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Justice for Breonna Taylor-Acrylic Paint, Cotton, Latex, Text, Social Commentary
By Marlos E’van
Located in Nashville, TN
This painting is in response to police brutality that Black people face, featuring Breonna Taylor's
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Latex, Acrylic
Half as Bad As Dad Text Based Painting, Adam mars, Text, Social Commentary
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
Curious Text- Canvas, Ink, Latex, Text, Black, Social Commentary, Expressionist
By Marlos E’van
Located in Nashville, TN
This painting involves visually impactful text that confronts the viewer and creates a pensiveness
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Ink
Per Capita
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
information mixed with contemporary critique.
Basquiat used social commentary in his paintings as a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
"Talking Trash" Colorful Contemporary Surrealist Social Commentary Painting
By Henry David Potwin
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful surrealist painting by contemporary Texas artist Henry David Potwin. The work features a
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escalator 2 - Young Polish artist, Social commentary, Realistic tempera painting
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA
Graduated from the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
Desert 8 - Young Polish artist, Social commentary, Realistic tempera painting
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA
Graduated from the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
Meadow - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mother - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
A desert - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
A desert - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
After storm - Contemporary ink drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Fuck This Shit" Colorful Contemporary Text Based Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary text based painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bowie - 21st Century, oil painting, canvas, portrait, social commentary
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
2023, which rekindled his passion for painting after a 30-year hiatus. His return to the canvas has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Goodnight love (Nos da cariad).Historical social commentary of the Welsh valleys
By Elin Sian Blake
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
This original oil painting by Elin Sian Blake, dating from 2017, is supplied in a hand painted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Transhumance
in the style of Jean Michel Basquiat
Located in Cotignac, FR
mixed with contemporary critique. Basquiat used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Do Not Compromise Your Dreams - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and design
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Ink
Hammock (A nude couple frolics in a hammock on a lazy summer day)
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in New Orleans, LA
snapshots, capturing people in mid-action, not posing. While Hirsch's paintings are social commentary, he
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Skull)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
critique.
Basquiat used social commentary in his paintings as a "springboard to deeper truths about the
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Seen Zone (from the Legend of Pineapple)
By Jojit Solano
Located in Singapore, SG
pineapple with subtle satire and social commentary through a painting of how today's youth use the power of
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Mountain Chalet
By Cham Hendon
Located in New Haven, CT
commentary kitsch drip painting colorful painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Golden Days
By Cham Hendon
Located in New Haven, CT
many private collections.
pop culture social commentary kitsch drip painting colorful painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Solitude, American Modernist Painting by Female Artist, Social Commentary
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Solitude" is a 18 x 25 1/8 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist, female artist
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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An assortment of social commentary paintings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Modern, Contemporary or Surrealist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the social commentary paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and orange. Marlos E’van, Audrey Anastasi, Elin Sian Blake, Henry David Potwin and Adam Mars took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in fabric, paint and canvas. Some social commentary paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 14.38 inches across, are available.
How Much are Social Commentary Paintings?
Prices for pieces in our collection of social commentary paintings start at $1,048 and top out at $25,000 with the average selling for $3,154.