Explosions of Color

Artists invented the earliest pigments over 40,000 years ago, using natural materials like soil, chalk, and animal fat. Back then, the color palette available to artists was limited: the only colors they were able to produce were red, black, white, brown and yellow. Since those times, artists' discoveries and scientific advances have resulted in a far wider scope of colored pigments. Artists now have the choice of almost every color imaginable or visible to the human eye, from shades of black to the most vivid hues

In modern and contemporary art, artists have taken advantage of the range of colors available to them in the modern age. Many abstract artists have used color as a principal focus of their work, one example being Sonia and Robert Delaunay's art movement Orphism. These works reject any notion of naturalism and perspective, favoring flat, abstract planes of bright color. 

Today, many artists continue the legacy of modernist artists that placed bright and vivid colors at the center of their work. Artsper has curated a selection of contemporary artists whose works are characterized by explosions of color, including Tiberiu Soos and Susanne Herbold. Join us today to discover their works, among many others, today!

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Painting, Abstract 2108, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2108

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,508 CHF 1,357

Painting, Abstract 2101, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2101

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,508 CHF 1,357

Painting, Abstract 1259, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 1259

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,204 CHF 1,983

Painting, L'orage arrive, Dam Domido

L'orage arrive

Dam Domido

Painting - 33 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 625

Painting, Turquoise way, Dam Domido

Turquoise way

Dam Domido

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 576

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

La boxeuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.9 inch

CHF 312

Painting, Inversion, Âme Sauvage

Inversion

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 73

Painting, Mental, Âme Sauvage

Mental

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 77

Painting, Coulures, Âme Sauvage

Coulures

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 83

Painting, Méli-Mélo, Âme Sauvage

Méli-Mélo

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 54

Painting, Vue du ciel, Âme Sauvage

Vue du ciel

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 88

Painting, Vent du Nord, Âme Sauvage

Vent du Nord

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.9 inch

CHF 73

Painting, Monde rouge, Âme Sauvage

Monde rouge

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

CHF 342

Painting, Mer et sable, Âme Sauvage

Mer et sable

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 146

Painting, Placebo, Gaëlle Wagner

Placebo

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,148

Painting, La danseuse, Âme Sauvage

La danseuse

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 87

Painting, Les déesses, Âme Sauvage

Les déesses

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2.4 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.9 inch

CHF 391

Painting, Waves, Gaëlle Wagner

Waves

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,539

Painting, Tahiti, Brian Bartlett

Tahiti

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 696

Painting, Le penseur, Âme Sauvage

Le penseur

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 73

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