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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Print, Abakan, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

Print . 30 x 40 cm Print . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

CHF 193

Painting, Porquerolles plage, ZiB

ZiB

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 693

Painting, Arbres, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 30 x 21 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

CHF 183

Painting, Forêt, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 21 x 30 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 inch

CHF 183

Fine Art Drawings, Evidence, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 270

Painting, Les signes, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 21 x 30 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 inch

CHF 183

Painting, Fertility, Reneta Isin

Reneta Isin

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

CHF 21,181

Painting, Cote d'Azur, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

CHF 631

Painting, Sillage, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 549

Painting, Burning house, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

CHF 4,337

Painting, Sunny beach, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 448

Painting, Noisy yard, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 448

Painting, Twilight, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 31 x 23 x 2 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 284

Painting, L'embryon, Amor de Agua

Amor de Agua

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

CHF 481

Painting, En pointillé, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 130 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,755

Painting, Envol, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 847

Painting, Summer wine, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 79 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 867

Painting, Pondicherry, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,425

Painting, Where, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

CHF 385

Painting, This way, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

CHF 385

Painting, Its steep, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

CHF 385

Painting, Float, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

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

CHF 385

Painting, Aura, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 200 x 150 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 inch

CHF 9,435