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, Soul mates, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 582

Painting, Le sécateur, Sandra Paris

Sandra Paris

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 340

Print, 523, Françoise Nielly

523

Françoise Nielly

Print . 89 x 170 cm Print . 35 x 66.9 inch

CHF 4,076

Painting, Venus, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 563

Painting, Side eye, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 1 inch

CHF 874

Painting, Paddy, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 922

Painting, Rainbow live, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 110 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 63 x 0 inch

CHF 2,232

Painting, Perception, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 679

Painting, Lilou, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 505

Painting, We, Women, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

Painting . 130 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 78.7 x 0 inch

CHF 7,556

Painting, Imagine, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

CHF 874

Painting, Orange lilies, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

CHF 978

Painting, Search engine, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 18 x 2 inch

CHF 2,400

Painting, Working from home, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 121.9 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 18 x 2 inch

CHF 2,400

Painting, Intersection, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,311

Painting, Afternoon storm, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,311

Painting, Splattered, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,311

Painting, Drawn to the sun, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,045

Painting, Climate change, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,311

Painting, Dragonfly, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,359

Painting, Winter green, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

CHF 1,778