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

We Are One

Naiad with red peonies

Young woman at the urne

The early spring garden

Wind dancing with spring flowers

On s'aime

Avec panache

La romancière et ses chats

Les amis 2

He was green

Funny Paris Barcelona Bruxelles

En harmonie

Filou

Desire

We Will

An Artist at Work (Self-portrait)

Keep Your Friends' Luck (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

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

Sunny spring day

My love for Vincent Van Gogh

Dinner on the terrace in Provence

Sprig of flowering almond in a glass

My lovely summer table with red roses

Majestic Sleep

Serenity of the mountains

Summer red apples and red flowers

Serenity of water lilies

One touch of nature

Into the heart of Provence

Port de Cadiz

Geometrical shapes XII

Dive into painting - Letters N°1

Totem Pierre N°2

Moon N°5

Nuancier N°1

Olea europea

Paysages d'encre N°4

Paysages d'encre n°3

Paysages d'encre N°2

Marée basse

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Color contact N°3

Landscape swatch

Moon N°2

Landscape mountain N°1

L i n e s - Ink Lagoon

Vase Nuage

Geometrical shapes XVIII - Porte documents

Poisson à l'honneur

Feline

Land

Basketeam

Fleurs d'été

Rêve de paix

Jazz au féminin

I love water lilies

Promenade au bord de l'eau

Dépaysement

Energie

Diptyque Iris au jardin

Persée

Primavera red flowers

L'homme jaune

Le mystérieux feu du renard roux

Floral Outburst

Through the prism of colors