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Personnages de manga n°1
Akemi Takada
Painting - 39 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$918
El Bien contra el Mal / Ceramics Mexican Folk Art Clay
Enedina Vasquez Cruz
Sculpture - 49 x 47 x 34 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 18.5 x 13.4 inch
$3,000
Rome from the Victoriano
Kenny Harris
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 6.4 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 2.5 inch
$2,000
Big ban intimate phenomena lamp
Gio Tirotto
Design - 37 x 35 x 44 cm Design - 14.6 x 13.8 x 17.3 inch
$5,394
Night Car (Near Sphere)
Eliot Greenwald
Painting - 43.2 x 41.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,998
Flowers Red
Emma Donaldson
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$56
Vidas - Aletas
Angela Castro (Fenix)
Sculpture - 39 x 39 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 15.4 x 2 inch
$2,809
Bleu gris
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,259
Bicycle, Painting, Oil on Paper
Jan Willem Versteeg
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$439
Brighton Wave No.1
Christopher A. Jackson
Painting - 33 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,742
Les invisibles, La Plage, Calais
Aglaé Bory
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$787
Feminine Figure
Roberto Melli
Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,922 $2,629
Quinze
Emeline Piot
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,933
François Mitterrand à Solutré
Patrick Artinian
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$787
Douceur de vivre a Sanary
Pierre-Jean Llado
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,686
Portrait of a Man
Ildebrando Urbani
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 21.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$337 $303
Noblewoman (The Red Glove)
Eliano Fantuzzi
Painting - 44 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$3,933
Champ de meules de paille 05
Laurent Chabot
Photography - 26 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$562
All Mixed Up
Danny J. Martinez Van Dame One
Painting - 30 x 24 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,259
Tombée du ciel, Série Voyage en confinement
Marie Donnève
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$753
Célest
Isabelle Goudin Pincin (Bizabo)
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$775
Bodegón eléctrico (Print)
Jose Manuel Merello
Print - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$337
Capharnaüm #2
Fonk
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$202
Sculpture lumineuse TA 206
Amélie Baudin
Design - 42 x 21 x 21 cm Design - 16.5 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$3,259
Pikilyi Jukurrpa (Vaughan springs dreaming)
Grace Butcher Napangardi
Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$562
Crabe de vase (Eurytium limosum)
Teuthis
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,461
Failles #01 Irlande
Tano SHIMI
Photography - 42 x 29.5 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.4 inch
$90 $67
Vasarely Material Archives
Oran Hoffmann
Photography - 29 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
$157
Mr et Mme Hulot - Photographie scène de vie en bord de mer
Denis Morel
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$494
Biagio 282 Table Lamp
Tobia Scarpa
Design - 39 x 13.5 x 39 cm Design - 15.4 x 5.3 x 15.4 inch
$7,304 $6,208
Gardiner's Park
Jonathan Van Brunt
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
$3,770
Everything is Going to be Alright (Work No. 3531)
Martin Creed
Print - 29.8 x 41.9 cm Print - 11.75 x 16.5 inch
$3,500
Coquelicots et soucis
Michel Vezinet
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Grand nord russe - Lonely tree
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,011
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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…