Contemporary Still-life Photography
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
Quarantine #55 (Day #70)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #28 (Day #34)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #36 (Day #300)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #41 (Day #309)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #16 (Day #199)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #2 (Day #105)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #10 (Day #183)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #3 (Day #118)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Self-Portrait with Mirror - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Self-portrait with Mirror, 2019, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm,
Digital Print based on a Polaroid photograph on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signature label...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Pandemic #65
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #56
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #57
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #78
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #70
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine 15 1/2
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #32 (Day #289)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #54 (Day #327)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #55 (Day #328)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #49
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #111
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #74
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black Tulips
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #60
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #113
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #94
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #93
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pandemic #82
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Peony
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,200
Fungi
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,200
Apple Green
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Weening
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Geranium
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reflection First
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Yellow Bird
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Winged II - 21st Century, Polaroid, Cars, Photography, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Winged II, 2019, Edition 1/7, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-471.
Kirsten...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Golden - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Golden, 2017, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm,
Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signature label and certificate.
Pu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Forgotten House - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forgotten House, 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm,
Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signature label and certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
$286 Sale Price
20% Off
Limited edition still life print, Black white, Contemporary, Analogue- Table Top
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Table Top ‘ who was captured on film i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Solstice 11- still life floral contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Quarantine #31 (Day #39)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #6 (Day #9)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #18 (Day #24)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #23 (Day #29)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #22 (Day #27)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #21 (Day #26)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #11 (Day #14)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #26 (Day #32)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #10 (Day #13)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #14 (Day #18)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #1 (Day #4)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual jou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #9 (Day #12)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Quarantine #4 (Day #7)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Covid Vanitas: The Pandemic Still Lifes"
On the first day of quarantine I began photographing the people-less quiet of a home and studio in isolation. The still lifes are a visual ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Piano Room (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Elise Gagliardi
Piano Room
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$298 Sale Price
40% Off
Radicchio Trevisano
By Cy DeCosse
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a varied career as both an artist and art director, Cy has collaborated with many of America’s best photographers. His works are close, intimate portraits of almost infinite depth, casting the ordinary in an entirely new light. Looking through his trove of lush imagery, the recurring elements of classical still life composition, gorgeous Mediterranean light combined with his hand painted backdrops...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Platinum
Oak Seed #6
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the dirt.
This is where life begins.
The journey starts in darkness.
Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
Oak Seed #14
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the dirt.
This is where life begins.
The journey starts in darkness.
Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
Oak Seed #10
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the dirt.
This is where life begins.
The journey starts in darkness.
Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
Oak Seed #9
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the dirt.
This is where life begins.
The journey starts in darkness.
Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
Oak Seed #3
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the dirt.
This is where life begins.
The journey starts in darkness.
Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
Oak Seed #2
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the dirt.
This is where life begins.
The journey starts in darkness.
Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
Contemporary still-life photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary still-life photography 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 photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of red, purple, blue, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Chad Kleitsch, Tyler Shields, Isabelle Menin, and Patty Carroll. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 photography, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life photography 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 $150 and tops out at $61,000, while the average work sells for $2,500.
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