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, Evasion, José Pirès

José Pirès

Painting . 37 x 37 x 1 cm Painting . 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,259

Painting, Endless moment, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

CHF 937

Painting, Portrait, Marlena Nizio

Marlena Nizio

Painting . 50 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

CHF 771

Painting, Geislar, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 488

Painting, Le chien Bleu, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 439

Painting, A flower, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 488

Painting, Bloom. Etude, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 488

Painting, Waiting, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

CHF 644

Painting, Sofoco, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting . 41 x 22 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,268

Fine Art Drawings, L'arbre 4, Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.4 inch

CHF 4,684

Print, Tête 2, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 32 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 342

Fine Art Drawings, Withered bouquet, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 390

Painting, Radiant Being, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 342 CHF 307

Painting, Summer flood, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 439

Painting, Delay, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 390

Painting, Pop Design N°4/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 185

Painting, Le chien Bleu, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 439

Painting, Red blooms, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 439

Painting, Winter City, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 488

Painting, February, 14, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 449

Fine Art Drawings, Folie 307, Denis Poughon

Denis Poughon

Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 13 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.2 x 5.1 x 0.5 inch

CHF 342