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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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Painting, Bookmobile, Jordi Sàbat

Bookmobile

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch

£578

Fine Art Drawings, Myst 2794, Nagsoul

Myst 2794

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

£1,157

Fine Art Drawings, Pop Eyes, Nagsoul

Pop Eyes

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 45 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

£1,068

Print, Alpine Dream, Nora Ampova

Alpine Dream

Nora Ampova

Print - 23.5 x 18 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

£249

Fine Art Drawings, Réaumur Sébastopol, Nagsoul

Réaumur Sébastopol

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£890

Fine Art Drawings, The End / The End, Nagsoul

The End / The End

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.7 inch

£1,068

Fine Art Drawings, Série noire, Nagsoul

Série noire

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£890

Fine Art Drawings, Strip Tease 1, Nagsoul

Strip Tease 1

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 14.6 inch

£1,068

Fine Art Drawings, Passages #812, Nagsoul

Passages #812

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,335

Painting, Dip, Jean Feinberg

Dip

Jean Feinberg

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.54 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

£2,850

Painting, P4.15, Jean Feinberg

P4.15

Jean Feinberg

Painting - 64 x 50 cm Painting - 25.2 x 19.7 inch

£1,200

Print, Illes 3, Alfons Borrell

Illes 3

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£534

Print, Illes 2, Alfons Borrell

Illes 2

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£534

Painting, Pattern 4, Nathanael Koffi

Pattern 4

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,559

Print, Espais 10, Alfons Borrell

Espais 10

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 8, Alfons Borrell

Espais 8

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 7, Alfons Borrell

Espais 7

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 6, Alfons Borrell

Espais 6

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 5, Alfons Borrell

Espais 5

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 4, Alfons Borrell

Espais 4

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 3, Alfons Borrell

Espais 3

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 2, Alfons Borrell

Espais 2

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Espais 1, Alfons Borrell

Espais 1

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£578

Print, Illes 4, Alfons Borrell

Illes 4

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£534

Print, Illes 1, Alfons Borrell

Illes 1

Alfons Borrell

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£534

Print, Sans titre, Max Papart

Sans titre

Max Papart

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£534

Painting, Quiver, Anya Spielman

Quiver

Anya Spielman

Painting - 36.83 x 27.94 cm Painting - 14.5 x 11 inch

£2,050

Painting, Sans-titre, Tony Soulié

Sans-titre

Tony Soulié

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£8,007

Painting, Blush, Anya Spielman

Blush

Anya Spielman

Painting - 129.5 x 58.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51 x 23 x 0 inch

£6,700

Print, Portrait, Max Papart

Portrait

Max Papart

Print - 33 x 23.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 13 x 9.3 x 0 inch

£445

Print, Blood Cells, Nora Ampova

Blood Cells

Nora Ampova

Print - 31 x 22 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

£810