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, Tonal Cat, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£1,169

Painting, Sea walk, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£399

Painting, True self, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

£531

Painting, True core, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

£531

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°9/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

£168

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°3/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

£168

Painting, Canvas 183, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 104.1 x 132.1 x 3.8 cm Painting . 41 x 52 x 1.5 inch

£1,607

Painting, Chaos 3, Kej

Kej

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

£797

Painting, L'oiseau bleu, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting . 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

£7,262

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°2/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

£168

Painting, Mouillage, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

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

£1,594

Print, 99.99 %, Angelo Pioppo

Angelo Pioppo

Print . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£531

Print, 513, Françoise Nielly

513

Françoise Nielly

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

£2,878

Print, 710, Françoise Nielly

710

Françoise Nielly

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

£2,878

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity 8, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

£841

Fine Art Drawings, Fiesta, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

£576

Painting, Between us, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

£399

Painting, Inner calm, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£399

Painting, In bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£399