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Conceptual Still-life Paintings

CONCEPTUAL STYLE

In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.

LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.

Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.

Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.

The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.

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Style: Conceptual
Conceptual Minimalist Painting on Canvas, "The Ideal Copy 33" "
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind contemporary conceptual painting by local San Diego artist, Perry Vasquez. The artist uses an alternative photography method. The original photograph is print...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Conceptual Minimalist Painting on Canvas, "The Ideal Copy 35" "
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind contemporary conceptual painting by local San Diego artist, Perry Vasquez. The artist uses an alternative photography method. The original photograph is print...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Conceptual Minimalist Painting on Canvas, "The Ideal Copy 30" "
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind contemporary conceptual painting by local San Diego artist, Perry Vasquez. The artist uses an alternative photography method. The original photograph is print...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with work and authenticity certificate
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20th Century Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Poetic & Romantic Suzhou Garden & bird and rock portrayed in conceptual style
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Soar over the Mountain 轻羽千山 Garden doors and windows appear in almost all Wang’s Suzhou garden paintings, but what are presented in the doors and windows are often unreal images from...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oddity
Located in New York, NY
Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

The Last Narcissus
Located in New York, NY
Conceptual. Acrylic on canvas. About the Artist: Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began exhibiting his work in the East Village in the earl...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting. The implied narrative adds to the piece. A glimpse into a child's world, one we all have experienced. Tone is engaging, fun with universal appeal. About the art...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chair
Located in New York, NY
Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Skull
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Dark Deep depiction of a skull that was done with Acrylic. I am a self-taught artist from Washington DC that now lives in Los Angeles.
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Commuter
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting. The implied narrative adds to the piece. A glimpse into a child's world, one we all have experienced. Tone is engaging, fun with universal appeal. About the art...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Walking Spaceman
Located in New York, NY
Homage to the Toys of the past. Oil on canvas. Vibrant colors. Evokes great memories. About The Artist: D’Avino cultivated his life-long interest in Art at the State Univers...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Darklight / oil on canvas - abstract nature leaves
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Darklight' from Stephanie Peek, who makes her home in California, is beautifully rendered with a sense of depth, intellect, timelessness, and mystery. A dark and elegant floral wonder, reflecting the anxiety of abundance. Peek has floated tulips, roses and other flowers from 17th century still life paintings through the dark smoky atmosphere of her paintings of night...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Sound in Grey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Sound in Grey" Graffiti & Line series 2017 acrylic on canvas 60X44" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side. Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street cul...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Poetic & Romantic Suzhou Garden & bird and rock portrayed in conceptual style
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Sing By The Branches 唱枝头 Garden doors and windows appear in almost all Wang’s Suzhou garden paintings, but what are presented in the doors and windows are often unreal images from ei...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Conceptual Abstract
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Spectrum
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

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Conceptual still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual 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. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Craig Alan, Jim Molloy, William Taylor, and Magnus Frederik Clausen. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Conceptual still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 14.97 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 $610 and tops out at $44,542, while the average work sells for $5,500.

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