Swathes of Color
It isn't surprising that the word swathe is also used to describe broad strips of countryside, or rows of corn. How to depict a vastness of a vista filled with color, without being limited to painstakingly recreate every detail, has aided in shifting certain styles of painting. Typically associated with the looser brushstrokes of the Impressionists,large swathes of color also found a home in modern abstract art during the first half of the 20th century. In the color theory of art, color is used to evoke emotion by artists within compositions, aiding expression. But in abstract art, color is used in its most simplistic form. Thus painting with swathes of color can emote a sense of freedom, of celebrating color at its very best, in abundance. In Artsper's own selection of works, Marie Labat focuses on the relationship between man and nature in her landscapes, using color to depict the Atlantic Pyrenees. Whilst Nick Tidnam works with a studio that opens up into a garden in order to consistently be affronted by nature. It may seem futile to attempt to limit the vastness of a landscape to a canvas, but such artists know that the ability to do so lies in the use of color…
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Untitled From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Untitled. From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Salutation au soleil - rose jaune
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$584
Souvenir d’Été – bleu corail
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$584
Who’s Afraid of Yellow and Red
Jacques Halbert
Painting - 56 x 77.5 cm Painting - 22 x 30.5 inch
$1,431
America del Sur. Hand Embroidery on map.
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 96.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 38.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Africa. Hand Embroidery on map
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 96.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 38.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Untitled, Diptych
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.5 x 179.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 70.8 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Untitled From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 112 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 44.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Untitled Diptych. From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 239.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.4 x 0.1 inch
$7,600
Dans la prairie
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 114 x 145 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,961
Le petit Chaperaun rouge (2)
Jordi Sàbat
Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$775
Par-dessus les montagnes - ocre
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$584
Les gosses de la plage
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,457
Le Plongeoir – bleu corail
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$584
Le téléphérique - orange rose
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$584
Culture Physique - Bleu Orange
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$584
Saut de la dune
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 101 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,172
Les Roches Blanches
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,365
Vers les cimes
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,365
Tokyo by night, peinture sur Dibbon
Tony Soulié
Painting - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,365
