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, Dialogue, Kej

Kej

Painting . 65 x 54 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch

CHF 972

Print, Hamlet, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

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

CHF 826

Painting, Apache, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

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

CHF 10,201

Painting, Azurs, Cyril Destrade

Cyril Destrade

Painting . 146 x 270 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 106.3 x 1.6 inch

CHF 13,602

Painting, Tendre Jazz, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

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

CHF 437 CHF 393

Fine Art Drawings, Withered bouquet, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 389

Painting, Sunny Bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

CHF 680

Painting, Red Bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 35.5 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 14 x 0.8 inch

CHF 583

Painting, Soul Force, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 583

Painting, Roses Trio, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 680

Painting, Hybrid War, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,789

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

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

CHF 3,886

Painting, Dream, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

CHF 1,360

Painting, Winter City, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 486

Painting, Partir, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 48 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,360

Painting, Pop Design N°4/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 185

Painting, Pop Design N°3/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 185