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, New Year, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,273

Painting, Theatre, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,273

Painting, Allez ce soir on danse, Lydi

Lydi

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

£1,061

Painting, Soft, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

£2,121 £1,803

Painting, First button, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,273

Painting, Sunny Girls, Reneta Isin

Reneta Isin

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

£19,446

Painting, Pressure, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,273

Painting, Climbing high, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,273

Painting, Wind, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,273

Painting, Mirage, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

£972

Painting, Fitting, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 120 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,687

Painting, Bord de mer, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 60 x 240 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,679

Fine Art Drawings, Mallow, Kateryna Ocheredko

Kateryna Ocheredko

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£164

Painting, Water, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,839

Painting, Kiss Me, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

£522

Painting, Baignade à Toulon, ZiB

ZiB

Painting . 46 x 61 x 1.7 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.7 inch

£804

Painting, Little ship, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,839

Painting, Movement, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,839

Painting, Bugs woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 53.3 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 21 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£1,317 £1,185

Painting, Movement, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,111

Painting, Assise en lecture, Lydi

Lydi

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

£1,503

Painting, Lou, Istraille

Lou

Istraille

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

£1,061

Painting, Breath turn, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

£2,263