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, Red, Laura Spring

Red

Laura Spring

Painting - 25.4 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$290

Painting, Fields, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch

$250

Painting, Fields, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 35.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$260

Painting, The Visit, Niki Singleton

Niki Singleton

Painting - 127 x 74.6 x 3 cm Painting - 50 x 29.4 x 1.2 inch

$8,350

Painting, Silent Night, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 0.5 inch

$290

Painting, Innocence, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 0.5 inch

$290

Painting, All that Jazz, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 0.5 inch

$290

Painting, Florida, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 0.5 inch

$300

Painting, Memories, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 0.5 inch

$300

Painting, Encaustic Red, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 0.5 inch

$215

Painting, Gold Coast 1, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 55.9 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$320

Painting, Gold Coast 2, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 55.9 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$320

Painting, Gold Coast 3, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 68.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$410

Painting, Gladiola, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,290

Painting, So glamour, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

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

$563

Print, New York, Bruno Cantais

Bruno Cantais

Print - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$144

Print, Tokyo, Bruno Cantais

Bruno Cantais

Print - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$180

Print, Alien, Bruno Cantais

Bruno Cantais

Print - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$144

Print, Dress, Niki Singleton

Niki Singleton

Print - 40.64 x 30.48 x 2 cm Print - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch

$299

Painting, Yuzu 6, Catherine Le Roy

Catherine Le Roy

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,138

Sculpture, Disco, Bruno Cantais

Bruno Cantais

Sculpture - 48 x 17 x 3 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 6.7 x 1.2 inch

$539

Fine Art Drawings, Timeless 2, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch

$150

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