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, Purple man, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

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

CHF 1,214

Painting, Hombre azul, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,603

Print, Bond, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

CHF 1,602

Painting, Traveler, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 46 x 30 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.8 inch

CHF 418

Fine Art Drawings, White rhino, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 534

Print, Lucy D., Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

Print . 100 x 80 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 inch

CHF 1,554

Painting, Windy Day, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 41 x 31 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 534

Painting, Soul mates, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

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

CHF 583

Painting, Le sécateur, Sandra Paris

Sandra Paris

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 340

Painting, Chaos 2, Kej

Kej

Painting . 71 x 58 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,263

Print, 523, Françoise Nielly

523

Françoise Nielly

Print . 89 x 170 cm Print . 35 x 66.9 inch

CHF 4,080

Painting, Virna Lisi, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 340

Painting, Her force, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 24 x 18 x 1.5 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 inch

CHF 340

Painting, Pink Bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 29 x 24 x 1.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.5 inch

CHF 340

Painting, Confluence, Joanna Glazer

Joanna Glazer

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,817

Painting, Meditation, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

CHF 563

Painting, Bonding, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch

CHF 486

Painting, Venus, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 563