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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Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$578
Macanudo. From the Durero series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 109.2 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,900
Arc, lithographie originale
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,040
Asia lithographie originale, édition limitée
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,040 $936
Naufragos inminentes. From the series Durero
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$750
New York, lithographie originale
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 70 x 0.05 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,040
Deconstruction
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 36 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$578
L'Été sera chaud
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$4,623
A l'ombre des pins
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,201
Enfantillages (série)
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$694
Untitled, From the series Anatomías
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.5 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Freeze frame with 2000 glitches
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$1,387
Le je et nous n'est plus
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 75 x 29 x 30 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 11.4 x 11.8 inch
$1,387
Shangaï, lithographie originale
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,040
Deconstructed Tulip Genus
Anya Spielman
Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 5.7 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 2.2 inch
$1,853
Ou le vent nous enmène ?
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 34 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$578
Le langage de l'amour #3
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 46 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$2,312
Se connecter à la réalité
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 46 x 40 x 7 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15.7 x 2.8 inch
$2,312
Le monde selon les dealeurs de couleurs
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 22 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$694
Les Villes Intérieures 2/9
Daniel Cayo
Painting - 75 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch
$925
Les Villes Intérieures 1/9
Daniel Cayo
Painting - 75 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch
$925
Hidden street cat, série Chat-mouflage
Nagsoul
Painting - 30 x 40 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$1,156
Umbilical, El Mago and Naufragos inminentes, Triptych
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 30 x 74.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 29.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Umbilical and Naufragos inminentes, Diptych
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 30 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
