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

Peonies

Warm Evening with Tea

Evening tea

Lion

Peonies

Ballerina pointe shoes

Roses in flower

Roses bloom

Encre #2

Gris du gabon en discussion

Tête de tigre #5

Tête de tigre #4

Tete de tigre #2

Tête de tigre #1

Sans titre

Should we love again or not ?

Mustangs

Memory holder

Oiseau totem d'abondance

Le coin des farceurs

Spaghettis aux boulettes de viande à se rouler sous la table

Palais Dario

Table des artistes

Noces de lumière

Les fusils

Les Blancs de Camargue

Fantasia à Meknès

Kraken poulpe pieuvre monde universe monstre red earth ecologie

Ordalie langue parole or communication

Traveler

Dream Woman II

Dream Woman I

Wild style

Lorsque mon coeur fait boom

Sans titre

Woman portrait. Whisper of Spring

Boy

Portraite

Red Portraite

Les skulls farceurs

Encre #3

Safety First

Seahorse N°4

Pachamama Glósóli 5 - oil impressionnist - French School - (XXL)

Pachamama Glósóli 08 - oil impressionnist - French School - (XXL)

Visage géométrique

Vision de l’espace

Soirée folle

Sauvageonne

Le gardien du temple et l'enfant qui voulait grandir trop vite

Lavandes sous le mont ventoux (2)

Market place

Palais Dario

Frida

India

Barco

Beach

Couple

Striped II

Summer

Lilac

Shy woman

Yellow girl portrait

Empress Nam Phuong

Emperor Bao Dai

Pink lips # 02