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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Fabric, Paint, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Artist Comments
Part of artist Rachel Srinivasan's Abstract Cubist Coffee series. Utilizing oil on canvas, Rachel creates layers upon layers of cafetieres echoing two of its ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Gold, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Raw Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Mylar, Panel
Artist Comments
Blue poppies sway with the gentle breeze under a moonlit night sky. Inspired by her imagination, artist Natalie George paints a dreamy scene with soothing coo...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
This painting is a part of my ongoing series of coffee paintings. This painting is unique because it's focusing in on the inner bliss that coffee brings the c...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
Inspired by the colors of the southwest sunset and Georgia O'Keeffe, artist Rachel Srinivasan creates a repeated pattern of cafetieres against pink and orange...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Layers of abstract flowers in saturated colors of red, purple, blue and green, with pops of yellow and orange. As Ruth-Anne created this piece, she wiped out ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
1980s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. ~ Aristotle I love a classic floral painting, and here is...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
This is the third magnolia flower I painted in this style. A big, bold single flower is what I wanted to paint. I used a palette knife, and this piece has a l...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Encaustic, Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Artist Comments
A modernist painting part of artist Rachel Srinivasan's Cubist Coffee series. For these pieces, Rachel studies her extensive collection of cafetieres that she keeps in her studio. "The work is inspired by Modernism, Cubism, and even architecture," says Rachel. "It reminds me of the years I lived in Italy."
About the Artist
For Rachel Srinivasan, an idea is worth putting on a canvas only if it still feels exciting after a few days. Rachel enjoys mulling the idea over in her mind for some time before creating an artwork. She hopes viewers will engage with her work and wonder about the subject matter, shapes and colors. "My current work is all about creating a connection between the person on the canvas with the viewer," she explains. She prefers large paintings and sometimes even makes her own canvases. She currently lives in Arizona and enjoys baking rhubarb pies, reading, running and going to art museums.
Words that describe this painting: coffee, moka...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
This is a painting of abstracted coffee makers and is painted around the sides of the canvas.
About the Artist
For Rachel Srinivasan, an idea is wo...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf