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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Print, Soho, Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

Print - 112 x 155 cm Print - 44.1 x 61 inch

$1,466

Painting, Le sécateur, Sandra Paris

Sandra Paris

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$428

Painting, Migration, Jessica Houston

Jessica Houston

Painting - 152 x 152 x 2 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 0.8 inch

$6,400

Painting, Io sono che que sono, Moi.

Moi.

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2.4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.9 inch

$6,721

Painting, Deliver, Kotaro Machiyama

Kotaro Machiyama

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1 inch

$2,200

Painting, Be inside, Kotaro Machiyama

Kotaro Machiyama

Painting - 53 x 65.2 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 25.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,730

Painting, Vae soli, Sandra Paris

Sandra Paris

Painting - 42 x 30 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 inch

$397

Painting, Enlarge, Kotaro Machiyama

Kotaro Machiyama

Painting - 60.6 x 72.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.9 x 28.6 x 1 inch

$2,200

Painting, Madame rêve, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 130.5 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.4 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$25,663

Painting, On the move, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$21,997

Painting, Step by step, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$18,331

Painting, Red line, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$25,663

Fine Art Drawings, Footprints, Jessica Houston

Jessica Houston

Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch

$1,711

Fine Art Drawings, Taking place, Jessica Houston

Jessica Houston

Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch

$1,711

Fine Art Drawings, Semeuse, Marie Labat

Marie Labat

Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,344

Painting, Amazonie, Marie Labat

Marie Labat

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$489

Sculpture, Maternity, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Sculpture - 71 x 49 x 14 cm Sculpture - 28 x 19.3 x 5.5 inch

$36,661

Fine Art Drawings, Sunbeam sport, Sandra Paris

Sandra Paris

Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$219

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