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La Mécanique des Fluides
Sozyone Gonzalez
Print - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
£711
Travellers - IV
Leo Labelle
Fine Art Drawings - 26.7 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 13 x 0.1 inch
£995
Strange Birds with a warm heart Nr 3 & 4
Jacqueline Schäfer
Painting - 30 x 48 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch
£889
Dime que esperabas (Emotion Cores. Coded paintings Series)
Imanol Marrodán
Painting - 29.4 x 47.5 x 1 cm Painting - 11.6 x 18.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,333 £1,066
Friche à Coney Island
André Boubounelle
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£3,555
Sticking to my post
Poren Huang
Sculpture - 33 x 42 x 53 cm Sculpture - 13 x 16.5 x 20.9 inch
£23,552
Gun
Philippe Huart
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£1,333
Composition en noir
Ladislas Kijno
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
£2,222
Petit bar à Kyoto - série voyage en Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£347
Intervallum - II
Gosha Karpowicz
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
£1,244
Silhouette abstraite - série métaux de récupération
Daniel Bligny
Sculpture - 48 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£755
Coquillages et Crustacés
Anmarie Léon
Painting - 46 x 43 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 16.9 x 0.8 inch
£1,689
Numerazione lineare
Paolo Iacchetti
Painting - 42 x 40 x 3.3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 15.7 x 1.3 inch
£3,199
The Spirit of the House
Tadas Gutauskas TaDas
Sculpture - 39 x 8 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch
£1,769
Thracian tulip (Tulipa thracica)
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£409
Minotaure Escape Game
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
£373
La Force de la Terre
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 21 x 31 x 2.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 12.2 x 1 inch
£1,777 £1,511
La touareg du Sahara
Ellis Zbinden
Painting - 50 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£2,666
Queen J
Alexandre Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£1,600
Clouds over the Tay Rail Bridge
Alastair Faulkner
Painting - 35 x 45 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 2 inch
£1,511
Dream World
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£1,506
Three Screams
Helen Warner
Painting - 40.5 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.9 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
£1,506 £1,281
Iris, Horta Blooming
Marc Brousse
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch
£1,777
Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) - Puyurru
Nazareth Collins Jangala
Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
£444
You look at me sadly, Nevo 1
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£133
Tableau et spectateur #18
Egor Plotnikov
Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 2.4 inch
£1,066
Jonny Hallyday
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£889
Cesto sin globo
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
£800
Tricky Town, the collapsed city. N°6
Oneartist
Sculpture - 15 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£702
Phénomènes, Untitled (Volcano eruption #5)
Marina Gadonneix
Photography - 29 x 22.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.1 inch
£124
Divergent paths #7
Christian Culver
Painting - 48.3 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 11 x 0.1 inch
£1,285
Photo painting combine I
Juan Jose Hoyos Quiles
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
£722
405 Under the sea, Painting, Acrylic on wood panel
Anne B Schwartz
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 0.8 inch
£1,099
Le touareg
Françoise Lapierre
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£533
Series The Image Of Mountain No.1
Bao-Hua Dang
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
£800 £680
Cubos Transparencia 2 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
£581
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Recent trends in contemporary art have meant that we've grown accustomed to large scale pieces, be that huge canvases, enormous sculptures, or giant installations.
However, the miniature has always been an important part of contemporary art. Be it paintings, sculpture, or photography as well as small format drawings, the reduced dimensions of the artwork puts new constraints on the artist, forcing them to develop their techniques and artistic finesse.
Jeff Wall, an American photographer known for his large scale photographic prints on huge illuminated boxes, has said that “the scale of a piece is not about the dimensions of it, but about the internal tensions within the composition".
Believe it or not, miniature pieces have many advantages. Smaller formats allow the artists to show off a different range of talents and techniques, and sometimes even create the impression of a much higher quality piece – such as engravings or prints. Creating a miniature is a sure sign of precision and skill.
They are also more practical to exhibit than the enormous artworks: we've all got a little space on a shelf ready to welcome a miniature sculpture, photo or drawing.
Another very practical aspect of miniatures is the myriad possibilities for display: you could put together a full shelf of statuettes, or even a dedicated framing wall – which is an increasingly popular method for display, and makes for the perfect decorative addition to a living room or bedroom. It's a mixed composition made up of an array of pieces – you guessed it – all on the same wall. The diminutive size of the miniatures also makes it easier to make sure your favourite pieces are displayed in pride of place.
Even artists who are known for their monumental works are slowly getting into miniatures, like Jeff Wall in his exhibition at the Cartier Foundation.
The miniature is making a big name for itself as a growing trend across the contemporary art world; from Gaspard Mitz, who creates tiny versions of the interiors of famous art galleries in his 'Box Stories', to the photography of Samsofy, who recreates scenes from daily life with miniscule Lego 'actors'.
Last but not least, the small scale of the pieces means that even big names come with small price tags, meaning that miniatures make excellent presents. So, go on, what are you waiting for? Browse our selection of miniature works now…