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

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

Offrande du Pharaon suivi du Dieu Thot

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Quand passent les éléphants roses

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Portrait of a Woman "She Knows"

Safe Haven (Framed Hand Signed Screen Print)

Sheep

Pez

Silent Disco

Ifa

Gourmandise

Princesse de la jungle

Gueule cassée

Escaped body table

Dans un parfum d'émotions

Zoa

Sunset

Choco zen

Portrait inspiré de la passion du Christ (1)

Vénus, Adonis, N°6

Mince alors

Tchin

La femme idéale

Des lendemains pleins de promesses

Dans un bruissement d'ailes

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)

A bouquet of roses

Spring colors

Contemplating the present

Fruity aroma of flowers in a blue vase

Summer flower bouquet by the window

Bouquet of white gerbera daisies in a blue vase

Breakfast tray

Summer blooming flowers in a blue vase

Summer in Provence

Vibrant blooms of purple irises

Sunny sunflowers in a pot

Close to nature

Pink blooming oleanders in a vase

The smell of warm coffee and bloomed roses

Pink dahlias blooming in a terracotta pot