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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Rich and colorful figurations

Portrait of Margarita (Series Silver is your name)

The Merchant of Venice

Fox

Carol

Gallant

Sight

Self-portrait

Chevalier (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Rochefort (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Richelieu (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

An Image from the Past (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Fun Time (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Le parfum

Mademoiselle Pop

Disconnect

Let’s wait it out

Buveur de songes

L'oiseau bleu

Boy on his scooter

Woman wearing a red shawl

Woman in a green dress

Marilyn on the beach

Woman with a red blanket

Woman in a red dress in the garden full of roses

Desert

Quel ennui

Hey Damoiseau, t'as pas un 06?

Boris ne manque pas d'idées pour gacher la fête d'anniversaire de sa copine

Assieds-toi là

Love power

French School - Pachamama Glósóli X (XXL)

L'influence de la pensée quantique

Strict fashion

Nina Ricci in hat

Sunny boy

Pamela

Young Ballerina

Warm hugs

There is nothing here

Movement

Lou

Made with louve loup enfants jumeaux mythologie

Andromaque ou l'abandon amer,

Rêve de famille, Bambi

La petite sirène

Sisters

Red lipstick with orange dress

Woman in a dreamy mood

Boy in the blue cap with sunglasses

My little sweet boy on the playground

Let's play tennis

Enjoying a carefree childhood

Woman in a red dress

Frida wearing a blue necklace and blue earrings

Woman in a red blouse

Mon grimoire de couleurs

L'Andalouse

Autoportrait

On se retrouve à la pause

La couleur préférée de Jordan-Emilien est turquoise et on s'en branle

Je te casse en deux, y'a quoi?

Claudy aimait pécher le mérou

Charles Auxences était Duc mais surtout un Trouduc

Trop de Get27 dans le sang

Printemps

Madame Butterfly

Ballets blancs

Golfe du Tonkin