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, Wake up, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

CHF 1,360

Painting, Ukraina, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,360

Painting, La persane, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

CHF 1,166 CHF 1,049

Painting, Mystic Lisa, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

CHF 923

Painting, L'andalouse, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

CHF 1,263

Painting, Winter sign, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,047

Painting, Winter green, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

CHF 1,780

Print, Heroine, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 86.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print . 34 x 26 x 1 inch

CHF 1,513

Fine Art Drawings, Lines - Geo 8, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 384

Painting, Yellow Dream, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

CHF 1,166

Painting, Juja 01, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 122 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,159

Painting, Rey mago, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 86 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,223

Painting, Les fusils, Georges Corominas

Georges Corominas

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 5,246

Painting, Cocooning, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 1,457

Painting, Mi amor, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 389

Fine Art Drawings, Transparent peonies, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

CHF 447

Fine Art Drawings, Wilted peonies, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

CHF 447