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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Print, Feu, n°2, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print . 71 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 28 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$879

Print, Lire, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 23 x 14 cm Print . 9.1 x 5.5 inch

$293

Print, Desire, Kiki Kogelnik

Kiki Kogelnik

Print . 66 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Print . 26 x 34 x 0.1 inch

$9,125

Print, Antennes, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 40.5 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$352

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Eric Fischl

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

$2,344

Print, Europa, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

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

$1,641

Print, Monkey, Jacques Monory

Jacques Monory

Print . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$457

Print, Trap, Kateryna Ocheredko

Kateryna Ocheredko

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$751

Print, El Festejo, Aryz

Aryz

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

$1,641

Print, Beauté, Lydi

Lydi

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$223

Print, Feria 2010, José Pirès

José Pirès

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,758

Print, Fourmi, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 25 x 25 cm Print . 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$176

Print, Explosifs, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0 inch

$410

Print, L’abbé, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print . 50 x 38 x 1.5 cm Print . 19.7 x 15 x 0.6 inch

$1,875

Print, Ballet, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 37 x 27.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 14.6 x 10.8 x 0 inch

$586

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

$1,055

Print, Other Side, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Print . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,396

Print, Le lion, Gilles Aillaud

Gilles Aillaud

Print . 35 x 25 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,407

Print, Cube, Kateryna Ocheredko

Kateryna Ocheredko

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$751

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

$469

Print, Weekend, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 2 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,927

Print, Tête 3, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 32 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$410

Print, Saint Sébastien, Paxal

Paxal

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$346

Print, Companion, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 91.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print . 36 x 26 x 1 inch

$1,396

Print, 710, Françoise Nielly

710

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 3 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,927