New Figuration

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, Bike III, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 140 x 100 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 inch

€1,240

Painting, La mère et l'enfant, Kej

Kej

Painting . 61 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€1,000

Painting, Woman XXII, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 46 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€836

Painting, Woman XXX, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,100

Painting, Self-portrait, Makama John

Makama John

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,808

Painting, Inner cry, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Sunny Girls, Reneta Isin

Reneta Isin

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€22,000

Painting, Portrait, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,100

Painting, Boy Bee, Makama John

Makama John

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

€1,266

Painting, Candelaria, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,100

Painting, Between us, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Lemon Light, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Desert, Makama John

Makama John

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,576

Print, Other Side, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Print . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,175

Painting, Latin King, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 200 x 140 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 inch

€2,340

Painting, Open flame, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Floral Muse, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,000

Painting, Bound apart, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,000

Painting, Le combat amoureux, Kej

Kej

Painting . 73 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Dialogue, Kej

Kej

Painting . 65 x 54 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch

€1,000

Painting, Soul Force, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Print, Pot of Joy, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,446

Painting, Quiet Joy, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, Sea walk, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€450

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