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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Composition abstraite
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$31,209
Composition, Gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$462
Composition, Gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$520
Composition gravure en relief signée
Max Papart
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$520
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
$462
Out from grey
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,312
Au dessus des nuages III
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$24,273
Au dessus des nuages II
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$28,897
Au dessus des nuages I
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$28,897
Sous le soleil exactement II
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 130 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch
$20,806
Le temps des promesses
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$27,741
Le temps en mouvement
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$18,494
Portrait raté 1
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
Oiseau de mauvais augure
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 90 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,849
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
$1,849
Al otro lado del espejo
Francisco Nicolás
Painting - 140 x 190 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch
$16,182