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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Sculpture, Colette, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 100 x 53 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 2,621

Painting, Aquarelle, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 728

Painting, Le swing brune, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 747

Painting, Hommage au homard, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 747

Painting, Portal, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 23 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.1 x 9.1 x 0 inch

CHF 480

Painting, Red bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 679

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°11/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 184

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°9/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 184

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°3/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 184

Painting, L'oiseau bleu, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting . 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

CHF 7,959

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°2/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 184

Fine Art Drawings, Fiesta, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 631

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°18/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 184

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°14/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 184

Painting, Purple man, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,213