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, Dream city, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£4,419

Painting, Garance, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

£868

Painting, Side eye, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 1 inch

£797

Fine Art Drawings, Porto Pollo _16, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

£407

Painting, Imaginaires 1, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£797

Sculpture, Macarena, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 42 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

£1,063

Painting, Paddy, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

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

£841

Painting, Chair, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

£1,063

Painting, Cercle n°1, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

£1,151

Painting, La nuit, Amor de Agua

Amor de Agua

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

£443

Painting, Les Affamés, Kej

Kej

Painting . 80 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,151

Painting, Latin King, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 200 x 140 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 inch

£3,312

Painting, Perception, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

£620

Painting, New-York, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

£620

Painting, Effrayes, Daniel Densborn

Daniel Densborn

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

£2,126

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity2, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,328

Painting, Renaud, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 47 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 15 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Lilou, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£461