Swathes of Color
It isn't surprising that the word swathe is also used to describe broad strips of countryside, or rows of corn. How to depict a vastness of a vista filled with color, without being limited to painstakingly recreate every detail, has aided in shifting certain styles of painting. Typically associated with the looser brushstrokes of the Impressionists,large swathes of color also found a home in modern abstract art during the first half of the 20th century. In the color theory of art, color is used to evoke emotion by artists within compositions, aiding expression. But in abstract art, color is used in its most simplistic form. Thus painting with swathes of color can emote a sense of freedom, of celebrating color at its very best, in abundance. In Artsper's own selection of works, Marie Labat focuses on the relationship between man and nature in her landscapes, using color to depict the Atlantic Pyrenees. Whilst Nick Tidnam works with a studio that opens up into a garden in order to consistently be affronted by nature. It may seem futile to attempt to limit the vastness of a landscape to a canvas, but such artists know that the ability to do so lies in the use of color…
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La nuit avant le jour
Daniel Cayo
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£2,526
C’est le Vent qui Passe
Daniel Cayo
Painting - 90 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
£3,245
Planisferio. From the Cartographies series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 87.9 x 129.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 34.6 x 51.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,004
Urban Landscape Series #6
Lana Matsuyama
Painting - 30 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch
£250
Urban Landscape Series #13
Lana Matsuyama
Painting - 51 x 66 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 26 x 0.8 inch
£390
Codes esthétiques 9577
Konstantin Kornakov
Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
£614
Codes esthétiques 2380
Konstantin Kornakov
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
£614
Codes esthétiques 1127
Konstantin Kornakov
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£614
When the rain connect with you
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 43 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
£395
Au dessus des nuages III
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£18,419
Au dessus des nuages II
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£21,927
Au dessus des nuages I
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£21,927
Asia. From the Cartographies series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 96.8 x 129.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.1 x 51.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,004
Rinoceronte. From The Durero series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 110 x 129.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,004
Sous le soleil exactement II
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 130 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch
£15,788
Le temps des promesses
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
£21,050
Le temps en mouvement
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£14,034
Composition, Gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
£351
Composition, Gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
£395
Composition gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
£395
