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!
Tamar Nazaryan
Still life with pomegranates
Tamar Nazaryan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$750
Still life with fruits-1
Tamar Nazaryan
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$600
Michael Gorban
A Woman on a Blitch
Michael Gorban
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$3,873
Paper Boat on Window Sill
Michael Gorban
Painting - 102 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,371
Still Life with Lemons
Michael Gorban
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,416
Still life with Lemon
Michael Gorban
Painting - 32 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,129
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
On the Kitchen Table 14
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
Poppies - digital still life
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Print - 135 x 300 x 0.3 cm Print - 53.1 x 118.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,319
On the Kitchen Table 17
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
On the Kitchen Table 15
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
On the Kitchen Table 16
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
On the Kitchen Table §13
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
On the Kitchen Table §19
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
On the Kitchen Table 20
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,328
Mun-Hyun Cho
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 162 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 63.8 x 0.1 inch
$16,597
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Painting - 65.2 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 25.7 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch
$4,979
Moon Jar-Coexistence
Mun-Hyun Cho
Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 162 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 63.8 x 0.1 inch
$16,597
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Painting - 45 x 84 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,319
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 84 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,319
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 72.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 28.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,319
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Painting - 65.2 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 25.7 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch
$4,979
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 259 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 102 x 1.2 inch
$24,343
Larry Snider
Still Life (Birds)
Larry Snider
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$332
Still life (objects)
Larry Snider
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$332
Still Life (Artichoke)
Larry Snider
Photography - 56 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,660
Young Monk in Tree
Larry Snider
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$400
Japanese Landscape #1
Larry Snider
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 inch
$400
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Corn Flowers
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,324
Still Life With Pomegranates
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,324
Flowers For Mom
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,992
Stolen childhood
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,532
Seila Otxandiano
Entre dos luces
Seila Otxandiano
Painting - 120 x 120 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 3.1 inch
$1,992
Sol en la noche
Seila Otxandiano
Painting - 72 x 92 x 12 cm Painting - 28.3 x 36.2 x 4.7 inch
$1,106
Zhirayr Khachatryan
The Old Country Refuge
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$600
Midnight poppies
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$250
Metamorphosis in Motion
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$180
RESPLENDENT WINGS
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$180
Pomegranates and Pottery
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$300
Solitary Splendor
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$340
Harmony in yellow
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 45 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$360
James Carter
Eugenia Toledo Aragon
Pommes de terre
Eugenia Toledo Aragon
Painting - 96 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,545
Femme au jardin
Eugenia Toledo Aragon
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,324
L'armes d'or
Eugenia Toledo Aragon
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,324
Deux femmes allongées derrière les arbres
Eugenia Toledo Aragon
Painting - 116 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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