Bright and Vivid Colors

Painting, Le bel ouvrage, Cécile Coutant

Le bel ouvrage

Cécile Coutant

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,123

Painting, Patience, Thrill No.10, Deok Hee YUN

Patience, Thrill No.10

Deok Hee YUN

Painting - 20.9 x 13.4 x 1 inch

$1,676

Painting, Colorsaje 11, Claudio Mella Castel

Colorsaje 11

Claudio Mella Castel

Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Hexagone Girl 1, Maxime Andriot

Hexagone Girl 1

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 46.5 x 26.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,581

Painting, Bubble In A Trouble 2, Gina Vor

Bubble In A Trouble 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$903

Painting, L'amour à l'eau de rose, Claude Gilli

L'amour à l'eau de rose

Claude Gilli

Painting - 29.5 x 19.7 x 2.4 inch

$13,552

Print, Rainbow Flower, Takashi Murakami

Rainbow Flower

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$6,519

Print, Le promeneur, Hervé Di Rosa

Le promeneur

Hervé Di Rosa

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$2,033

Painting, Pollen of happiness, Nadine Antoniuk

Pollen of happiness

Nadine Antoniuk

Painting - 35.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch

$1,750

Painting, Hôtel Boréal, Eric Khellas

Hôtel Boréal

Eric Khellas

Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,231

Painting, Noisy Los Angeles, MesecOlja

Noisy Los Angeles

MesecOlja

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

$1,807

Painting, Surface Pressure, Anthony Frost

Surface Pressure

Anthony Frost

Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$5,268

Print, Pink Sky Flyer, Peter Max

Pink Sky Flyer

Peter Max

Print - 22 x 28 inch

$2,000

Painting, Blue India, MesecOlja

Blue India

MesecOlja

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

$1,807

Painting, Colors, Virginie Deluzet

Colors

Virginie Deluzet

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$762

Painting, Stillborn (reprise), Nathanael Koffi

Stillborn (reprise)

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$7,905

Painting, Still Life With Palette (Peinture Semi-abstraite), Aloyzas Smilingis

Still Life With Palette (Peinture Semi-abstraite)

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.1 inch

$6,098

Painting, Ready to start again, Vanessa Linares

Ready to start again

Vanessa Linares

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.3 inch

$1,107

Painting, Guspirus in love, Vanessa Linares

Guspirus in love

Vanessa Linares

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.3 inch

$1,107

Photography, Hybride, Lionel le Jeune

Hybride

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 2 inch

$847

Painting, Purple glance, Mathilde Polidori

Purple glance

Mathilde Polidori

Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 inch

$452

Painting, La nuit jaune, Lisbeth Buonanno

La nuit jaune

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$4,517

Photography, Apple Pin, Lionel le Jeune

Apple Pin

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$452

Painting, Flamenco, Pascal Astier

Flamenco

Pascal Astier

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,581

Sculpture, Birth (Maquette), The Sphere (Blue), Paige Bradley

Birth (Maquette), The Sphere (Blue)

Paige Bradley

Sculpture - 20 x 5 x 8 inch

$9,450

Bright and Vivid Colors

Humans have always produced artwork containing vivid and intense colors. We can't help it! Their brightness evokes excitement and feelings of optimism. It grabs our attention, whilst their richness connates strong emotions and ideas. In fact, humans have a biological reason to pay attention to bright and vivid colors, as a survival mechanism to avoid the poisonous plants and dangerous animals that often had these same colors. 

Throughout history, our affinity for these colors has been visible within art. For example, in Islamic Art, rich color palettes were often used for tilework and ceramics. Furthermore, though Roman and Greek marble sculptures are often thought of as white, they were in fact painted with bright colors. However, bright colors have not always been well-received: the popularisation of neo-classicism in western art scorned the use of bright colors, branding them as garish and “not of good taste". As such, the 18th and 19th centuries largely saw the decline in the use of these colors.

But this would not be for long, as with the rise of different artistic styles such as Fauvism, abstraction and pop art, bright colors came back into fashion. And thanks to the invention and mass production of synthetic pigments, they were easier than ever for artists to get their hands on. 

Color theory is also a crucial concept for artists, who experiment with combinations of complementary and contrasting colors in order to convey certain tones and messages. The importance of color cannot be underestimated as it can completely change an artwork. For example, French painter Claude Monet liked to paint the same subject at different times of day and in different weather in order to explore the effects of different color palettes on the mood of his art. 

Whatever color you feel like, Artsper will have the exact tone you're looking for in our selection of bright and vivid colored artworks.

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