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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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

Painting, Bus Stop, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

CHF 1,214

Painting, Man V, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,817

Painting, Big Ananas, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

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

CHF 923

Painting, Juja, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,083

Painting, Le Fils d'Icare, Do Delaunay

Do Delaunay

Painting . 130 x 130 x 6 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 2.4 inch

CHF 4,080

Painting, Warm hugs, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting . 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 972

Painting, Pink lips #01, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 10,619

Print, Mozart, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 481

Painting, La couronne, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 27 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 427

Painting, Unbreakable, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 340

Painting, Serie Plage 3, Marie Renaud

Marie Renaud

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 583

Painting, Fusion, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 437

Painting, Yin et Yang, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

CHF 1,749

Painting, Kiss, 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, Le Combat, Juan Benito

Juan Benito

Painting . 14 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 291

Painting, Dream Woman I, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 55 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 437

Painting, Face, Kej

Kej

Painting . 79 x 63 x 3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,554

Painting, Parade, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,943

Painting, Three, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 205 x 285 cm Painting . 80.7 x 112.2 inch

CHF 5,722

Sculpture, Barbapop, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 21 x 3.5 x 14 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 1.4 x 5.5 inch

CHF 768

Painting, Cousin hub, Stephane LMBD

Stephane LMBD

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,943