Colored artworks

Color plays a fundamental role in contemporary creation as an element capable on its own of structuring a composition, generating emotion, or conveying an entire aesthetic discourse.

Long relegated to a secondary role behind form and drawing in the traditional hierarchy of the arts, it gradually gained autonomy throughout the twentieth century from Fauvist explorations of pure color to lyrical abstraction until it became, for some artists, the sole subject of the artwork.

Henri Matisse, whose cut-out paper works celebrate color in all its power and simplicity, Mark Rothko with his meditative fields of color, or the Op Art artists who explore optical vibrations between complementary hues, illustrate the diversity of approaches within a field that continues to fascinate contemporary artists.

In current artistic practice, color is explored through a wide range of registers—from vivid, saturated Pop Art–inspired palettes to subtle tonal variations and delicate gradients, as well as strong chromatic contrasts that structure pictorial or sculptural space. Whether applied in flat areas, layered glazes, bursts of material, or plays of light on reflective surfaces, color becomes a language in its own right, capable of expressing emotions such as joy, melancholy, energy, or contemplation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together works in which color plays a central role in composition, highlighting the enduring capacity of this fundamental element to generate visual experiences of inexhaustible richness and intensity.

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Photography, Recordings IX, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography . 80 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€1,299

Photography, Recordings VIII, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography . 80 x 63 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 24.8 x 0 inch

€1,373

Photography, Recordings VII, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography . 80 x 62 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 24.4 x 0 inch

€1,373

Photography, Recordings V, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography . 80 x 46 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€1,190

Photography, Recordings II, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography . 80 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 24 x 0 inch

€1,359

Photography, Papel Corten, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€3,660

Photography, Fleurs maléfiques, Marick

Marick

Photography . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€400

Photography, Les Voiles, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,203

Photography, Contre jour, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 80 x 115 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Photography, Ciel 19, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Les Voiles, Uwe Ommer

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,203

Photography, Open Bitch, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography . 52.8 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 20.8 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,288

Photography, Materia IV, Mikael Kenta

Mikael Kenta

Photography . 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,013

Photography, Camo 44, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€10,000

Photography, Camo 46, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,000

Photography, Osadía, Kevin Krag

Kevin Krag

Photography . 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€4,575

Photography, Bubble gum, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 76 x 115 x 1 cm Photography . 29.9 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Photography, Vertige, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€760

Photography, Bi-Dhon, Rodrigo Etem

Rodrigo Etem

Photography . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,373

Photography, White Still, Zoltan Gerliczki

Zoltan Gerliczki

Photography . 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,013

Photography, Orange Still, Zoltan Gerliczki

Zoltan Gerliczki

Photography . 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,013

Photography, Venice, Zoltan Gerliczki

Zoltan Gerliczki

Photography . 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,013

Photography, ciel serie 2 III, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Fun Slide, Juan Pablo Castro

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography . 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography . 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€2,745

Photography, Cheminées, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Ciel serie 2 II, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Ciel III 1, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600 €540

Photography, En route 1, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Berlin II, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, The Leaning One, Paolo Salmaso

Paolo Salmaso

Photography . 150 x 100 x 0.4 cm Photography . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,800

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