Swathes of Color

It isn't surprising that the word swathe is also used to describe broad strips of countryside, or rows of corn. How to depict a vastness of a vista filled with color, without being limited to painstakingly recreate every detail, has aided in shifting certain styles of painting. Typically associated with the looser brushstrokes of the Impressionists,large swathes of color also found a home in modern abstract art during the first half of the 20th century. In the color theory of art, color is used to evoke emotion by artists within compositions, aiding expression. But in abstract art, color is used in its most simplistic form. Thus painting with swathes of color can emote a sense of freedom, of celebrating color at its very best, in abundance. In Artsper's own selection of works, Marie Labat focuses on the relationship between man and nature in her landscapes, using color to depict the Atlantic Pyrenees. Whilst Nick Tidnam works with a studio that opens up into a garden in order to consistently be affronted by nature. It may seem futile to attempt to limit the vastness of a landscape to a canvas, but such artists know that the ability to do so lies in the use of color…


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Print, Disarranged, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Print - 18 x 15 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$342

Sculpture, MKE, Aude Herlédan

MKE

Aude Herlédan

Sculpture - 45.5 x 33 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.9 x 13 x 7.9 inch

$14,406

Sculpture, Venus, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 24 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.8 x 9.4 inch

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Painting, Jumping Girl, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

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Painting, Monuments, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Silent horizon, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch

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Painting, Process #1, Lana Matsuyama

Lana Matsuyama

Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, A Hug, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Make a Wish, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Warm Air, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Ferry, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Look, Nagsoul

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 5.9 inch

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Painting, Flame, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 17.8 x 17.8 cm Painting - 7 x 7 inch

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Painting, Bloom, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 21 x 16 cm Painting - 8.3 x 6.3 inch

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Painting, Bush, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 15.2 x 17.8 cm Painting - 6 x 7 inch

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Painting, Finestra, Tamara Bellarte

Tamara Bellarte

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Wish, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 19 x 21.6 cm Painting - 7.5 x 8.5 inch

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Painting, Sans Titre, Daniel Cayo

Daniel Cayo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

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Print, Chicago, Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

Print - 90 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, The guardian, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

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Painting, Pink Wish, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Waves, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.3 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Cream Cone, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 57.2 x 36.8 cm Painting - 22.5 x 14.5 inch

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Painting, Woolf trails, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

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Painting, Melting, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Mrs. Dalloway, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch

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Painting, Flowers, Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

Painting - 30 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Escales, Jordi Sàbat

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 60 x 40 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

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Painting, Bookstore, Jordi Sàbat

Jordi Sàbat

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch

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Painting, Hashtag, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 36 x 15 cm Painting - 14.2 x 5.9 inch

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Painting, Blur, Jean Feinberg

Jean Feinberg

Painting - 38.1 x 28 cm Painting - 15 x 11 inch

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Painting, Dream, Anya Spielman

Anya Spielman

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Painting - 40 x 40 inch

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Painting, The Hangover, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Flower, Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

Painting - 125 x 125 x 5 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 2 inch

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Painting, The Embrace, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Painting - 150 x 102 x 6 cm Painting - 59.1 x 40.2 x 2.4 inch

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Painting, Light comes, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Dérive, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, The dance, Aude Herlédan

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Mineral Touch, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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Print, Death Valley, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Print - 48 x 28 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 11 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Bending Banks, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Print - 33.5 x 40.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 13.2 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch

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Print, The Father, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

Print - 25 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.8 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, The Hangover, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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