Binding: Paperback
Description: A wide - ranging and engaging introduction to the place and power of colour in life and art by John Gage author of the award - winning Colour and Culture. The complex phenomenon of colour has received detailed attention from the perspectives of physics chemistry physiology psychology linguistics and philosophy. However the people who work most closely with colour artists have rarely been canvassed for their opinions on this mysterious subject. John Gage sets out to address this omission by focusing on the thoughts and practices of artists. Colour in Art is concerned with the history of colour but is not itself a history; instead each chapter develops a theme from a different scientific discipline as seen from the viewpoint of such diverse artists such as Wassily Kandinsky Vincent van Gogh Sonia Delaunay Bridget Riley and Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Drawing on examples through the ages from ancient times to the present the many topics covered include flags synaesthesia Theosophy theatre design film chromotherapy and chromophobia. Featuring a new foreword by art writer Kelly Grovier outlining contemporary developments in the study of colour and an updated bibliography this new edition of this classic text offers a wide - ranging and engaging introduction to the place and power of colour in life and art.
Title: Colour In Art
Author(s): Gage John
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Barcode: 9780500297339
Pages: 232 Pages, 193 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 10/17/2023
Series: World of Art
Category: Art Techniques & Principles