin in
Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Storm Surge Red - glossy, bright, impasto, abstract, acrylic on panel
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Passages of fiery scarlet medium swirl within the confines of the picture plane in this Storm Surge painting by Shayne Dark. Its highly textured, sculpted surface is made more dynami...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Bright Colours Realistic Oil on Canvas Painting - Cities - Landscape with Kayaks
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Apocalyptic blended cities by Rodion Petroff referring to a memory of our visual experience and sawn views from the past which is on the forgotten edge. The city becomes a metaphor, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Purple Still LIfe 3 - bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass
By David Cantine
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Alberta, FAB Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art among others and is represented in numerous
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

Large Bright Green Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas "Finding Resonance"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Robertson focuses on creating paintings that move beyond portraying reality. Driven by a synthesis of gestural brushstrokes and expressive smears, he offers viewers a liminal space o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Four Ring Temps Zero Blue - bright, modern abstract stainless steel sculpture
By Philippe Pallafray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Quebec artist Phillipe Pallafray’s highly polished contemporary sculptures are designed to reflect
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Dreams of Red Macaw, bright, colorful abstract work with bird
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting painted from a relief sculpture created by the artist. The image is complex and rich, and depicts a red macaw perched on a branch and underneath the bird is ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Silk Road 356, Square Color Field Painting Bright Green, Peach Coral
By Joanne Mattera
Located in Kent, CT
in the collections of The New Britain Museum of Contemporary Art, US Embassies (Slovenia and Poland
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Panel

“Plein Air” Bright Green Biomorphic Sawdust Shape with Pink Back Painting
By Matthew Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract textured biomorphic shape painted with bright green pigment by contemporary Houston, TX
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Pearl - large, soft, bright, peach, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Double Hooded" City scene, brightly colored, acrylic gouache on panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in major cities in his playful and vibrant art. In particular, he traveled between New York and Japan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Panel

Big Red Trip - large, bright, colorful, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
red, the sky offers dynamic contrast to turquoise hills, the fields a soft green and bright white, the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Windy (dogs, dog park, outdoor scene, waterfront, bright colors, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
the beach of a lake as its white scarf flurries in a stiff breeze. People in bright clothing play in
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Child s Visions of City Living, bright blues, colorful, childlike happy
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting done from life of based on a diorama created from a little boy's drawings. Known for painting fantastical, sometimes self-reflective narrative scenes with a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

El Mirage - large format photograph of bright California desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale art photography of the mesmerizing endless sun drenched white surface of a California
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright… and Sun Lion
Located in Deddington, GB
Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright… by Kate Willows [2016] limited_edition Ink on paper. Edition number
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Line 0623-02 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - Abstract painting, minimalism, bright colors
By Ahn Hyun-Ju
Located in Paris, FR
Line 0623-02 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Ahn Hyun-Ju. The painting is made with
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Polyester, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment

Maelstrom by graffiti street artist Clarence Rich, bright, abstract geometric
By Clarence Rich
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This piece is an original acrylic paint on canvas from acclaimed street/graffiti artist Clarence Rich measuring 8" H x 8" W x 1.5" D.
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Maelstrom 29" abstract geometric pattern, bright pastel neon, black linework
By Clarence Rich
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Maelstrom 29" (2018) by Clarence Rich Original acrylic painting on canvas measuring, 6" H x 6" W x 1.5" D From Clarence Rich's Maelstrom series. The artist is a veteran graffiti art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Love for Meadow V" by Hessler - Textured Bright Colorful Abstract Painting
By Sveta Hessler
Located in Carmel, CA
her approach to art, infusing her works with rhythm and color. Sveta pursued her early academic
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Sing - bright, dynamic, narrative, painted stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Marlene Hilton Moore
Located in Bloomfield, ON
coated in bright pink and black paint. “Do we listen, do we hear? Ultimately we hear sound, but
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fanfare Star - Botanical Paper Sculpture Bright Teal Blue Red Flower, 2021
By Jill Parisi
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and colorful paper sculpture of a fantastical botanical form in vibrant teal blue, reddish
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Handmade Paper, Tissue Paper, Pigment, Pins, Digital, Etching

White Canvas Wrapped Portrait of a Woman in Bright Blue Dress
By Matthew Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
painting of a woman wearing a bright blue blouse. The artist Matthew Reeves, owner of Reeves Design + Art
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

White Canvas Wrapped Portrait of a Woman with Bright Blue Handkerchief
By Matthew Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
framed painting of a woman with bright blue handkerchief. The artist Matthew Reeves, owner of Reeves
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 15 (abstract acrylic on canvas, bright, blue, texture, gestural)
By Carlos Puyol
Located in New York, NY
Carlos Puyol works from sketches before he turns to his large canvases. While he paints, he listens to jazz music. The music is not background noise, but acts as guide as he works; P...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 17 (abstract acrylic on canvas, bright, pinks, texture, gestural)
By Carlos Puyol
Located in New York, NY
Carlos Puyol works from sketches before he turns to his large canvases. While he paints, he listens to jazz music. The music is not background noise, but acts as guide as he works; P...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Falling Towards Myself - Bright Blue Pink Olive Green Red Ochre Abstract, 2020
By Janna Watson
Located in Kent, CT
, dated and titled on verso. Janna Watson has quickly made an impression on the contemporary art scene
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel

Chant - bright, dynamic, narrative, painted stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Marlene Hilton Moore
Located in Bloomfield, ON
bright lemon yellow and black. The artist has created three other bowls in different sizes and dazzling
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Botanical V, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical VI, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical IV, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical I, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Paper

Botanical III, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Botanical II, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Bright Night Sky with Moon - colorful, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on paper
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
turquoise hangs in the sky across from a bright yellow sun—the backdrop a neutral soft gray. “The paintings
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Whisper - bright, dynamic, narrative, painted stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Marlene Hilton Moore
Located in Bloomfield, ON
and coated in bright red and black paint. The artist has created three other bowls in different sizes
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Line 0623-03 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - Abstract painting, minimalism, bright colors, line
By Ahn Hyun-Ju
Located in Paris, FR
Line 0623-03 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Ahn Hyun-Ju. The painting is made with
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Still Life with Teapot, bright orange and yellow figurative scene
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on linen. Featured in SOFA Chicago 2019. Eisner has been active as both a painter and a sculptor since the 1960s. After receiving a BFA in painting from Syracuse University...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Deck Chairs with Palms - Bright textured painting, West Coast and swimming pool
Located in Dallas, TX
art consultants seeking original contemporary art that bridges modern design with vintage charm. This
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Bright Expectations - 21st Century figurative Painting of a young pregnant woman
By Ksenya Istomina
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina Bright Expectations 100 x 95 cm Oil on canvas The painting is not framed, if you
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sunrise Over the Field" colorful, bright, abstracted cow sitting against red
Located in Edgartown, MA
proven positive physiological and psychological effect on us and my art tries to explore this using color
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Pain...

"Beyond the Hill" colorful, bright, abstracted cow in a green meadow
Located in Edgartown, MA
proven positive physiological and psychological effect on us and my art tries to explore this using color
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Pain...

"Humming Along III" Landscape Nature Animals Bright Colorful Playful Oil Paint
By Lisa Houck
Located in Wellesley, MA
her exceptional work reminiscent of Matisse and Aborigine art, with gorgeous color and a sensibility
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Drawing in Space - Tall, bright red, geometric abstract, coated steel sculpture
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sculpture Magazine. At Art Basel, he was named one of the top ten artists to watch. Dark has received six
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

El Mirage - large format photograph of bright California desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
/ 76cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper

Walking the Path in Wonder, bright, multicolored, large abstracted landscape
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

Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Bright Moon and Mars - Night Sky Star Green Woods Trees Landscape, 2025
By Gregory Hennen
Located in Kent, CT
subject of this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel. The night sky is
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bass Rings for Music Lovers - Bright, Pop, Optic Red, Black White Guitar
Located in Dallas, TX
live music into a work of fine art Pop minimalism. The composition isolates the circular speaker cone
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Dye, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Jam Traffic, bright pink and purple abstracted mixed media piece
By Barbara Strasen
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, ink, and collage on Yupo mounted on museum board. Framed. Barbara Strasen creates imagery plumbed from the depths of a fertile imagination and a trove of rich memories, in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl - 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

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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
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art denotes work created by 21st-century artists.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
    In 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, 2024
    The 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, 2024
    Contemporary 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, 2024
    The 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.