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Dark Viscid (Buio Viscido) - Screen Print by E. Pouchard - 1975
By Ennio Pouchard
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 48.7 x 32.8 cm.
Buio viscido is a beautiful original serigraph realized in 1975 by Ennio Pouchard.
Signed in pencil and in capital letters on the lower right margi...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Picturesque Botany (Still Life Painting of Pink Roses on Dark Blue, Gold Frame)
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of bright flowers on dark blue
Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Side Profile of Woman with Dark Curly Hair
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This elegant pastel portrait captures the side profile of a woman with curly black hair, set against a soft light blue-grey background. The artist's use of pastel effectively contras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Figures in the Dark - Etching by Michel Ciry - Mid 20th Century
By Michel Ciry
Located in Roma, IT
Figures in the Dark is a black and white etching realized by the French artist Michel Ciry during
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Dark Hedges, beech, tree avenue, black and white photography, landscape
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. The Dark Hedges, unique beech tree avenue in
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Cove Variation Eight, Trees, Water, Lime Green, Sky Blue, Dark Violet Forest
By Eve Stockton
Located in Kent, CT
trees in a forest in shades of light grass green, yellow, sky blue and dark violet purple. The monotype
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Monotype, Woodcut
Rocks and Rays 13 ( abstract, landscape, blue, gray, dark, sky, texture)
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
While Rachelle Krieger hints at elements of landscape across her canvases spherical shapes for rocks and boulders, dynamic lines climbing up and across the canvas for trees—she is re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Vinyl
As seen in Apple TV series "Dark Matter" Screaming Mike by Jack Perno
By Jack Perno
Located in Chicago, IL
As seen in Apple TV+ series "Dark Matter"
Screaming Mike
"This is the only image where Photoshop
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
CORAL 7 Dark Green, Red, Signed Lithograph, Nature Abstract Coral Reef Sea Life
By Joan Melnick
Located in Union City, NJ
"
Edition - 300, plus proofs
Year published - 1979
Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NY
Joan Melnick was
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
LA TOUR, LA NUIT, LE JOUR Signed Lithograph, Female Nudes, Dark Sky, Stars
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily
Category
1980s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$2,650 Sale Price
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Cluster XI Two, Woodcut Print Abstract Pattern Silver Clusters on Dark Navy Blue
By Eve Stockton
Located in Kent, CT
monotype brings to mind the tradition of Japanese printing while being distinctly contemporary.
Edition 1
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Monoprint, Woodcut
"Under the Magnolia" - pastel drawing, nature, figurative, surreal, dream, dark
Located in Atlanta, GA
University and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design. Recent exhibitions include
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Cover Me In Sunshine (2022), linocut on paper, dark red, woman, sun, plant, palm
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Linocut block print on archival paper. Dark red ink. Female figure with sun, palm plant, palm leaf
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Linocut
Untitled 606 - Teal Blue Dark Olive Green Patterns Abstract Landscape, 2021
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in watercolor and colored pencil on paper, carefully ordered
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
The Overlapping of Illusions and Darkness - Pen Drawing by KEZIAT - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
The Overlapping of Illusions and Darkness is a beautiful painting realized by the Italian artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Pen
Dark City - Original Charcoal Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
By Simon Goldberg
Located in Roma, IT
Dark City is an original drawing in carbon and pastel realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). With
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Pop Flower 46, Bright Orange Mandala, Green, Maroon, Dark Burgundy, Blue Center
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
mining its rich variations.
Mary Judge is an artist in love with Italian art and traditional Italian
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rag Paper, Pigment
"Morph Dog Series: Dark Clouds Over Chenequa, " Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Floating Market, Thailand
Located in San Francisco, CA
", Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center (RCAC, Bangkok
Awards:
2017 National Thai Artist
2nd Prize, 21st
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Petites Natures #6 contrasted beige dark color abstract flower nature photo
By Isabelle Menin
Located in New York, NY
, OFF Art Fair – Brussels, Kunstraï – Amsterdam, MIA Fair - Milan – Italy, Setup Contemporary Art Fair
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Solstice 11- dark still life floral landscape photograph with white and red rose
By Isabelle Menin
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Art Fair, Bologna – Italy, Fotofever - Carrousel du Louvre - Paris - France , The Perception of
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Etsu - Contemporary, woman portrait, acrylic, dot, pop art, dark green, asian
By Chamnan Chongpaiboon
Located in Bangkok, Bangkok
Textural free hand dot painting of woman portrait in pop style with orange bold lips, titled “Jytte" sized 39" x 47" (100 x 120 cm) featuring red, green and a touch of yellow color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Crosscut Black
By Shayne Dark
Located in Calgary, Alberta
, Canadian Art Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ESPACE magazine to name a few. Dark has
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Windfall Series II No. 4
By Shayne Dark
Located in Calgary, Alberta
, Canadian Art Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ESPACE magazine to name a few. Dark has
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Windfall Series II No. 1
By Shayne Dark
Located in Calgary, Alberta
, Canadian Art Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ESPACE magazine to name a few. Dark has
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood
the haunting - Contemporary Dark Landscape Photography
By Tina Ribarits
Located in Wien, Wien
Tina Ribarits
the haunting - Contemporary Dark Landscape Photography
Edition 2/3 + 2 AP
Print is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Contemporary, Dark, American Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg has worked in the DFW area for over four
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Condensed darkness
Located in New York, NY
from Gyeong-Gi Cultural Foundation(2018) and also a selected artist of Soma Art Museum Drawing Center
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Exercise One, 2020, Rui Tavares, Contemporary Art, Mixed Media on MDF, Dark Grey
By Rui Tavares
Located in Lisboa, PT
This work by Rui Tavares is part of his most recent exhibition Ensaio para uma Edificação do Vazio (Essay for an Edification of Void), 2020, at Galeria São Mamede. The artist explore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Target, contemporary abstract, acrylic painting, dark blue
light blue
By Stephanie Henderson
Located in Memphis, TN
Stephanie Lear Henderson is a painter who works primarily in hard-edge abstraction. Her work revolves around bold, saturated color and how colors communicate with each other and aff...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Vanilla Fight - contemporary, fabric, print, dark colours, film stills
By Aline Schwibbe
Located in Berlin, DE
Memory and past trauma play a significant role in Aline Schwibbe’s varied practice. Schwibbe revisits fragmented memories which she considers to be in a cyclical occurrence rather th...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Oil Pastel, Digital
Riot Gear - contemporary, fabric, print, dark colours, film stills
By Aline Schwibbe
Located in Berlin, DE
Memory and past trauma play a significant role in Aline Schwibbe’s varied practice. Schwibbe revisits fragmented memories which she considers to be in a cyclical occurrence rather th...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Oil Pastel, Digital
Heavy Enough - contemporary, fabric, print, dark colours, film stills
By Aline Schwibbe
Located in Berlin, DE
Memory and past trauma play a significant role in Aline Schwibbe’s varied practice. Schwibbe revisits fragmented memories which she considers to be in a cyclical occurrence rather th...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Oil Pastel, Digital
Mantle of Darkness - Contemporary Expressionist Sky Scape Painted Wall Hanging
Located in London, GB
Mantle of Darkness
This is a unique painting in acrylic on textured silk shantung, made into a
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Contemporary, Industrial, Dark, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Lost in Space, Daniel Blagg, Oil on Canvas, 38 x 58", 2020
A well-known figure of the contemporary
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angel of Darkness- Contemporary, Etching, 21st Century (framed)
By John Moore
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa
with his love of art.
Due to his childhood experiences, John started to create detailed designs in his
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
the haunting 3/3 - Contemporary Dark Landscape Photography
By Tina Ribarits
Located in Wien, Wien
Tina Ribarits
the haunting - Contemporary Dark Landscape Photography
Edition 3/3 + 2 AP
Print is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
The system only dreams in total darkness - Contemporary Abstract Blue Painting
By Florian Nährer
Located in Wien, Wien
The system only dreams in total darkness - Contemporary Abstract Color Painting
Florian Nährer
The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Raw Linen, Acrylic
Dark Sunrise
Located in Monmouth, GB
(born Suffolk, 1945) is a household name in British art. She was the First Artist in Residence at the
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Träne/Tropfen (Tear/Drop) - Contemporary, 21st C., Dark Red, Scarlet, Shape
Located in Munich, Bavaria
drawn from the history of art, architecture, and design by using found objects and scraps or hardware
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Plaster, Lacquer, Cardboard
Peacock (Dark)
By Deborah Davidson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Deborah Davidson
Peacock (Dark), 2019
oil on canvas
48 x 24"
Deborah Davidson’s paintings mimic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dark Noise
By Bella Feldman
Located in Danvers, MA
Bella Feldman- Dark Noise
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Dark Still Life, " 2015 Contemporary Oil Painting by Meg Franklin
By Meg Franklin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary oil painting on panel by American painter Meg Franklin.
"Dark Still Life," 2015
Oil
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dark Energy
By Pietrina Checcacci
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Pietrina Checcacci was born in Taranto, Italy. Currently, she lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Checcacci studied at the National School of Fine Arts from 1958 to 1964 and has won n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dark Matter
By Aleksandra Rdest
Located in Oakville, ON
Watercolour
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Darkness Descending"
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary and landscape painting by artist, Zacaffeine. High quality oil paint on wood panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Dark Descent
Located in Istanbul, 34
forth between fictional realities.
In the contemporary period, the concept of private property
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Copper
Dark Abstract Contemporary Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas 2018
Located in New York, NY
In "Nervous Dreams", contemporary artist Millie Weeks uses a dark colour palette in combination
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Dark Bay
By Ross Richmond
Located in Seattle, WA
For the majority of his career, Ross Richmond’s sculptures have focused mainly on the figure, capturing a moment, a gesture, a quiet interaction between people or an individual, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Dark Shadows
By Dorothy Simpson Krause
Located in Stowe, VT
“Dark Shadows” is a 36 x 36 inch multi layered work made with an archival pigment print of
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Copper
Dark Walk
By Katherine Bowling
Located in New York, NY
Oil on spackle on wood panel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Darkness
Located in London, GB
The Darkness a unique sculpture by artist Petr Pavlik belongs to a series of ‘tabletop sculptures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Found Objects, Glitter, Mixed Media
A darker summer
By Thomas Dozol
Located in Stockholm, SE
abstract photographic studies. Dozol has created two photographs for Absolut Art, both of which relate to
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Contemporary abstract original canvas with dark blue, taupe and red
Located in Columbus, OH
A calming dreamlike experience with a bolt of energy in dark red.
Artist bio:
Dennis E. Smith (aka
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dark Paradise III
By Barbara Wildenboer
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Barbara Wildenboer was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1973. She obtained a Masters in Fine Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper
Dark Paradise I
By Barbara Wildenboer
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Barbara Wildenboer was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1973. She obtained a Masters in Fine Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper
Lucifuge 26, Contemporary Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting Woman Portrait Dark
By Irena Chrul
Located in London, England
'Lucifuge 26' is a beautiful contemporary abstract oil and acrylic painting on canvas by well-known
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of contemporary dark art for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Abstract version. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of contemporary dark art may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of contemporary dark art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, brown, beige and more. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of contemporary dark art examples over the years, but those made by Shayne Dark, Stefanie Schneider, Isabelle Menin, Eve Stockton and Mary Judge are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, paper and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large option in this array of contemporary dark art can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 0.4 high and 2.5 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.
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The price for a piece of contemporary dark art in our collection starts at $112 and tops out at $150,000 with the average selling for $3,090.
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 Contemporary Dark 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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