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Storm Surge Red - glossy, bright, impasto, abstract, acrylic on panel
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
painting by Shayne Dark. Its highly textured, sculpted surface is made more dynamic by its glossy
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Storm Surge Tondo Red - bold, glossy, impasto, abstract, acrylic on aluminum
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Created in dynamic layers of molten red, this Storm Surge tondo by Shayne Dark envelops the viewer
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - 2020 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x20cm
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

IHeart "Night Shift" Screenprint Glow In The Dark Ink s Street Contemporary Art
Located in Draper, UT
Title: IHeart Screenprint "The Night Shift" Glow In The Dark Inks Contemporary Street Art Year
Category

2010s Street Art Nude Prints

Materials

Screen

"Silent District" - Dark Contemporary Geometric Abstract Minimal Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
signed the bottom left of the painting. The canvas, dominated by brooding dark tones, intricately
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

the Girl 3 - Signed limited edition contemporary art print, Oversize, dark brown
By Michael Banks
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
“Tastemaker and Trendsetter” in the field of contemporary Photographic practice, and his art is purchased by
Category

2010s Abstract Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pi...

"Vanished", Contemporary, Abandoned, Dark, Chair, Doors, Color Photograph
By Rebecca Skinner
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Vanished” is a 17 x 11.25 inch color photograph of a lonely chair in a deteriorating room in an abandoned hospital. A set of doors sits just beyond the chair peeki...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting Contraposicion . Dark Green. Horizon.
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Paintings from "Tolina" series of works are inspired by the imagination of the artist’s five-year-old son, who created a constantly shifting city — a refuge of hope in turbulent time...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Primordial Abstract #1, Dark Textural Large-Scale Contemporary Abstract
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning large scale abstract with tribal, primordial symbolism and a dark, textural aesthetic by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Oil

Isola by Xavier Dumoulin - Contemporary night photography, dark road
By Xavier Dumoulin
Located in Paris, FR
Isola is a photograph by French contemporary artist Xavier Dumoulin. This photograph is sold
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Moonrise - Dark Blue and Ochre Contemporary Abstract Cityscape Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
media canvas that exemplifies contemporary abstract expressionism. The artwork features a warm, earthy
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"Falling Through Darkness". Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Kate Bell
Located in Brecon, Powys
Falling through darkness, falling from a wing Kate Bell paints in the most exuberant way; her
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dark Horse Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with a Horse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. At the time, fresco technique was a decorative art form in Europe. However, it is not the decorative
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Canyon" Contemporary Dark Gray White Abstract Foliage Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Max Kremer. This piece is included in his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Canopy" Contemporary Dark Blue White Abstract Foliage Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Max Kremer. This piece is included in his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Boulders" Contemporary Dark Blue White Abstract Foliage Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Max Kremer. This piece is included in his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Little Tokyo by Xavier Dumoulin - Contemporary night photography, dark road
By Xavier Dumoulin
Located in Paris, FR
Little Tokyo is a photograph by French contemporary artist Xavier Dumoulin. This photograph is
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

The Source - Contemporary Figurative Painting, Dark colors, XXI Century
By Józef Chyży
Located in Warsaw, PL
JÓZEF CHYŻY (born 1983) A graduate of the Institute of Art at the University of Opole, he received
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Linda Stein, Village Knight 674 - Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Dark Colors
Located in New York, NY
collections, including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Georgia Museum of Art, and Ringling Museum of
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

in City and in Forest 34 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary dark red art)
By Melisa Taylor Metzger
Located in Quebec, Quebec
, Contemporary gestural abstraction, intentionally exposed wood, Abstract Art, Striped, maximalisme, Abstract
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Jonathan Freemantle Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Dark Tones
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
principles continue to inform his rigorous approach to painting and art practice. Founded on an intimate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pigment

Darkness N
By Doris Mitsch
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. 14 x 14 inches (edition of 15) 20 x 20 inches (edition of 7) 32 x 32 inches (edition of 7) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, v...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel, Graphite

Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite

Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite

Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel, Graphite, Varnish

Darkly
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
and sofa matched, where people were normal, without dark little secrets. It was at time when the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Seated Figure XII by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human, dark
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
forms. Over the past 30 years, Pierre Yermia has created a unique body of work on the contemporary art
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Isolation Blues contemporary social realism dark humor topical art man cat
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned paper signed bottom left
Category

2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Mother I - Contemporary Mythical Creature Animal Dark Gray Red 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper of a silhouette suggesting the
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Whisper in the Dark - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
school years when he applied for a workshop at Femo Art Studio in Oyo town. Since then, he has
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dark
By Michael Massaia
Located in New York, NY
, located in New York City. Michael Massaia is a fine art photographer and printmaker who has spent the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dark
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The Shore by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, dark tones
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
The Shore is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Astre by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, waves, dark tone
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
Astre is a unique graphite drawing on linen canvas by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Graphite

Waves by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, ocean, dark tone
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
Waves is a unique graphite drawing on linen canvas by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Graphite

Dark Red Black Expressive Abstract Painting by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Dark Red & Black Expressive Abstract Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Dark Red Black Expressive Abstract Painting by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Dark Red & Black Expressive Abstract Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Birth by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, wave, dark
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
Birth is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Suprematism Nr. 102 Siena dark Red – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary Photography
By Ola Kolehmainen
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland) Suprematism Nr. 102 Siena dark Red, 2020 Analogue film, ink print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Fresh Start by Xavier Dumoulin - Contemporary night photography, dark neon color
By Xavier Dumoulin
Located in Paris, FR
Fresh Start is a photograph by French contemporary artist Xavier Dumoulin. This photograph is
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Mounted on Panel, Framed, Geometric, Dark
By Nancy Newman Rice
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Mounted on Panel, Framed, Geometric, Dark Nancy Newman Rice
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

The Darker Stage of Dusk, Contemporary C Print Landscape, 2010-
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée natonal de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print

"Bramble 2" Contemporary Dark Green White Abstract Foliage Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Max Kremer. This piece is included in his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dark Flowers
Located in Fairfield, CT
Maine’s Jewish Museum, Portland Museum of Art, University of Southern Maine, Center for Maine Contemporary
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Spring Snow (Contemporary Encaustic Painting of Sunset Behind Dark Treeline)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary Impressionist Encaustic Landscape Painting "Spring Snow", made by Regina Quinn in
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel

Dark Atmospheric Abstract Landscape Painting by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Dark Atmospheric Abstract Landscape Painting of the English Countryside by Leading Contemporary
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"The Nightmare" - Dark Contemporary Realism Baroque Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
: Rizaldy Celi Jr. is a transformative figure in contemporary art whose journey through personal redemption
Category

2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Ulalume #10 - Horizontal Floral dark abstract landscape contemporary photograph
By Isabelle Menin
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Art Fair, Bologna – Italy, Fotofever - Carrousel du Louvre - Paris - France , The Perception of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

C Print

Stella (Contemporary Encaustic Painting with Dark Brown and Grey Stripes)
By Donise English
Located in Hudson, NY
encaustic (pigmented wax) on wood panel. Using a neutral palette of dark brown, light blue and pale grey
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Wood Panel

"Untitled" - Contemporary Dark Figurative Realism Oil Painting of a Woman Seated
Located in Carmel, CA
. (b. 1983, California, USA) is a transformative figure in contemporary art, whose journey through
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Super Hero" Contemporary Dark Toned Expressive Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary dark toned expressive abstract painting by French artist Pierre Olié. The work
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled" - Moody Atmospheric Contemporary Figurative Artwork in Dark Palette
Located in Carmel, CA
a pose of introspective vulnerability, emerges from the dark background with minimal light
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

From the Dark - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting is by Milly Ristvedt, one of Canada’s most important artists
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dark Horizon
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jonathan Freemantle Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting in Dark Tones
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
principles continue to inform his rigorous approach to painting and art practice. Founded on an intimate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pigment

Dark Green bronze bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem included in 200+ museums worldwide
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Breakwater IV" by Holt - Dark Blue and White Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
; national juried competitions including the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, the Santa Cruz Art
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wire

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Contemporary Dark Art For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much is a Contemporary Dark Art?

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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

Questions About Contemporary Dark 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 ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art has no defining feature or characteristic.The term simply refers to recent creations.

  • 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

    The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.

  • 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.

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