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, Hybrid War, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

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

£3,454

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

£438

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

£3,543

Painting, Dream, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

£1,240

Painting, Winter City, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

£443

Painting, Partir, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

£1,240

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

£168

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

£168

Painting, Le chien Bleu, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£399

Fine Art Drawings, Palermo_01, 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

£1,683

Painting, On duty, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£354

Painting, Playful, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 119.4 x 116.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 47 x 46 x 1.5 inch

£5,739

Painting, Hello:), Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

£2,568

Print, Red Jumper, Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

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

£1,063

Painting, Corps Affamés, Kej

Kej

Painting . 61 x 46 x 5 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch

£709

Painting, Quiet Joy, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

£576

Painting, Cold Shores, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,365

Painting, Lightpackers, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

£399

Painting, Road & Belt, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

£886

Painting, Les Trois Rois, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

£753

Painting, Les Amoureux, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

£841

Fine Art Drawings, Folie 307, Denis Poughon

Denis Poughon

Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 13 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.2 x 5.1 x 0.5 inch

£310