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, Anthrophages II, Kej

Kej

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 577

Painting, Relax, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting . 39 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,634

Fine Art Drawings, Porto Pollo_10, 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 673

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°14/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 183

Print, Bryan, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 inch

CHF 3,221

Painting, Traveler, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

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

CHF 413

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 577

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

CHF 1,250

Painting, True self, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 577

Painting, Confluence, Joanna Glazer

Joanna Glazer

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

CHF 2,788

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

CHF 433

Painting, Tendre Jazz, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

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

CHF 433

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

CHF 433

Painting, Out of Sight, Rahma Lhoussig

Rahma Lhoussig

Painting . 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

CHF 3,461

Painting, Lilies on blue, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

CHF 1,964

Painting, Double Pole, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,711

Fine Art Drawings, Cuckoo bird, 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 442

Painting, Cocooning, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

CHF 1,442

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 481

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 2,054