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

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Miss yellow

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Movement

Woman in a dreamy mood

Boy in the blue cap with sunglasses

My little sweet boy on the playground

Strict fashion

Nina Ricci in hat

Sunny boy

Pamela

Let's play tennis

Enjoying a carefree childhood

Woman in a red dress

Frida wearing a blue necklace and blue earrings

Carte en relief du Costa Rica

Woman in a red blouse

Les muses

Place Saint Marc

L'archiviste

Drrring

Don't Panic

Desert

Pont du Paradis

La veuve rouge

Fantasia à Gardaïa

Mange ta main

Et ils ont tous des enfants n°4

Mutation

French School - Pachamama Glósóli X (XXL)

Le parfum

Mademoiselle Pop

Canvas 183

My pet bull

My Friends with Red Hats

Playful

Cow Boy

Untiled 2

Untiled 1

L'oiseau bleu

La chasse aux canards

Chakras

Fruit Still Life

Fruity Notes

Fruits of the Earth

The Fleetingness of Beauty

Raspberry Wine

Light Treat

Good August

Yummy Treats

Warm hugs

There is nothing here

Marilyn was here

Marilyn was here

Marilyn was here

Red apples, red flowers and a cup of coffee

Colorful summer

Otara

Summer peaches and one red apple

Les Dahlias

It's time for football

Magic place from my childhood

My sweet summer Provence

Summer nature

Irises in bloom