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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Fine Art Drawings, Porto Pollo _16, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$540

Painting, Chair, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

$1,407

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity2, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,759

Painting, We, Women, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

Painting . 130 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 78.7 x 0 inch

$9,131

Painting, Double Pole, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,747

Painting, Snow picnic, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$1,397

Print, Sans titre, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 48 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 18.9 x 25.8 x 0.1 inch

$410

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity 7, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,759

Painting, Labyrinth, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 105 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$5,630

Painting, Tornado 1, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 2 inch

$2,471

Painting, Tornado 2, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 2 inch

$2,471

Painting, Tornado 3, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 2 inch

$2,471

Painting, Snow angel, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$2,471

Painting, Susan's garden, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.8 inch

$2,149

Painting, Across the road, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$1,987

Painting, Dragonfly, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,642

Painting, Wake up, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,642

Painting, Winter sign, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$2,471

Painting, Winter green, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$2,149

Painting, Rey mago, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 86 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$2,683

Painting, Bus Stop, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,466

Painting, Le Combat, Juan Benito

Juan Benito

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

$352

Painting, Three, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 205 x 285 cm Painting . 80.7 x 112.2 inch

$6,908