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Zig Zag ref BDNW8096
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
£578
Study of all the lost faces-2
Koh Gi
Painting - 45.5 x 37.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17.9 x 14.9 x 0.8 inch
£1,729
En Compagnie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£1,600
Paranoïd #11
David De Beyter
Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
£311
Borough Station 1
Michael Wallner
Photography - 38 x 48 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
£495
Donna face à la Tramontane
Millan Garayalde
Sculpture - 40 x 11 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 4.3 x 2.4 inch
£1,955
L’illusion d’une fausse répétition
Ismael Senties
Painting - 45 x 45 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 inch
£853
Jeu d'écriture (rouge) - 1 | Writing game (red) - 1
Eric Pature
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
£978
A l'ombre des branches
Alison Bignon
Painting - 41 x 28 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 11 x 0.1 inch
£1,431
Un petit bout de femme N° 2
Élisabeth Gineste (Sitelle)
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£471
Cornwall Beach retreat
Gary Westall
Painting - 40.1 x 40.1 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.8 x 15.8 x 0.6 inch
£788
Untitled - Man of color Series
Harold Smith
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 0.3 inch
£444
Anecdote of the Light
Olomola Tobi
Painting - 50.8 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 inch
£1,327
Champs de blé au pied du Salève
Harry Urban
Painting - 26.5 x 38.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.4 x 15.2 x 0.2 inch
£464
Série Camargue
Stefan Hoareau
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£531
Fractale 2
Béatrice Bescond
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 15.4 inch
£667
Quiet Reflections – Avocet and Chicks
Clive Meredith
Painting - 41 x 43 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch
£795
Salle d'attente à l'hospice
Jörg Hermle
Painting - 33 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,200
Manufactura 3
Oriol Texidor
Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
£1,120
Jim Morrison - The Doors, 1967
James Fortune
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.05 inch
£1,078
Heroic landscape
Tatjana Rusakova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£1,160
Synthetic flower of patience
Harita Asumani
Sculpture - 42 x 35 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 13.8 x 3.1 inch
£1,377
Monkey with banana
Harita Asumani
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,511
La bombasse orange Keith Haring
Capocci
Sculpture - 30 x 28 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11 x 2 inch
£1,066
Orange evening
Maksym Kisilov
Fine Art Drawings - 35.8 x 47.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.1 x 18.8 x 1 inch
£746
Sculpture lumineuse A104
Maryam Hatami
Design - 40 x 36 x 15 cm Design - 15.7 x 14.2 x 5.9 inch
£1,333
Decoration
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£489
Blue Scene
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Painting - 24.5 x 36.5 x 2 cm Painting - 9.6 x 14.4 x 0.8 inch
£667
AWD XL Black
Ashley Wood
Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.7 x 12 x 0.8 inch
£1,600
La Sainte-Victoire
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 inch
£444
Draw the table Ukiyo Folds
Fan Hong
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
£489
Framed Color Face II
Jens-Christian Wittig
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
£3,732
Bouquet en fleurs
Gian Rodolfo D'Accardi
Painting - 49 x 34 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
£474
Une beauté thaïlandaise aux cheveux longs devant sa table de maquillage
The opium smoking white elephant
Painting - 50 x 40 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
£978
Gutenberg et l'invention de l'imprimerie
Franco Meneguzzo
Painting - 36 x 40.5 x 2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 15.9 x 0.8 inch
£728
Les Mange-Peurs, La Nuit + Collage
Olivier Tenedor
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13 x 0.4 inch
£178
We are all interconnected
Bless Parco Rodriguez
Painting - 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
£533
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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…