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.
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A Good Night in Red
Amy Nelder
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€20,479
Sorry I can't come to the phone right now, I'm Lysoling my bananas
Amy Nelder
Print - 61 x 61 cm Print - 24 x 24 inch
€1,183
The more you peel....
Avishek Sen
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 31 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
€1,700
Autumn By The River
Michael Gorban
Painting - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,980
Purple Flowers on window Sill
Michael Gorban
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€3,740
Abstract Creation
Michael Gorban
Painting - 80 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,790
Still Life with Apples
Zhang Wei Guang
Painting - 29 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€5,000
Landscape Santorini
Andreas Charalambous
Painting - 59 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Above the autumn lake
Oksana Ivanyuk
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€225
Still life with plums and apricot
Tamar Nazaryan
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€127 €102
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Painting - 45 x 84 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Painting - 65.2 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 25.7 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
Sol en la noche
Seila Otxandiano
Painting - 72 x 92 x 12 cm Painting - 28.3 x 36.2 x 4.7 inch
€1,000
Nacha. Portrait
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,275
Back Lighting Window.
Dora Franco
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€2,275
Mis avatares (díptico)
Seila Otxandiano
Painting - 180 x 100 x 12 cm Painting - 70.9 x 39.4 x 4.7 inch
€2,700
Manolas. From the color fashion series
Dora Franco
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€2,275
Even in the middle of winter
Oksana Ivanyuk
Painting - 12 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 4.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
€335
In the shadow of the sedges
Oksana Ivanyuk
Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€320
Grandma Natalka's yard
Oksana Ivanyuk
Painting - 20 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
€315
Still life of Makovia
Oksana Ivanyuk
Painting - 30 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€235