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, Lamp woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 53.3 x 53.3 x 3.8 cm Painting . 21 x 21 x 1.5 inch

£1,320 £1,188

Painting, Marchante, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 46.5 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 18.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

£753

Fine Art Drawings, L'arbre 5, Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 9.4 inch

£4,251

Painting, Sable d'or, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

Painting . 60 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£655

Painting, 250Hz, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

£2,834

Painting, Hochwasser, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,568

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

£421

Painting, Adorine, Marcos Rodrigo

Marcos Rodrigo

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,683

Painting, Les Blancs, Daniel Densborn

Daniel Densborn

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,799

Painting, Impro Jazz, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

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

£2,391

Painting, Pin et Plage, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£611

Fine Art Drawings, Pond, 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

£797

Fine Art Drawings, Porto Pollo, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 22.8 x 0 inch

£974

Fine Art Drawings, To the sea, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 58 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£974

Print, G LE BG, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

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

£3,365

Painting, Musique et ondulations, Lydi

Lydi

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

£1,063

Painting, Untitled #509, Ilana Gal

Ilana Gal

Painting . 200 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

£14,613

Fine Art Drawings, Kiss, Nina Narimanishvili

Nina Narimanishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£841

Painting, Paradis canine, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,417

Painting, Fiesta, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,214

Painting, Cherries, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

£629

Painting, Red Fantasy, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

£1,948

Painting, Wish, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

£1,063