Contemporary Still-life Paintings
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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Artist Comments
Artist Shuxing Fan paints a wine bottle, a water, pitcher, and an old-fashioned glass with dried flowers in classical style. He dep...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Clay, Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Birch, Paint, Acrylic, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic, Oil
1980s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Paper, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Clay, Linen, Acrylic, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
1960s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Paper, Wood, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Resin
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Orange and yellow candy-colored Gerbera daisies exploding on a nostalgic patterned blue background featuring pink flowers. Painted on Arches heavyweight oil primed paper, which can be framed with our without glass.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: Gerbera daisies, daisies, vase, floral, bouquet, flowers, still life, flora, representational, vintage, oil painting, orange
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
Artist Shuxing Fan pictures a classical still-life of a shiny kettle,various jars, and fragrant ripe pears. Soft white linen delic...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Paint, Board
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Impasto bouquet of roses, peonies and lilies. "I wanted to paint a vase of dreamy flowers with lots of whites," explains Judy Mackey. "The title stems from ha...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Paper, Acrylic