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

Viburnum bush

Evening bel

Crimson Autumn

Village in winter

Summer days in the village

Dressed in crimson

Geese in the fields

Rainbow after the rain

Blooming spring

Behind the village

Summer flowers

Quiet evening in the yard

Lilac on the bench

Beyond the horizon

Relaxing in the garden

Blooming spring

Bouquet of flowers

Daffodils

Blooming garden

In the evening in the cold

It was raining

Before the storm

Moonlit night

Morning

The ice was binding

Spring is coming soon

Backwater

Warm evening

Autumn day

Cold wind

Sunflower field

Winter day

Evening ray

In the evening

Winter evening

Evening

Sunny day

Across the steppe

In the courtyard

Frosty evening

In the village

Lonely

Winter

Bronce

Nature is resting

Sunday

A Good Night in Red

Golden Pears

Dessert First

Sorry I can't come to the phone right now, I'm Lysoling my bananas

Your Kitchen, Or Mine?

After the Black and White Ball

Soles de otoño

Súper Nova

Sol en la noche

Magna

The more you peel....

Shadow's Roar

Autumn By The River

By The River

Sunrise

Purple Flowers on window Sill

Paper Airplane

Abstract Creation

Still Life with Apples

Landscape Santorini