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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Yellow with pink
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
CHF 5,859
Into your arms
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 100 x 79.8 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 10,742
Journey of the soul
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
CHF 19,531
Blanc-Bleu
Benna Chu (Meylan)
Painting - 152 x 128 x 2 cm Painting - 59.8 x 50.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,670
Rouge-Blanc
Benna Chu (Meylan)
Painting - 152 x 128 x 2 cm Painting - 59.8 x 50.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,670
Figure marbre
Aude Herlédan
Sculpture - 80 x 45 x 24 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 17.7 x 9.4 inch
CHF 39,062
Il n'y a rien de plus précieux dans ce monde que le sentiment d'exister (Victor Hugo) - There is nothing more precious in this world than the feeling of being alive
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 162 x 130 x 3.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.4 inch
CHF 31,250
Masque Senoufo de Côte d’Ivoire
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 31 x 11 x 7 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.3 x 2.8 inch
CHF 391
Portrait raté 1
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,465
Oiseau de mauvais augure
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 90 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,562
L en aluminium
Benna Chu (Meylan)
Sculpture - 48 x 36.8 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 14.5 x 4.7 inch
CHF 1,500
Étude de la sculpture "Nzuri"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 6,836
Étude de la sculpture "Curieuse"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
CHF 5,859
Al otro lado del espejo
Francisco Nicolás
Painting - 140 x 190 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch
CHF 13,672
Composition, gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 75 x 53 cm Print - 29.5 x 20.9 inch
CHF 391
Les gilets oranges 03
Konstantin Kornakov
Print - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 205
Les gilets oranges 01
Konstantin Kornakov
Print - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 205
When East meets West, 10
Marie-F Turner
Print - 60 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
CHF 429 CHF 386
Les gilets oranges 02
Konstantin Kornakov
Print - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 205
La Force (The Strength)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
La Roue de Fortune
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
Le Tricheur (The Trickster)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
Le Chariot
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
La Justice
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
L'Hermite (The Hermit )
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
Les Amoureux (The Lovers)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
Le Pape (The Hierophant)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
L’Empereur (The Emperor)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
L'Éther (The Ether)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
Le Triomphe (The Triumph)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
L’Impératrice (The Empress)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
La Papesse (The High Priestess)
Konstantin Kornakov
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 325
Dubai The City of Lights, 1
Marie-F Turner
Print - 30 x 40 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
CHF 290 CHF 261
