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, Odissi, Marcos Rodrigo

Marcos Rodrigo

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,637

Painting, Bitch 2, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

£1,062

Painting, Reality, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

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

£6,859

Painting, Maya, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£1,859

Painting, Le Sabat, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting . 110 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

£3,452

Painting, Bitch 1, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

£1,062

Print, Corrida 2, Eric Fischl

Eric Fischl

Print . 70 x 100 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£1,770

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

£841

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Eric Fischl

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

£1,770

Fine Art Drawings, Loneliness, Nina Narimanishvili

Nina Narimanishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

£1,106

Painting, Lightpackers, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

£398

Print, Sorpresa, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£797

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

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 23.5 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.3 x 0.3 inch

£4,868

Painting, Octobre, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 46 x 68 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

£1,151

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

Print, Mexico, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 76 x 58 x 1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

£354

Painting, Red Fantasy, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

£1,947

Painting, One Way, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

£885

Painting, Le chien Bleu, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£398

Painting, Hot trip, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£708

Print, Hamlet, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 76 x 100 cm Print . 29.9 x 39.4 inch

£752

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