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, Tourbillons, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

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

£3,985

Painting, Regina, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

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

£30,112

Painting, Steack frites, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

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

£1,196

Print, The Ode, Elsa Garate

Elsa Garate

Print . 80 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

£531

Painting, Canvas 144, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 104.9 x 130 x 3.8 cm Painting . 41.3 x 51.2 x 1.5 inch

£1,580

Painting, Odissi, Marcos Rodrigo

Marcos Rodrigo

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

£1,638

Sculpture, Dinosaure, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

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

£443

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

£221

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

£1,771

Painting, Urs, Elsa Garate

Urs

Elsa Garate

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£2,480

Painting, Bitch 2, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

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

£1,063

Print, Marignan, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 72 x 58 cm Print . 28.3 x 22.8 inch

£531

Painting, Mixité, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

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

£3,188

Painting, Fantasy, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

£1,151

Sculpture, Nina, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 30 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£1,860

Fine Art Drawings, Cueillette, Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse

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

£4,251

Painting, Sky and Snow, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,094

Painting, Teresa, Marlena Nizio

Marlena Nizio

Painting . 50 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,214

Painting, Grow Up, Angelo Pioppo

Angelo Pioppo

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£797

Print, 938, Françoise Nielly

938

Françoise Nielly

Print . 90 x 90 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 inch

£2,878

Painting, Lire ensemble, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

£797

Painting, Pretty, Christian Vey

Christian Vey

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

£1,638

Fine Art Drawings, Coltelli, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 14.2 inch

£7,085