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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Fine Art Drawings, Bang, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$302

Painting, Imagine, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,208

Painting, Bond, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,417

Painting, Blue rose, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 51 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$785

Painting, Contrebasse, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$302

Painting, Louis, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$302

Painting, Melancolia, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$302

Painting, Rockstar, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$350

Painting, Boy Bee, Makama John

Makama John

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

$1,400

Painting, Rare bird, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 140 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$3,021

Painting, Le Sabat, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 110 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$4,712

Sculpture, Hybrid Lamb, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 7.9 inch

$1,450

Painting, Support, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,087

Painting, Pray for Ukraine, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

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

$2,417

Print, Les muses, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Print - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,305

Painting, Pez, Cacou

Pez

Cacou

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

$1,027

Painting, Silent Disco, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,027

Painting, Venus, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$701

Painting, Hécate, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$4,229

Painting, Le faune, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$4,229

Photography, Les Moais, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Photography - 29.3 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$254

Painting, Sans titre, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.6 inch

$302

Painting, Queue, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$846

Painting, Girl, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 40 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$785

Painting, Desert, Makama John

Makama John

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,850

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