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

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Self-portrait

Chevalier (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Rochefort (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Richelieu (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

An Image from the Past (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

Fun Time (Based on A. Dumas's The Three Musketeers)

A bouquet of roses

Spring colors

Contemplating the present

Fruity aroma of flowers in a blue vase

Summer flower bouquet by the window

Bouquet of white gerbera daisies in a blue vase

Breakfast tray

Summer blooming flowers in a blue vase

Summer in Provence

Vibrant blooms of purple irises

Sunny sunflowers in a pot

Close to nature

Pink blooming oleanders in a vase

The smell of warm coffee and bloomed roses

Pink dahlias blooming in a terracotta pot

Sunkissed sunflowers in a terracotta vase

Lost in the beauty of pink dahlias

Achitecture des mangues

Jazz session 2 nd set

Bamboodha grove

Art is life

Fleurs dans un vase, inspiré de Gioviana Garzoni

Paravent "jardin au bord du lac"

Buveur de songes

Dame de cœur

Mlle Danse

Chic

Escape

Mademoiselle

Miss Pink

Miss Blue

Miss orange

N12

Miss yellow

N19

N16

Movement

Woman in a dreamy mood

Boy in the blue cap with sunglasses

My little sweet boy on the playground

Strict fashion

Nina Ricci in hat

Sunny boy

Pamela

Let's play tennis

Enjoying a carefree childhood

Woman in a red dress

Frida wearing a blue necklace and blue earrings

Carte en relief du Costa Rica

Woman in a red blouse

Les muses

Place Saint Marc

L'archiviste

Drrring

Don't Panic

Desert

Pont du Paradis

La veuve rouge

Fantasia à Gardaïa