Poetry of Daily Life
The tradition of depicting everyday life in art dates back to the 17th century in Europe, when artists turned away from idealized depictions of royalty and classical figures. These artists instead created representations of contemporary life and ordinary people, known as “genre painting." With the elimination of any imagined or idealized content, genre paintings were rooted in the reality of modern life.
Since this period, artists have turned increasingly to the contemporary world as artistic inspiration. From photography to painting to fine art drawing, artists of diverse forms and styles look for the beauty in their present, lived reality as the principal source of inspiration for their work. Some of our current favorite artists inspired by the everyday include Jean-Christophe Béchet, whose photographs capture candid moments in both urban and natural settings, and Isabelle Lebret, who illustrates the poetry of the human form in her monochrome portrait paintings. Discover the works of these artists among many others inspired by the poetry of everyday life, today!
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What are your Neighbours Doing Next?
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 60.6 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 23.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
A Cat Bringing Night
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 36.4 x 51.5 x 3 cm Painting - 14.3 x 20.3 x 1.2 inch
€900
Moulin Rouge Mermaid - Signed Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
€1,200
Moulin Rouge Mermaid - Signed Limited Edition
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€895
Waiting for the big wave
Fabrizio Alzati
Photography - 20 x 27 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10.6 inch
€350
Love Parade, Tartu, Estonia
Marco Bulgarelli
Photography - 28 x 18.67 cm Photography - 11 x 7.4 inch
€400
La cavalière
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
L'île aux dames
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 31 x 21 x 2 cm Photography - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
€300
Looking For The White With No Foot Print
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 22.7 x 15.8 x 3 cm Painting - 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inch
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Subtropical Highnoon
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 45.5 x 33.3 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
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Look Behind You, the Stars are Falling
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 33.3 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 13.1 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
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L'apero Medeterranean
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 60.6 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 23.9 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
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Asortment of Fruits
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 51.5 x 36.4 x 3 cm Painting - 20.3 x 14.3 x 1.2 inch
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Open Locks, Whoever Knocks
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch
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Handsome stockings
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 33.3 x 24.2 x 3 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.5 x 1.2 inch
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A person who announces the flower blooming season
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
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