Modern still life. The 10 best contemporary still lifes the 10 best contemporary still lifes. Marc quinn 2006the best known contemporary still life sculpture is marc quinns self. Learn the secrets of keeping this style vibrant and modern with these tips from ten experienced still life photographers.
Early still life paintings particularly before 1700 often contained religious and allegorical symbolism relating to the objects depicted. Still life as a particular genre began with netherlandish painting of the 16th and 17th centuries and the english term still life derives from the dutch word stilleven. Representing mundane objects such as bowls flowers foodstuffs and other things found in a common household was and still is the main preoccupation of still life artistshowever the means styles and media in which still life can be represented varies significantly.
Still life photography is one of the longest enduring genres of the medium. A still life also known by its french title nature morte painting is a piece that features an arrangement of inanimate objects as its subject.