EFP (2016), Marc Beaudette, Acrylic on Canvas, 182.9x182.9 cm
Key points
Visual boldness: works that play with color, shape, and material.
Textures and patterns: from pop pink to metallic acrylic, from geometric shapes to organic curves.
Past and present: cultural references, retro design, and contemporary pop art respond to each other.
Creative freedom: each artist pushes the boundaries between figurative and abstraction.
Through the prism of Flashback 70’s, art becomes a visual feast again, a carnival of saturated colors and bold shapes. This selection, conceived by the ArtMajeur team, immerses the viewer in a decade where formal experimentation and joyful transgression were the rule, not the exception. Here, the pictorial landscape is no longer just a backdrop: it becomes a playground, a space where color and pattern take power, where the artist plays with codes to better reinvent them.
Saturated colors and bold shapes: the decade that dares everything
From the very first works, the tone is set. In FRANÇOISE HARDY (2022), Karine Collomb celebrates the French diva in a bright pink, a contemporary tribute to an icon of the sixties and seventies. The saturation is not gratuitous: it captures the eye, imposes presence, and transforms the image into an almost musical vibration.
With SPACE INVADERS 2 (2023) by Petr Strnad, we cross the threshold from playful to abstraction. His deconstructed geometric shapes and reinvented patterns on Fabriano paper become a pictorial language in their own right. The work, at the border between figurative and abstract, questions the viewer: what if playing with space and perspective were an act of poetry?
Harmony of colors and shapes - quadriptych (2025), Peter Vamosi, Acrylic on Canvas, 80x80 cm
Between abstraction and organicity: the breath of the seventies
The seventies also mark a return to material, to the sensuality of forms. DAÏQUIRI ROSE (2023) by Giulia Simeone offers organic curves and soft volumes that evoke nature, like a visual breath. Similarly, ROCHAS N.8 (2024) by Pedro Paulo Silva Ribeiro translates the mineral strength and natural beauty of rocks through generous textures and an almost tactile pictorial gesture.
Geometric works, on the other hand, multiply the avenues of interpretation. FORMATION #19 (2023) by Astrid Stoeppel and GEMINI (2024) by Olya Enina explore duality and harmony through colors and shapes, between minimalism, pop art, and inner worlds. The eye is captivated, the mind is set in motion: here, abstraction and symbolism coexist without ever neutralizing each other.
Mélange, memory, and cultural references
Flashback 70’s is not limited to aesthetics: it engages in dialogue with cultural and popular memory. EFP (2016) by Marc Beaudette transports the viewer to the 50s and 70s through an advertising and sensory prism, while INTÉRIEUR 70 (2010) by Brigitte Mathé (MBL) captures the essence of a retro living room, including a crescent-shaped sofa and a staircase in the background. Every detail becomes a sign, every color a reminder of the atmospheres of an iconic era.
In the same way, COLLAGE OSTBLOCK 19 (2020) by Ludwig Schult merges socialist architecture and childhood memory, combining utopia and repetitive aesthetics in a graphic nod to the arts of the past.
Space Invaders 2. (2023), Petr Strnad, Acrylic on Paper, 70x50 cm
Art as silent theater
In this selection, some works, like those of nOva (THE BOOK (2023)), place the viewer at the center of a purified visual theater. Here, simplification becomes a strength: few elements are enough to build a universe, a narrative. Between silence and abstraction, each canvas becomes a scene, where the figurative flirts with the abstract to better tell a story.
Between boldness and lightness: modernity revisited
Finally, Flashback 70’s plays with codes to better surpass them. LITTLE METAL APOKALYPSIS 3 (2025) by Luca Brandi, PINK PURPLE ABSTRACT GEOMETRIC PATTERN (2025) by Chun Yu Guan, and HARMONY OF COLORS AND SHAPES - QUADRIPTYCH (2025) by Peter Vamosi explore the infinite combinations of shapes and colors, reminding us that the 70s was a laboratory of creativity where anything could be reinvented.
Each work in the selection then becomes a journey through time and pictorial space, an invitation to marvel at the energy of an era that celebrated freedom, the unexpected, and inventiveness. Flashback 70’s does not simply revisit a decade: it gives contemporary art a lesson in vitality and boldness.
Madi petal 5x5 (2017), Nathalie Genneson (NATH), Oil on Linen Canvas, 50x50 cm
FAQ
What is the idea behind this selection?
To show how the spirit of the 70s – freedom, boldness, and experimentation – inspires contemporary artists.
How many works are presented?
30 exclusive works, from traditional painting to digital arts, all bold in their expression.
What styles are represented?
Pop art, geometric and organic abstraction, optical, with a nod to the design and visual culture of the seventies.
Does this collection work in a contemporary interior?
The dynamic colors and shapes bring movement and vitality to any space, even minimalistic.
Why focus on the 70s today?
Because this decade continues to fuel creativity and transgression, offering contemporary artists a limitless playground for experimentation.
Nicolas Sarazin
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