Rich and colorful figurations

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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Rich and colorful figurations

Don Quixote

Butterfly

Canvas 118

Canvas 95

Canvas 72

Canvas 163

L'Homme Animal

Hybrid Lamb

I have a robin on my head

Éclosion

Temps couvert

Minuit

French School - PS 244 Le Bateau Ivre - Impressionist XL

Jasmin sur fond noir

Jasmin sur fond jaune

Dream Girl

Rose's embrace

Morning's rose bloom

Spring's flowers

Just oranges

Roses in light ( contemporary expressive impressionist floral painting)

Petal burst

Tulips in bloom

Vitamins in a bowl

Sunflowers of Provence

Blooming in sunshine

Among the sunflowers

Morning coffee with tulips

Vase of vibrant sunflowers

Vibrant blooms and light

Romulus et Rémus Mythologie Duo Wolf Red Pop Art

Purple blossoms

Crimson blooms

Dance of trees

Floral inspiration

Trees of gratitude

Serenity in the mountains

Enjoying my summer morning

My lovely place to be

Red apples, red flowers and a cup of coffee

The travelling cat

Not Even Trying

French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist

French School Blue Kurt Cobain

Portrait Continental Elvis - French school

PS 122 Living Yugen - French school Portrait

Water lilies N°1 inspired by Monet

PS 234 L'amour tombe des nues - French school Portrait

French School - PS 19 Frida Kahlo

Ménina Pop

Portrait Thom Yorke

Portrait black Elvis

Au commencement était l'oiseau

Flowers II

Flowers I

Vermilingua kiss

Storyteller

Liberty

Villa Balbianello

Growth Series 1-3

Sans titre

The world turns in our hands

Black horse

Mouette rieuse

Gipaète barbu

Tricolor galloping horse