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, Keeping silence, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,021

Fine Art Drawings, Before the rain, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 18.1 x 0 inch

CHF 874

Painting, Lire avec mon chat, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 777 CHF 622

Painting, Sympathie, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,166

Print, Profile, Richard Lindner

Richard Lindner

Print . 71 x 55 cm Print . 28 x 21.7 inch

CHF 1,263

Fine Art Drawings, Palermo_02, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,846

Painting, Ciao, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 972

Painting, Rabbit 03, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

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

CHF 1,817

Painting, Ski & Mode N°3/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 185

Painting, End, Peter Klasen

End

Peter Klasen

Painting . 56 x 46 x 10 cm Painting . 22 x 18.1 x 3.9 inch

CHF 8,258

Painting, S'évader, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 146 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 35 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,720

Sculpture, Volant, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Sculpture . 50 x 42 x 21 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 16.5 x 8.3 inch

CHF 4,372

Painting, Girl Surfer, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 54 x 42 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 486

Painting, Tourbillons, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

CHF 4,372

Painting, Regina, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

Painting . 101.5 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 40 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 33,032

Painting, Steack frites, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,312

Painting, Odissi, Marcos Rodrigo

Marcos Rodrigo

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

CHF 1,797

Sculpture, Dinosaure, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

Sculpture . 21 x 10 x 5 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 3.9 x 2 inch

CHF 486

Print, Sans-titre, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 22 x 13.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.7 x 5.4 x 0 inch

CHF 243

Fine Art Drawings, Mare_1, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,943