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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, La chatte en chasse, ZiB

La chatte en chasse

ZiB

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,774

Painting, Balade en solitaire, ZiB

Balade en solitaire

ZiB

Painting - 33 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 21.7 x 1 inch

$832

Painting, Boy Bee, Makama John

Boy Bee

Makama John

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

$1,400

Painting, Blue water lilies, ZiB

Blue water lilies

ZiB

Painting - 33 x 46 x 1.7 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.7 inch

$666

Sculpture, Punk man, Odin Pigelet

Punk man

Odin Pigelet

Sculpture - 50 x 27 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$578

Painting, One Way, Ia Liparteliani

One Way

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,156

Painting, Ai, Ia Liparteliani

Ai

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,387

Painting, Vent de liberté, ZiB

Vent de liberté

ZiB

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,254

Painting, Support, Inna Sych

Support

Inna Sych

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

$1,040

Painting, Mister F, Cacou

Mister F

Cacou

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

$982

Painting, Dream, Gago Chtchyan

Dream

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 69 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,121

Painting, Owl woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Owl woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 21 x 1.5 inch

$1,838

Painting, Dream city, Gago Chtchyan

Dream city

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,768

Painting, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Portrait

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 42 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,029 $926

Painting, Hécate, Timothy Archer

Hécate

Timothy Archer

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

$4,046

Print, Buna, Aurélie Trabaud

Buna

Aurélie Trabaud

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$289

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