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, 710, Françoise Nielly

710

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 3 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,255

Print, L'oreille, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 50 x 66.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 19.7 x 26.2 x 0 inch

CHF 461

Print, Piste d'envol, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 40.5 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch

CHF 291

Print, G LE BG, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print . 55 x 50 cm Print . 21.7 x 19.7 inch

CHF 3,692

Print, Divine watch, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 99.1 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print . 39 x 26 x 1 inch

CHF 1,424

Print, Jutta, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 2 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,255

Print, Yasmina, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 3 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,255

Print, Nostalgia, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 91 x 63 x 0.05 cm Print . 35.8 x 24.8 x 0 inch

CHF 1,020

Print, Felicitation, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 99.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Print . 39 x 32 x 1 inch

CHF 1,281

Print, Vacarme, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 486

Print, Tête 2, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 32 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 340

Print, Diamond Hand, Robert Jaso

Robert Jaso

Print . 100 x 77 cm Print . 39.4 x 30.3 inch

CHF 1,166

Print, 60 km/h, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 56 x 90 x 0.05 cm Print . 22 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 437

Print, Pot of Joy, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

CHF 1,424

Print, Girl on Red, Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

Print . 62 x 82 cm Print . 24.4 x 32.3 inch

CHF 1,166

Print, Perception, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 86.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print . 34 x 26 x 1 inch

CHF 1,290

Print, Homère, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 76 x 54 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 inch

CHF 437

Print, Hamlet, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

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

CHF 826

Print, Mozart, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 481

Print, Red Jumper, Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

Print . 63 x 83 cm Print . 24.8 x 32.7 inch

CHF 1,166

Print, Lion El Gato, Paxal

Paxal

Print . 64 x 64 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.2 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch

CHF 243

Print, The Library, Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

Print . 62 x 76 cm Print . 24.4 x 29.9 inch

CHF 1,166