David Paul Kay
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Ink
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Wood, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Wood
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Wood
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Mixed Media
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Ballpoint Pen
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Ballpoint Pen
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Cardboard
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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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