Explosions of Color

Artists invented the earliest pigments over 40,000 years ago, using natural materials like soil, chalk, and animal fat. Back then, the color palette available to artists was limited: the only colors they were able to produce were red, black, white, brown and yellow. Since those times, artists' discoveries and scientific advances have resulted in a far wider scope of colored pigments. Artists now have the choice of almost every color imaginable or visible to the human eye, from shades of black to the most vivid hues

In modern and contemporary art, artists have taken advantage of the range of colors available to them in the modern age. Many abstract artists have used color as a principal focus of their work, one example being Sonia and Robert Delaunay's art movement Orphism. These works reject any notion of naturalism and perspective, favoring flat, abstract planes of bright color. 

Today, many artists continue the legacy of modernist artists that placed bright and vivid colors at the center of their work. Artsper has curated a selection of contemporary artists whose works are characterized by explosions of color, including Tiberiu Soos and Susanne Herbold. Join us today to discover their works, among many others, today!

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Painting, Silent Night 2, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 91.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 32 x 0.1 inch

$1,300

Painting, Breezy, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$1,550

Painting, Rainy, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$1,620

Painting, The Search, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 99.1 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 34 x 0.1 inch

$900

Painting, The Search, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 99.1 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 34 x 0.1 inch

$910

Painting, Red Secret, Bruno Cantais

Bruno Cantais

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$427

Painting, My blue world, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 95 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$5,127

Painting, Doux paysage, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 95 x 138 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 54.3 x 0 inch

$3,540

Painting, Black point, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 130 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

$3,418

Painting, La grâce, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 94 x 160 x 0.01 cm Painting - 37 x 63 x 0 inch

$4,151

Painting, Graff 2322, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 120 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

$3,906

Painting, Splash, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 81.3 x 86.4 x 1.3 cm Painting - 32 x 34 x 0.5 inch

$1,550

Painting, Santa Fe, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 121.9 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$2,600

Painting, Aubade, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.8 inch

$1,900

Painting, Prelude, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 101.6 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 34 x 1 inch

$1,925

Painting, Tango, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 63.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 inch

$1,000

Painting, Not a Rothko, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 130 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

$3,418

Painting, Fairy whispers, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 101.6 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 35 x 0.1 inch

$1,150

Painting, Corals, Ansgar Dressler

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

$1,920

Painting, Sandstone, Ansgar Dressler

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

$1,440

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