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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Print, Memories, Michael Gorban

Memories

Michael Gorban

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

$1,400

Print, Wordplay, Amy Nelder

Wordplay

Amy Nelder

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

$1,950

Painting, Afterparty, Amy Nelder

Afterparty

Amy Nelder

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 cm Painting - 36 x 36 inch

$14,500

Fine Art Drawings, Lemon season I, Karina Lara

Lemon season I

Karina Lara

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

$978

Fine Art Drawings, Home, Avishek Sen

Home

Avishek Sen

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

$1,037

Painting, Pantry, James Carter

Pantry

James Carter

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

$954

Painting, Le Guyaude, Graziella

Le Guyaude

Graziella

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

$536

Painting, Irises, Pavlenko Leonid

Irises

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$954

Painting, Lilac, Pavlenko Leonid

Lilac

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 70 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$894

Painting, Still life, Tamar Nazaryan

Still life

Tamar Nazaryan

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

$600 $480

Painting, Roses, Pavlenko Leonid

Roses

Pavlenko Leonid

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

$656

Painting, Tropical, Sergio Ceccotti

Tropical

Sergio Ceccotti

Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,338

Painting, From Past, Pavlenko Leonid

From Past

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,788

Painting, Earthly, Pavlenko Leonid

Earthly

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 75 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,252

Print, Orchidpop, Amy Nelder

Orchidpop

Amy Nelder

Print - 121.9 x 76.2 cm Print - 48 x 30 inch

$2,500

Painting, Peonies, Oksana Ivanyuk

Peonies

Oksana Ivanyuk

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$656