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, Happy life, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$430

Painting, Pays gourmand, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 33 x 46 x 2.4 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.9 inch

$347

Painting, La boxeuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$383

Painting, Inversion, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$90

Painting, Aztec, Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,099

Painting, Avalon Dusk, Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,260

Painting, Josephine, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$383

Painting, Concerto, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,426 $1,140

Painting, Apparition, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$102

Painting, Méli-Mélo, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$66

Painting, Vent du Nord, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$90

Painting, La danseuse, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$107

Painting, Les déesses, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$479

Painting, Bright trails, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting - 100 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$3,953

Painting, Quo Vadis, Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,120

Painting, Paysage vert, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$78

Painting, Pink pool, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

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

$539

Painting, La plume, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$359

Painting, Style flash, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$383

Painting, Mental, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$95

Painting, La mer rouge, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

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

$90

Painting, Ouverture, Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 152 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 59.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$2,729

Painting, Clamestro, Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,679

Painting, Neon-I, Danny Giesbers

Danny Giesbers

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$6,858

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