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

Downtown N° 2

Downtown N°3

Downtown N°1

Mince alors

Tchin

La femme idéale

Des lendemains pleins de promesses

Dans un bruissement d'ailes

Le fakir maladroit

Amber Light

I Deny Everything and That Is My Essence (Mephistopheles)

Silk Fire

A Smile Through the Ages

Modest

Portrait of Margarita (Series Silver is your name)

The Merchant of Venice

Fox

Carol

Gallant

Sight

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)

St Francis Giving his Mantle to a Poor Man

Le parfum

Mademoiselle Pop

Disconnect

Let’s wait it out

Buveur de songes

L'oiseau bleu

Place Saint Marc

Marathon

Boy on his scooter

Woman wearing a red shawl

Woman in a green dress

Marilyn on the beach

Woman with a red blanket

Woman in a red dress in the garden full of roses

Desert

Pont du Paradis

Fantasia à Gardaïa

Tête de tigre #3

Hermes orange planete solar sun space design gold or

Quel ennui

Hey Damoiseau, t'as pas un 06?

Boris ne manque pas d'idées pour gacher la fête d'anniversaire de sa copine

Assieds-toi là

Love power

French School - Pachamama Glósóli X (XXL)

Canvas 183

L'influence de la pensée quantique

Tête de tigre #5

Tête de tigre #4

Tete de tigre #2

Tête de tigre #1

Strict fashion

Nina Ricci in hat

Sunny boy

Pamela

Playful

Chakras

Fruit Still Life

Fruity Notes