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To me, you are perfect
Luise Juliana Ellerbrock
Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,502
The Breaking Point
Petra Schonova
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,367
Confessions rétro-éclairées
Thomas Wolfgang Baenke
Painting - 40.5 x 29.5 cm Painting - 15.9 x 11.6 inch
£2,222
Girl in the city (Double)
Esboner
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£1,600
Beauty and the Beast
Elena Samarsky
Painting - 40.6 x 30.4 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch
£1,573
Happy series bubble gum two
Sung Lee (Australia)
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
£106
Absorbing reading
Pablo Echaurren
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
£1,066
Look at the sky turned a hell fire red
Model Rice
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£444
Cambodge, Prey Nup, Bantei Prey, jeune fille
Eric Benard
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£578
Tallulah Bankhead
Paloma Castello
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
£415
Sans titre
Pépé Vignes
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
£791
Paysage abstrait - série paysage et musique
Teresa Pisani
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£667
Brique de gomme - Mur de l'effacement
Yazid Oulab
Sculpture - 4 x 28 x 9 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 11 x 3.5 inch
£89
Mar de nuestros Ancestros
Delia Montanha
Painting - 30 x 26 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
£533
Un petit coin de paradis - Composition papier
Frédérique Hatier
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,111
Sans titre
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£1,066
Black Sea Beach
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.3 x 0 inch
£2,488
Red Sky in the Morning
Maurice Sapiro
Painting - 40.6 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 18 x 2 inch
£2,400
Fade to Black
Michael Alan
Painting - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 9 x 0.04 inch
£1,659 £1,410
Sans titre (192)
Zwy Milshtein
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
£1,333
Angel Descending the Staircase, Painting on Canvas
a.muse
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 cm Painting - 15 x 11 inch
£1,493
Dans les champs N7
Evgeniya Buravleva
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
£427
Sans titre
Rosemarie Koczy
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.4 inch
£1,333
Sans titre
Serge Charchoune
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 28.3 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 11.1 x 0 inch
£800
Département des maladies infectieuses
Evgeny Byutenko
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
£1,155
Pertinance
Casper Versluis
Sculpture - 48.5 x 24.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 9.6 x 7.3 inch
£1,600 £1,360
Peace and Meeples
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
£222
We Used to Believe in Story
Yi Zhang
Painting - 15 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Venise de Chine Suzhou Chinese Venise 1986
Wu Biduan
Print - 32 x 25 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
£880
Pour le Livre des Livres
Jean Bazaine
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Céréales 3
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 40 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
£311 £280
Jardins villa Barbarigo (Série reflets)
Ellen Geerts
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£622
Two Women
Paul César Helleu
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£8,443
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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…