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![Photography, Vague#2, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161827_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136180_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
![Photography, Beyrouth, la ville en perpétuelle résurrection, Géraldine Rué](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1276566_1_grid.jpg)
Beyrouth, la ville en perpétuelle résurrection
Géraldine Rué
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$408
![Photography, Like A Wild Flower, Akif Hakan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006235_1_grid.jpg)
Like A Wild Flower
Akif Hakan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$615
![Photography, Mirages 06, Arnaud Rinuccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782447_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 05, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459230_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 05
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,006
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 04, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459227_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 04
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,006
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 03, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459224_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 03
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,006
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 02, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459221_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 02
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,006
![Photography, Peripheral Visions - 01, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459215_1_grid.jpg)
Peripheral Visions - 01
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,006
![Photography, Human Crowd II, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/757917_1_grid.jpg)
Human Crowd II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,778
![Photography, Saigon Blur XLVI, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/755928_1_grid.jpg)
Saigon Blur XLVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,113
![Photography, Human Sensor VII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/755910_1_grid.jpg)
Human Sensor VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,113
![Photography, Human Focus II, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/755901_1_grid.jpg)
Human Focus II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,113
![Photography, HK Blur II, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544721_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tour Eiffel brume, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/855330_1_grid.jpg)
Tour Eiffel brume
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$7,770
![Photography, Engrenages, Gina Soden](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092779_1_grid.jpg)
Engrenages
Gina Soden
Photography - 44.64 x 64.96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.6 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,453
![Photography, Boulangerie la Nuit, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/967599_1_grid.jpg)
Boulangerie la Nuit
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$615
![Photography, Java Jazz JKT 3, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/757524_1_grid.jpg)
Java Jazz JKT 3
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,337
![Photography, Java Jazz JKT 13, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/757506_1_grid.jpg)
Java Jazz JKT 13
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,337
![Photography, Java Jazz JKT 14, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/757485_1_grid.jpg)
Java Jazz JKT 14
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,337
![Photography, Human Sensor V, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/755883_1_grid.jpg)
Human Sensor V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 130 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,337
![Photography, Sunset waves, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1227477_1_grid.jpg)
Sunset waves
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 95.4 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,062
![Photography, Grande rue, Nancy, Julie Peiffer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1468263_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, "Istanbul 1" from series: Synthetical Landscapes, Nikolaus von Wolff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184031_1_grid.jpg)
"Istanbul 1" from series: Synthetical Landscapes
Nikolaus von Wolff
Photography - 100 x 182 cm Photography - 39.4 x 71.7 inch
$4,248
![Photography, Arc de Triomphe, Jean-Michel Berts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/855336_1_grid.jpg)
Arc de Triomphe
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,770
![Photography, Watchtower MLT IV, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544982_1_grid.jpg)
Watchtower MLT IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,113
![Photography, Pas vers la Pep', Julie Peiffer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1468317_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Urbanisation, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1244766_1_grid.jpg)
Urbanisation
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$839
![Photography, Hong Kong Blur, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544070_1_grid.jpg)
Hong Kong Blur
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,231
![Photography, La piazza Sa Marco. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260171_1_grid.jpg)
La piazza Sa Marco. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,565
![Photography, Flooding - Jellyworld, Romain Liverato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1643994_1_grid.jpg)
Flooding - Jellyworld
Romain Liverato
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$671
![Photography, Flooding, Romain Liverato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1630470_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chain Link Fence II, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1584609_1_grid.jpg)
Chain Link Fence II
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$358
![Photography, Level 7, Barry Cawston](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/920037_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hip Hop, Barry Cawston](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/920235_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Saigon Blur I - LAST COPY !, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/751116_1_grid.jpg)
Saigon Blur I - LAST COPY !
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
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![Photography, Vagabondages 17, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201691_1_grid.jpg)
Vagabondages 17
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,901
Urban
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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.
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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.
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