Rich and colorful figurations

Pigments were invented about 40,000 years ago and since then have been used by artists as a visual element to form works of art. From the use of red in ancient Egypt to blue being more sought after than gold in the middle ages, the use of color and its value has shifted through the ages. This has led to the subsequent color theory in art. It was the German poet Jonathan Wolfgang Goethe who first developed a theory about color (1810). According to him, colors are composed of both light and shadow. Later, the Impressionists would disregard the classic visual elements of painting and indeed figurations and focus on the essence of color, using colors that compliment and capture light rather than use dark colors for shadow. At the turn of the 20th century Vassily Kandinsky created a grid for colors, which associated emotions and sounds with 10 colors. In our selection of works the use and admiration of color is still being explored with Guive Khosravi's works, high in vivid colors are juxtapositions of images mixing well-known characters and images whilst Robert Combas, who in the early 80s invented a new figurative painting (Free Figuration), uses color to manipulate daily life.

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Painting, Make love, Inna Sych

Make love

Inna Sych

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,156

Painting, Naked Freedom, Inna Sych

Naked Freedom

Inna Sych

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,156

Painting, Radical beaty, Inna Sych

Radical beaty

Inna Sych

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,890

Painting, Radical beauty, Inna Sych

Radical beauty

Inna Sych

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,081

Sculpture, Nude, Catherine Clare

Nude

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 17 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 6.7 inch

$1,040

Painting, Aura, Julien Calot

Aura

Julien Calot

Painting - 200 x 150 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$11,328

Painting, La sieste, Julien Calot

La sieste

Julien Calot

Painting - 200 x 150 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$11,790

Painting, Les dunes, Julien Calot

Les dunes

Julien Calot

Painting - 200 x 150 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$11,790

Painting, Rock'n Roll, Max Rovira

Rock'n Roll

Max Rovira

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,704

Painting, San Francisco, Max Rovira

San Francisco

Max Rovira

Painting - 190 x 220 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 86.6 x 1.2 inch

$13,870

Painting, Dream, Gago Chtchyan

Dream

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 20 x 28 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11 inch

$243

Painting, Le volcan, Julien Calot

Le volcan

Julien Calot

Painting - 115 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 45.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$5,201

Painting, Sweet dreams, Inna Sych

Sweet dreams

Inna Sych

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,046

Painting, Prelude, Inna Sych

Prelude

Inna Sych

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,046

Painting, C'est la vie, Cacou

C'est la vie

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$982

Painting, Beauty, Rem Pirumov

Beauty

Rem Pirumov

Painting - 30 x 22 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 inch

$266

Painting, Tu Binh 01, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Tu Binh 01

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 129 x 86 x 43 cm Painting - 50.8 x 33.9 x 16.9 inch

$20,754

Painting, Nude 08, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nude 08

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 110 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$15,893

Print, El Festejo, Aryz

El Festejo

Aryz

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,618

Painting, Le bain, Odin Pigelet

Le bain

Odin Pigelet

Painting - 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15 x 22 x 0 inch

$370

Painting, Résurection, Irene Mahon

Résurection

Irene Mahon

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1 inch

$948

Painting, Untitled, Julien Raynaud

Untitled

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 40 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Magik is real, Rico Sab

Magik is real

Rico Sab

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Always in Style, Rico Sab

Always in Style

Rico Sab

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

Sold

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