New Figuration

Pigments were invented about 40,000 years ago and since then have been used by artists as a visual element to form works of art. From the use of red in ancient Egypt to blue being more sought after than gold in the middle ages, the use of color and its value has shifted through the ages. This has led to the subsequent color theory in art. It was the German poet Jonathan Wolfgang Goethe who first developed a theory about color (1810). According to him, colors are composed of both light and shadow. Later, the Impressionists would disregard the classic visual elements of painting and indeed figurations and focus on the essence of color, using colors that compliment and capture light rather than use dark colors for shadow. At the turn of the 20th century Vassily Kandinsky created a grid for colors, which associated emotions and sounds with 10 colors. In our selection of works the use and admiration of color is still being explored with Guive Khosravi's works, high in vivid colors are juxtapositions of images mixing well-known characters and images whilst Robert Combas, who in the early 80s invented a new figurative painting (Free Figuration), uses color to manipulate daily life.

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Painting, Bitch 2, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$1,450

Painting, Odissi, Marcos Rodrigo

Marcos Rodrigo

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,236

Painting, Le Sabat, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting . 110 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$4,714

Painting, Bitch 1, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$1,450

Fine Art Drawings, Loneliness, Nina Narimanishvili

Nina Narimanishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$1,511

Print, Mexico, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 76 x 58 x 1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

$483

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Eric Fischl

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,417

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 23.5 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.3 x 0.3 inch

$6,648

Sculpture, Macarena, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 42 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

$1,450

Painting, One Way, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,209

Painting, Le Brun, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 33 x 24 x 7 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 2.8 inch

$19,339

Print, Sorpresa, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$1,088

Painting, Automutilation, Kej

Kej

Painting . 61 x 46 x 5 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch

$967

Sculpture, Punk man, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Sculpture . 50 x 27 x 3 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$604

Painting, On duty, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$483

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity 8, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,148

Painting, Juja, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,348

Painting, Dream Woman I, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 55 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$544

Painting, Cloud, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$725

Painting, Arlésiennes, Juan Benito

Juan Benito

Painting . 20 x 14 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.2 inch

$363

Sculpture, Le trio, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Sculpture . 65 x 35 x 2 cm Sculpture . 25.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$846

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