Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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Akbar Padamsee

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Akbar Padamsee is a modern Indian painter and artist. He is viewed as one of the early voices in modern Indian painting, along with M.F. Hussain, Souza and Raza. His media have included plastic emulsion, oil painting, watercolor, printmaking, sculpture, photographer and even computer graphics. He has also created sculpture, photography and lithographs.
 
« I never work out my colours by how they look,
but by how they move. »

Akbar Padamsee
In 1951, Akbar Padamsee went to Paris with Raza, and there he met Stanley Hayter, a surrealist who served as his mentor. Padamsee joined Hayter's studio (Atelier 17) and then held his first exhibition in 1952 in Paris. The artists in this show displayed their works anonymously which meant that he shared in the prize which Jouranl d'Artegave his work with Jean Carzou.
 
« The conscious mind is like a monkey bitten by a scorpion.  It is never still.  As a result most of our unconscious feelings escape us.  
An artist needs to be in silence. »

Akbar Padamsee

His first solo exhibition came in 1954 at the Jehangir Art Gallery. Akbar Padamsee’s work is primarily introspective. His series of "Mirror Images" are abstract designs that come th Read More

Akbar Padamsee

Portrait, 1996

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

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What is figurative art?

What is figurative art?

Sometimes known as Figurativism. It particularly describes sculptures and paintings clearly or specifically derived from sources of real objects hence they are representational as the name suggests "figurative art". This term is often used as a contrast for abstract art. However, since the coming of abstract art, this term has been used to mean any form of modern art with strong references to the actual/real world situation.

Bridget RILEY | Brouillard | Screen-print available for sale on composition gallery

Bridget Riley

Brouillard, 2003

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

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 VHILS | Dessect Series #01 | Mixed Media available for sale on composition gallery

Vhils

Dessect Series #01, 2023

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 10,000

 VHILS | Dessect Series #02 | Mixed Media available for sale on composition gallery

Vhils

Dessect Series #02, 2023

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 10,000

Victor - VASARELY - Ond-LZ - Silkscreen - available for sale on composition.gallery

Victor Vasarely

Ond-LZ, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 1,625