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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Painting, Giverny, Neonilla Medvedeva

Neonilla Medvedeva

Painting - 57 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 22.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,127

Fine Art Drawings, Lemon season I, Karina Lara

Karina Lara

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 19.7 inch

£739

Print, Memories, Michael Gorban

Michael Gorban

Print - 76.2 x 61 x 5.1 cm Print - 30 x 24 x 2 inch

£1,083

Painting, Sunlit Path, Stepan Ohanyan

Stepan Ohanyan

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£542

Fine Art Drawings, Home, Avishek Sen

Avishek Sen

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 17.8 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7 x 0.4 inch

£784

Painting, Country Bread, Enzo Montana

Enzo Montana

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,533

Print, Wordplay, Amy Nelder

Amy Nelder

Print - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Print - 30 x 40 inch

£1,509

Painting, Paysage, Edouard Arthur

Edouard Arthur

Painting - 45 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,443

Print, Untitled, Mario Bedini

Mario Bedini

Print - 80.5 x 60.5 cm Print - 31.7 x 23.8 inch

£361

Painting, Primorsko, Ivan Russev

Ivan Russev

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

£478

Painting, Pantry, James Carter

James Carter

Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 2 inch

£721

Painting, Le Guyaude, Graziella

Graziella

Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

£406

Photography, Landscape, Larry Snider

Larry Snider

Photography - 33 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch

£619

Painting, Irises, Neonilla Medvedeva

Neonilla Medvedeva

Painting - 65 x 47 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.5 x 2 inch

£856

Painting, Still life, Tamar Nazaryan

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£464

Painting, Roses, Pavlenko Leonid

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£496

Painting, Silver Day, Pavlenko Leonid

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 46 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

£541

Print, Les Amants, René Magritte

René Magritte

Print - 45 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£631