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, Yellow light, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Bouquet 43, Nathalie Maquet

Nathalie Maquet

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

$2,152

Painting, Bouquet 45, Nathalie Maquet

Nathalie Maquet

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

$2,152

Painting, Breathing, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,339

Painting, A feast, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$1,148

Painting, Meeting, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$8,072

Painting, Bouquet 46, Nathalie Maquet

Nathalie Maquet

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

$2,152

Painting, Flower shop, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,105

Painting, Herberas, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,722

Painting, Station, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$1,148

Painting, Movement, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,209

Painting, Matcha tea, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,722

Painting, Reflection, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,061

Painting, White spring, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$1,148

Painting, A flower, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$598

Painting, Bouquet 42, Nathalie Maquet

Nathalie Maquet

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

$2,152

Painting, Red Bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 35.5 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 14 x 0.8 inch

$717

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