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Beginning with an account of colour fundamentals and a history of colour theory, the author explores the four dimensions of colour and their application to compositions in various media. This book serves as a useful resource for painters, photographers, interior designers and craftspeople.
Examines the variations and diverse meanings of the primary colors as seen in two hundred masterworks of painting from ancient times up to the present.
A fully illustrated collection of eight essays on colour for the non-specialist reader.
The history of art is inseparable from the history of color. And what a fascinating story they tell together: one that brims with an all-star cast of characters, eye-opening details, and unexpected detours through the annals of human civilization and scientific discovery. Enter critically acclaimed writer and popular journalist Victoria Finlay, who here takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on an unforgettable tour through the brilliant history of color in art. Written for newcomers to the subject and aspiring young artists alike, Finlay’s quest to uncover the origins and science of color will beguile readers of all ages with its warm and conversational style. Her rich narr...
Every colour has many aspects to it, many variations, and meanings. Red can mean passion, or suffering, or love, or anger, for instance. How are these aspects represented in works of art? FromTitian and Bosch to Matisse and Warhol, and in design and fashion, colour is omnipresent, and incredibly varied in symbolism. Paintings use colours to convey a message as much as just for surface appeal. This fascinating book focuses on the most important colours in art: red, blue, yellow, black, white, green and gold, and looks at them through some 200 beautifully printed works.
Every colour has many aspects to it, many variations, and meanings. Red can mean passion, or suffering, or love, or anger, for instance. How are these aspects represented in works of art? FromTitian and Bosch to Matisse and Warhol, and in design and fashion, colour is omnipresent, and incredibly varied in symbolism. Paintings use colours to convey a message as much as just for surface appeal. This fascinating book focuses on the most important colours in art: red, blue, yellow, black, white, green and gold, and looks at them through some 200 beautifully printed works.
List of books and essays used in the preparation of this work : p. [255]-258.
"I cannot see why sensation should be less precise than thought. The scientist designs conceptual models, the artist perceptual models." - Karl Gerstner Color is Gerstner's essential medium. In this book, he presents the pure sensation of color with great precision. He explores color physically, sumptuously, yet with cool, formal clarity in the book's seventy color plates. He also pursues the subject of color historically and psychologically in a series of essays, citing examples from Aristotle to Andreas Speiser, from Goethe to Max Luscher; theories and speculations about the character and employment of color and form. His notes and observations are often couched in a poetic, aphoristic man...
"In this book Itten examines two different approaches to understanding the art of color. Subjective feelings and objective color principles are the two poles which are described in detail and clarified with numerous color reproductions." --P. [2] of cover.