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.

Search by Image

Save your search and find it in your favorites

16/34 1 10 14 15 16 17 18 20 30 34

Categories

Subcategories

Rich and colorful figurations

Lake

Cebra grande verde

Ranas enamoradas

Jirafa de colores

Elefante de colores

Au commencement était l'oiseau

Summer of tender roses

Cactus in the sun

Géode

Jasmin sur fond noir

Jasmin sur fond jaune

Fleurs dans un vase, inspiré de Gioviana Garzoni

Canvas 68

Coral Reef - Red Sea - Mirror

Circus

Fleeting beauty

Vase feuilles

Water lilies N°1 inspired by Monet

Portrait Jimi Hendrix Can you see me? Kehinde Wiley Chut les Barbizons! NSWE

Fairy tale Serenity

French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde Impressionist Banksy Balloon girl (Large) NSWE

Le traversée des miroirs #2

Distorsion des signaux #2

Le lieu-dit des non-dits #3

Déroger à la règle #1

Imbrications #1

Le lieu-dit des non-dits #1

Picasso kissing face

Regarder les choses avec distance #2

Stumbling Floral Shadows

La plantation du bonheur #1

L'imperceptible battement du coeur #1

Effet miroir #1

Marathon

Mechanic body

Minuit

Dreaming with Frida

Frida Through Time

Frida in Bloom

Vibrant view

In the light

Et ils ont tous des enfants

Bond of souls

The power within

Blue coast olympe

Laura with an hat

You are my rock

The world turns in our hands

Black horse

Mouette rieuse

Gipaète barbu

Tricolor galloping horse

Agape

Tamanoir, hommage à Dali

Buste pur sang lusitanien

Deep Contemplation

Chic

Escape

E type,

Don Quixote

Romulus et Rémus Mythologie Duo Wolf Red Pop Art

The call of nature

Red roses

Together we are stronger

Energy of nature

Island life