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

Oranges on Table

Oranges in a Bowl

Cherries

Green apples

Breakfast

Cherries on the table

Vase and Egg

Cherries

Cup with Strawberries

Landscape with a moon jar

Landscape with a Moon Jar

Landscape with a Moon Jar

Landscape with a Moon Jar

Landscape with a Moon Jar

Hello Seoul

Viburnum on the table

Easter

Red viburnum

Daisies

Red viburnum

Vegetable still life

Sunflowers

Asters

Aster Flowers

Viburnum on the Table

Rural Still Life

Morning flowers

Mother's flowers

Sunflowers

Easter is coming soon

Flowers

Flowers

Extravaganza of flowers

Red poppies

Poppy on a chair

Morning

Extravaganza of flowers

Still life on the window

Rural still life

Bread on the table

Easter days

Dandelions

Sunday Morning Donut Run

Bigger than Warhol

Limones con Cuchara. From The Bodegones series

Peras en almíbar de vino rojo II and Peras con cortina marroquí. Diptych

Mandarinas and Tomates con Limones, Diptych

Manhattans in Red

Kitchen Secrets

Candy and Margaritas

Fertility and Resurrection #2

Snacktime

Nabos. From The Bodegones series

Berenjenas. From The Bodegones series

Landscape with a Moon Jar

Landscape with a Moon Jar

On the Kitchen Table 6

On the Kitchen Table 5

On the Kitchen Table 4

On the Kitchen Table 2

On the Kitchen Table 3

On the Kitchen Table 12

On the Kitchen Table 1

Strawberries

Peras con bandeja I. From the bodegon series

Limones II. From "Bodegon" Series