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Contemporary Still-life Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Ocean without a Shore (Grey)
By Do Byung-Kyu
Located in New York, NY
The medium of choice for Do Byung-Kyu, born in Cheonan, Korea, is dolls: they are both his conceptions and his physical expression. At the same time dolls are also the perfect tool for communicating the artist’s inner self. Expressing himself by means of dolls liberates Do from the restrictions of the mundane world. By embodying in the form of dolls his actions and thoughts, dreams and desires, and even the instincts lying in the depths of the subconscious, he transcends the secular boundaries. Dolls are his alter ego, his other self that he can construct precisely the way he wants. Sublimating the experiences and memories from his youth into various subjects of desire, Do uses dolls to paint a descriptive picture of the ambiguous feelings of contradictions from his childhood when he would abuse and kill a plaything, for example a frog, then bury the body in solemn mourning over its death. These sexual or violent games from his childhood are not likely to be limited to Do’s experiences alone. Most of us can vaguely remember indulging in sadistic acts of sexual love against a doll. Rising above a child’s simple curiosity, it is an intuitive game of the senses we play by ourselves. In a number of Do’s paintings, sticky liquid can be observed dripping down a doll’s face. This brings back recollections of the life inside our mothers’ womb where we were also enveloped by mucous waters, like the amniotic fluid. It refuses contact with the anything, and nothing wants to touch it either. The shape of such a mucous liquid is a protective layer sheltering the intrinsic identity and desires of man. It is also a substitution that satisfies the ego’s instincts otherwise suppressed by social norms. The dolls’ eyes...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ocean without a Shore (Grey)

Do Byung-Kyu
Ocean without a Shore (Grey), 2012

Sour Kiss
By Douglas Alvarez
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on canvas.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sour Kiss

Douglas Alvarez
Sour Kiss, 2020

Bite
By Douglas Alvarez
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on canvas.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bite

Douglas Alvarez
Bite, 2020

Cherry On Top
By Douglas Alvarez
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on wood.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Cherry On Top

Douglas Alvarez
Cherry On Top, 2020

The Life of Rose Buds, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Blushing pink roses unfurl amongst young delicate buds. Artist Hilary Gomes captured the floral display as they were greeted by the morning light. She painted the scene from the Filoli Gardens at the Filoli Historic House and Garden in California. Hilary starts her process with a raw umber underpainting on textured linen that adds a touch of character to the piece. She then paints with an indirect oil painting method using a naturalistic palette. "The painting symbolizes the start of love."


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: floral, flower, botanical, rose, beauty, small, Daniel Keys, Dennis Perrin, Richard Schmid, Robin Cole, Laurie...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Life of Rose Buds, Oil Painting
The Life of Rose Buds, Oil Painting

Hilary Gomes
The Life of Rose Buds, Oil Painting, 2021

Two Roses, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The painting symbolizes romantic love," shares artist Hilary Gomes. Velvety blossoms in pink and red are in full display under the warm rays of the summer sun. Hilary captures the scene from the Filoli Gardens at the Filoli Historic House and Garden in California. She starts her process with a raw umber underpainting on textured linen that adds a touch of character to the piece. She then paints with an indirect oil painting method using a soft natural palette.


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: floral, flower, botanical, rose, beauty, small, Daniel Keys, Dennis Perrin, Richard Schmid, Robin Cole, Laurie Kersey...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two Roses, Oil Painting
Two Roses, Oil Painting

Hilary Gomes
Two Roses, Oil Painting, 2021

Two Vintage Rose, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A dreamy display of two pink roses warmed by the morning sun. Artist Hilary Gomes captured the scene from the Filoli Gardens at the Filoli Historic House and Garden in California. She starts her process with a raw umber underpainting on textured linen that adds a touch of character to the piece. She then paints with an indirect oil painting method using a soft and natural palette with balanced contrast. "This painting of two roses symbolizes true love."


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: floral, flower, botanical, rose, beauty, small, Daniel Keys, Dennis Perrin, Richard Schmid, Robin Cole, Laurie Kersey...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two Vintage Rose, Oil Painting
Two Vintage Rose, Oil Painting

Hilary Gomes
Two Vintage Rose, Oil Painting, 2021

Clams #19 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Shells with Gold Leaf)
By Matthew Hopkins
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clams #19" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021 Oil on panel 6x8 inches 9.5x11.5 inches framed Matthew Hopkins corrals commonplace, household objects as the subject of his charming, often miniature depictions in oil. In a recent series, Hopkins turns to the sea to gathers up clam shells, a fascinating shape produced in nature, where similar to snowflakes, no two are the same. Hopkins infuses texture, light and shadow into these uniquely painted gems, and tops off each one with a bit of 24 carat gold leaf! The painting is complimented with a traditional gold frame that can be hung or propped on a tabletop. Ideal for your entryway, or as an enviable gift for a fellow fan of traditional still life painting...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clams #19 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Shells with Gold Leaf)
Clams #19 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Shells with Gold Leaf)

Matthew Hopkins
Clams #19 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Shells with Gold Leaf), 2021

Clams #20 (Contemporary Realist Still Life in Oil of Clam Shell, Gold Leaf)
By Matthew Hopkins
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clams #20" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021 Oil on panel 6x8 inches 9.5x11.5 inches framed Matthew Hopkins corrals commonplace, household objects as the subject of his charming, often min...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clams #20 (Contemporary Realist Still Life in Oil of Clam Shell, Gold Leaf)
Clams #20 (Contemporary Realist Still Life in Oil of Clam Shell, Gold Leaf)

Matthew Hopkins
Clams #20 (Contemporary Realist Still Life in Oil of Clam Shell, Gold Leaf), 2021

Textile wall hanging: 'Desire is Acidic'
By Juliet Martin
Located in New York, NY
Juliet Martin sculpts fiber memoirs. She combines weaving, writing, and illustration to tell her stories. She uses humor as a sling for heavy subjects. Making a joke to convey a seri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paint, Inkjet

Textile wall hanging: 'Desire is Acidic'
Textile wall hanging: 'Desire is Acidic'

Juliet Martin
Textile wall hanging: 'Desire is Acidic', 2021

"Flowers in Pink Vase" Oil on Canvas, Still-Life Painting, Rich Pinks & Greens
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Artis Lane’s “Flowers in a Pink Vase” fills the canvas with the breathtaking beauty of colors and with the dynamic energy of their movement. The subject of the flower has captured th...
Category

1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Flowers in Pink Vase" Oil on Canvas, Still-Life Painting, Rich Pinks & Greens
"Flowers in Pink Vase" Oil on Canvas, Still-Life Painting, Rich Pinks & Greens

Artis Lane
"Flowers in Pink Vase" Oil on Canvas, Still-Life Painting, Rich Pinks & Greens, 1974

Los Angeles Public Library (R78.33H, Handel)
By Xiaoze Xie
Located in New York, NY
Los Angeles Public Library (R78.33H, Handel) 2009 Signed and dated, verso Oil on canvas 40 x 67 inches (101.6 x 170.2 cm) Contact galler...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Los Angeles Public Library (R78.33H, Handel)

Xiaoze Xie
Los Angeles Public Library (R78.33H, Handel), 2009

Bed
By Jacob Collins
Located in New York, NY
Signed at lower right: COLLINS '08 A leading figure in the contemporary revival of classical painting, Jacob Collins was born and received his formal training in New York, and also ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bed
Bed

Jacob Collins
Bed, 2008

Nikon
Located in Gloucester, MA
Peter Lyons’s still lifes self-consciously participate in the tradition of religious icons, which embody a measure of the divinity they depict. The painted...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Nikon
Nikon

Peter Lyons
Nikon, 2019

Still Life with Pomegranate, Figs and Wheat
By David Ligare
Located in New York, NY
SAPERE AUDE. Dare to be wise. Immanuel Kant’s directive is embodied in the work of David Ligare. For forty years, Ligare has dedicated his work to classi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Still Life with Pomegranate, Figs and Wheat
Still Life with Pomegranate, Figs and Wheat

David Ligare
Still Life with Pomegranate, Figs and Wheat , 2021

"Flower Pot", still life, retro, ready to hang, high chroma, oil painting
By Jill Pottle
Located in Natick, MA
Jill Pottle’s still life titled “Flower Pot” is part of a series of three and it can be sold with or without its partners, “Copper Pot” and “Hostess.” In this 16 x 20 x 1.5 inch oil painting on stretched canvas with an oil base coat, her delight in oil painting this highly reflective retro object...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Flower Pot", still life, retro, ready to hang, high chroma, oil painting
"Flower Pot", still life, retro, ready to hang, high chroma, oil painting

Jill Pottle
"Flower Pot", still life, retro, ready to hang, high chroma, oil painting, 2018

"Copper Pot", contemporary, still life, retro, high chroma, oil painting
By Jill Pottle
Located in Natick, MA
Jill Pottle’s still life titled “Copper Pot” is part of a series of three and it can be sold with or without its partners, “Flower Pot” and “Hostess.” In t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Copper Pot", contemporary, still life, retro, high chroma, oil painting
"Copper Pot", contemporary, still life, retro, high chroma, oil painting

Jill Pottle
"Copper Pot", contemporary, still life, retro, high chroma, oil painting, 2018

"FRIENDSHIP" Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Valery Mishin
By Valery Mishin
Located in Culver City, CA
"FRIENDSHIP" Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Valery Mishin Valery Mishin was born in Simferopol in 1939. He graduated from the Sverdlovsk Art College in 1962, and the Mukhins Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry, painting faculty, in 1968. He is a member of the Artists Union of Russia, a member of the UNESCO International Federation of Artists. He is one of the greatest masters of modern art. Valery Mishin is engaged in easel graphics, book graphics, and printing, paintings, objects, installations, ex-libris. He has participated in more than 300 exhibitions in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities, as well as abroad - in Warsaw, Ghent, London, Mainz, Mexico City, Paris, Stockholm, etc. since 1966. More than 20 of them are one-man exhibitions including the one in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manege". He is a prize-winner of several foreign exhibitions. He was awarded the special prize of the House of Humour and Satire in Gabrovo in 1987, Grand Prix of the I International Biennial of Graphic Art in St. Petersburg in 2002. The artist has illustrated and designed over 50 books. Following the tradition of modernism in his work, Valery Mishin is extraordinarily diverse in book graphics and ex-libris. Some of his illustrations are made traditionally, others are conceptual, some are created in the method that the artist himself called "ReRealizm" or "Off-realism" (from the English. «ReRe» «Residual Realism»). The artist makes prints from real objects, plants, fish and creates a variety of compositions, turning these items into the plane of the sheet. His illustrations to "The Queen of Spades" by A. Pushkin and "Dzhakomeron" by T. Bukovskaya, which were made especially for the publishing house "Rare Books from St. Petersburg", are recognized now as a classic of book illustration art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"FRIENDSHIP" Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Valery Mishin

Valery Mishin
"FRIENDSHIP" Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Valery Mishin, 2019

Rolleiflex (Triptych)
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on three canvases Signed, verso 43.3 x 29.5 inches, each 43.3 x 88.6 inches, overall This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rolleiflex (Triptych)

Fabio Torre
Rolleiflex (Triptych), 2019

Mamiya A1
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Mamiya A1

Fabio Torre
Mamiya A1, 2019

Mamiya B2
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Mamiya B2

Fabio Torre
Mamiya B2, 2019

Hasselblad 1
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Hasselblad 1

Fabio Torre
Hasselblad 1, 2019

Hasselblad 3
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Hasselblad 3

Fabio Torre
Hasselblad 3, 2019

Hasselblad 12
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Hasselblad 12

Fabio Torre
Hasselblad 12, 2019

Cement Tulips
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Cement Tulips" is a Darius Yektai painting, using wet cement as paint, directly onto canvas. When painting with cement, you only have a short amount of time to work with the materi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Concrete

Cement Tulips
Cement Tulips

Darius Yektai
Cement Tulips, 2019

Painting some Mountains
By Hendrikji Kuehne and Beat Klein
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hendrikji Kuehne and Beat Klein Title: Painting some Mountains Medium: Collaged from Art Postcards Size: 19.75” x 27.5” Year: 2012 Selected Exhibitions: 2018 Graf & Schelble G...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Postcard

Painting some Mountains

Hendrikji Kuehne and Beat Klein
Painting some Mountains, 2012

Tom and Jerry and The Jelly Invader
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original Oil, oil enamel, aloud and polyurethane on canvas by American contemporary artist A.J. Fries. This series of Sex Toy Paintings was exhibited at H...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Tom and Jerry and The Jelly Invader
Tom and Jerry and The Jelly Invader

A.J. Fries
Tom and Jerry and The Jelly Invader, 2003

The Last Balloon, oil on canvas, pop-surrealism figurative painting, w harlequin
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

The Last Balloon, oil on canvas, pop-surrealism figurative painting, w harlequin
The Last Balloon, oil on canvas, pop-surrealism figurative painting, w harlequin

Michele Mikesell
The Last Balloon, oil on canvas, pop-surrealism figurative painting, w harlequin, 2017

Anima (Red Bird)
By Barnaby Fitzgerald
Located in Dallas, TX
About Barnaby Fitzgerald’s work, the scholar Frederick Turner writes, “Fitzgerald’s outrageously gorgeous paintings are a guilty pleasure - yet the guilt is unnecessary, for they do ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Anima (Red Bird)

Barnaby Fitzgerald
Anima (Red Bird), 2013

The Good day
By Jane Smaldone
Located in Lincoln, MA
Smaldone’s magical paintings combine her long-standing interest in still-life, portraiture, and landscape, interweaving the genres into a highly personal style. Inspired by art his...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

The Good day
The Good day

Jane Smaldone
The Good day, 2016

The Stamp
By Nikos Kanarelis
Located in New York, NY
Nikos Kanarelis The Stamp, 2015 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Stamp
The Stamp

Nikos Kanarelis
The Stamp, 2015

Self-Pollinating Flower I
By Donald Saaf
Located in Lincoln, MA
The landscapes and figures in Donald Saaf’s paintings are inspired, in many ways, by his own life and family. Working in oil, gouache, and collage, Saaf’s work features vibrant color...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Self-Pollinating Flower I

Donald Saaf
Self-Pollinating Flower I, 2014

Self-Pollinating Flower II
By Donald Saaf
Located in Lincoln, MA
The landscapes and figures in Donald Saaf’s paintings are inspired, in many ways, by his own life and family. Working in oil, gouache, and collage, Saaf’s work features vibrant color...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Self-Pollinating Flower II

Donald Saaf
Self-Pollinating Flower II, 2014

The Blue Hour
By Sterling Mulbry
Located in Lincoln, MA
Sterling Mulbry"s oil paintings on wood panel present landscapes inspired by tropical vistas are viewed through sun-faded, slatted wooden shutters with succulent mangoes, lemons and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

The Blue Hour

Sterling Mulbry
The Blue Hour, 2014

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Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary still-life paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jennifer Hornyak, Andrea Stajan-Ferkul, Zhang Wei Guang, and Marc Zimmerman. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 1.25 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $102 and tops out at $1,023,500, while the average work sells for $3,010.

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