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, Irma La Rousse, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 1,652

Painting, Bibliothèque, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 826

Painting, Spaghettis al pomodoro, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 855

Print, The Library, Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

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

CHF 1,166

Painting, Automutilation, Kej

Kej

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

CHF 777

Painting, Pink Bunny, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 135 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,692

Painting, Sous l'oranger, Eva Romain

Eva Romain

Painting . 116 x 89 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 inch

CHF 2,235

Painting, Natural beauty, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 874

Painting, February, 14, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 447

Painting, The seventies, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 1,166

Painting, Ensemble, Diane Rosaz

Diane Rosaz

Painting . 90 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,554

Painting, Storyteller, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 96.5 x 96.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 38 x 38 x 1.5 inch

CHF 4,255

Painting, Canvas 177, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 111.8 x 148.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 44 x 58.6 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,101

Painting, Inside # 02, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 180 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 16,273

Sculpture, Colette, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 100 x 53 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 2,623

Painting, La poupée, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 146 x 89 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 35 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,720

Painting, Aquarelle, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 729

Painting, Le swing brune, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 748