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, Les nénuphars, Jade Mouge

Jade Mouge

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

£2,213

Painting, Reciprocal, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£4,248

Painting, Twins Song, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,239

Print, Other Side, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

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

£1,054

Print, Cube, Kateryna Ocheredko

Kateryna Ocheredko

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

£567

Painting, Le Brun, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 33 x 24 x 7 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 2.8 inch

£14,160

Painting, Soft, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

£2,124 £1,805

Painting, Kiss Me, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

£522

Painting, Glance II, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

£1,505

Painting, Inner cry, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

£1,328

Painting, Woman XIV, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

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

£1,081

Painting, Between us, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

£1,328

Painting, Kid, Eulogia Merle

Kid

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 46.5 x 30 cm Painting . 18.3 x 11.8 inch

£752