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Ulysses and Polyphemus
E. Ofza
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,172
Cathedral of the forest n.1
E. Ofza
Photography - 45 x 65 x 3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,172
We forgot distance
Ralf Aubeck
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,842
And then there were two
Tracy Hickman
Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,400
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Tracy Hickman
Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,400
Defining Shadows IV
Maureen J Haldeman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.6 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.25 inch
$750
Shreds of Memory I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,439
Morphogenetic field - Beluga caviar
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$5,757
Ruisseau Holocene IX
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene VIII
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene VII
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene VI
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene V
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene IV
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene III
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene II
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Java Jazz XXIII - Photographic Art by Sven Pfrommer
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,898
Java Jazz XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,898
Java Jazz XLVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Airport XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Burma Blur IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Human Sensor IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Burma Blur XXIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Human Exposure III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Human Convergence II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Human Factor VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Burma Blur LXVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Burma Blur LXXX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Saigon Blur XCI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Burma Blur XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Vision XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Hub VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Focus III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Exposure VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Convergence V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Factor II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Approach VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,898
Burma Blur IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Exposure V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Saigon Blur LXXXIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Human order V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
Human order VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,121
Human exposure II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,110
URBAN BLUR IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human Axis IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Human convergence VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Cosmosis Collages 4A57F Comp no 85 Blue-Black
Anne Senstad
Photography - 165.1 x 101.6 cm Photography - 65 x 40 inch
$11,579
Cosmosis Collages 4A577E3 Comp no 70
Anne Senstad
Photography - 165.1 x 101.6 cm Photography - 65 x 40 inch
$11,579
Cosmosis Collages 4A579E– Composition no 84 - Red and Grey
Anne Senstad
Photography - 165.1 x 101.6 cm Photography - 65 x 40 inch
$11,579
Cosmosis Collages 34A577BC no 126 Red
Anne Senstad
Photography - 165.1 x 101.6 cm Photography - 65 x 40 inch
$11,579
Cosmosis Collages 24A577C no 123 Pink
Anne Senstad
Photography - 165.1 x 101.6 cm Photography - 65 x 40 inch
$11,579
Cosmosis Collage 427.4A7 – Composition no 2C4 Blue
Anne Senstad
Photography - 81.3 x 111.8 cm Photography - 32 x 44 inch
$8,701
Cosmosis Collage 4A5.1 – Composition no 210.4 Blue
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 165.1 cm Photography - 40 x 65 inch
$11,579
Comosis Collage 4A52.1.4 – Composition no 7E2 Yellow
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 165.1 cm Photography - 40 x 65 inch
$11,579
Cosmosis Collage 4A53.1.2 – Composition no 7C2 Blue
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 165.1 cm Photography - 40 x 65 inch
$11,579
Color Kinesthesia 2A9, Purple-Pink
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$11,579
Color Kinesthesia 4A52 - Turquoise
Anne Senstad
Photography - 152.4 x 127 cm Photography - 60 x 50 inch
$17,271
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Red
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$11,579
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Grey
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$11,579
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Pink
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$11,579
Universals Foldouts 07022012 - Blue
Anne Senstad
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$11,579
Color Kinesthesia 6A4221 - Pink
Anne Senstad
Photography - 152.4 x 127 cm Photography - 60 x 50 inch
$17,271
Color Kinesthesia 5B39 - Yellow
Anne Senstad
Photography - 152.4 x 127 cm Photography - 60 x 50 inch
$17,271
Abstract art
Over 200,000 pieces. That's the number of contemporary artworks and design objects currently available on Artsper. Every day, new artists and galleries from all over the world join us and trust us to showcase their work. On Artsper, all mediums have a place of choice: painting, drawing, photography, editions and sculpture.
The generic term "contemporary art" refers to all works produced in the recent period, that is to say between the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries. However, there is not only one type of contemporary art. It can cover as many forms as there are artists, if not more. Contemporary art, while taking into account the individualities and the cultural specificities, takes life at the world level, in a globalized society and constantly in movement. Thus, the materials used, the processes of creation and the subjects treated by the contemporary art works often reflect these interconnections. But one constant remains, artists perpetually question the established artistic order.
Even if they are often confused, there are many differences between modern and contemporary art, notably the idea that contemporary art works are more conceptual and privilege the creative idea to the support used.
Nevertheless, the distinction between these two movements can also be purely temporal. Any work realized after 1945 can be called "contemporary". At the beginning of the 20th century, the movements followed one another according to the revolutionary reflections of the great masters of Surrealism (Salvador Dalí, René Magritte), Cubism (Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger) and Dadaism (Marcel Duchamp). From the 1950s and 1960s, artists pushed the reflection on abstraction even further. This is the birth of minimalist art as well as conceptual art. In opposition to the abstract expressionists such as Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, the leaders of these movements are notably Frank Stella and Sol Lewitt.
Pop art is one of the first artistic movements to emerge from contemporary art. It was the work of a whole generation caught up in the whirlwind of consumer society. Pop art uses new technologies and very bright colors to portray (sometimes ironically) this globalized world in transition. The precursors of this pictorial technique are Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, whose modern paintings represent icons of the time such as Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor.
Born in the 1960s in Philadelphia, street art became popular in the 1980s. Illegal and controversial at first, it now occupies a major place in modern art museums, galleries and private collections. Paintings, stencil drawings, collages, sculpture, tags, graffiti... On Artsper, discover original contemporary artworks as well as prints by the greatest street artists: Shepard Fairey (Obey), JonOne, Aiko, Miss.Tic, Jef Aérosol and many others. But our catalog also highlights young stars and talents of the emerging scene, such as Death NYC or Jérôme Mesnager.
Today, contemporary art exists in many forms, more or less inspired by the movements that have shaped modern history. The beginning of the 21st century is marked by a multidisciplinary creation, an interest for creation coming from the four corners of the world, and the emergence of markets on different continents. Contemporary artworks also denote a meteoric growth in digital art, as evidenced by the recent boom in NFTs and AI (artificial intelligence)-generated art. As with all art forms, we see a globalized interest in innovative and disruptive contemporary artworks as much as in work that aims to revive the more traditional forms of fine art.
Whether you're a budding collector or a seasoned buyer, a home decorator or an art history buff, now is the time to express your personality by exploring the collections of our 1,800 partner galleries, which are constantly being updated with new works of contemporary art. Your perfect piece is waiting for you, now it's up to you to find it!