Contemporary Still Life

Contemporary still life lovers are artists that continue the long-standing artistic tradition of still life. The artistic genre is considered to have originated in Dutch art of the 16th and 17th centuries, depicting plants, everyday inanimate objects, food and dead animals; anything that can be considered still. The genre once again gained widespread popularity in the Modern art era, something Paul Cézanne was known for, and even Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol experimented with.

Many contemporary still life artists such as Wendy Chazin and Graziella take a more visually traditional approach, creating paintings closely following Modern artists.

However in recent years, some artists have brought a new dimension to contemporary still life. Japanese artist Koji Kasatani focuses his work on sculpting the peel of a banana, reimagining the discarded, lifeless skin as a human being, doing different activities in everyday life. Meanwhile, Romanian artist Ana Popescu portrays everyday objects using basic shapes and vivid colours in order to bring them to life. American painter Amy Nelder has further modernized the genre, creating contemporary still life paintings focused on a central humourous or topical theme.

Discover Artsper's carefully curated selection of artists who are contemporary still life lovers!

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Contemporary Still Life

Spring tulips

Winter evening

Chickens grazing in the yard

Autumn bells

It snowed in the evening

The first snow fell

Morning meadows

Home

On snowy hills

Poplar in the frost

Frosty evening

In the courtyard

Frosty

Near the threshold

Edge of the village

Sunflower field

The first snow

Frosty night

Even in the middle of winter

Winter plains

Winter

Winter sun

Evening

Spring

Night

Evening meal

Cold

Edge of the village

Edge of the village

Wheat to the horizon

A breath of spring

In the shadow of the sedges

Above the pond

The Monthly Night

Month night

Morning frosty daw

Winter night

Ferry. Spring

Grandma Natalka's yard

Monthly winter

Winter fishing

Snow covered street

Frosty

On the farm

Christmas flower

Winter evening

In the evening

Edge of the village

Moonlit night

Still Life With Paper Bag

Ballet Stool

Flute, Flowers and Stool I

Flute, Plums and Stool

Flute, Flowers and Stool II

Flowers Pallet

Seedlings

Apples

Pears

Piano

Plums

Perfecto with Limes and Crystal

The Open Door II

Rain In Jerusalem

Colors That Makes Me Move

Days Forgotten

A Violin’s Cry for a Lake