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

Bonding

Beauty moment

Venus

Grève aux pins

Face

Love

Denim

Les îles, l'arbre (3)

Portrait of a woman. Flora

Simpler days II

Marée basse

Douceur sauvage

Naiad with red peonies

Young woman at the urne

Poisson à l'honneur

Cyanotypie Herbier sous marin N°1

Trip

We Are One

The early spring garden

Wind dancing with spring flowers

Primavera red flowers

Mimi sikucheki wewe

Paris Love

Jazz au féminin

En harmonie

Filou

Desire

He was green

Sunny spring day

My love for Vincent Van Gogh

Gourmet breakfast

Dinner on the terrace in Provence

Sprig of flowering almond in a glass

My lovely summer table with red roses

Majestic Sleep

Serenity of the mountains

Summer red apples and red flowers

Serenity of water lilies

One touch of nature

Into the heart of Provence

Port de Cadiz

Geometrical shapes XII

Dive into painting - Letters N°1

Totem Pierre N°2

Moon N°5

Nuancier N°1

Olea europea

Paysages d'encre N°4

Paysages d'encre n°3

Paysages d'encre N°2

Color contact N°3

Feline

Land

Landscape swatch

Moon N°2

Landscape mountain N°1

L i n e s - Ink Lagoon

Vase Nuage

Geometrical shapes XVIII - Porte documents

Au port

Mouillage

Pêcherie aux arbres

Stairway to Heaven Impressionist - French school Contemporary NSWE

Rêve de paix

I love water lilies

Plaisir à deux