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, Le swing brune, Lydi

Lydi

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

$903

Painting, Solitude, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,466

Painting, Fleurs de nuit, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,642

Painting, Paradise, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

$1,642

Painting, Nido, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 81 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$2,619

Painting, Un monde chaotique 1, Kej

Kej

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,056

Painting, Léon, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,079

Painting, Néma, Marcos Rodrigo

Marcos Rodrigo

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$575

Painting, Flow, Annette Schmucker

Annette Schmucker

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

$2,815

Painting, Hommage au homard, Lydi

Lydi

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

$903

Painting, Portal, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 23 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.1 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$581

Painting, Orchids, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

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

$223

Painting, Canvas 180, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 122.9 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48.4 x 59 x 1.5 inch

$2,570

Painting, Red bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

$821