This vibrant and compelling book uses 240 artworks as case studies to tell the story of ten individual colours or colour groups. It explores the history and meaning of each colour in art, highlighting fascinating tales of discovery and artistic passion, and offering easily accessible explanations of the science and theory behind specific colours. From Isaac Newton's optics to impressionist theory, from the dynamics of Josef Albers to the contemporary metaphysics of Olafur Eliasson, this book shows how colour paints our world.
After reading this book, color feels like the mastermind criminal orchestrating entire heists in full view, yet somehow always eluding capture. Color is complicit in every level of the artwork, yet its devious power is maddeningly aloof or discounted in importance. Even for color nuts like myself, the book opens up fresh ways of seeing art and design.
[PDF] Chromaphilia: The Story of Color in Art
Sandu Publications 2018SKU: S01188Color plays a significant role in design due to its visual impact and psychological influence on the viewer. Combining two or more colors effectively in a single layout or design can be difficult to achieve without a working knowledge of color theory. As a result, companies will often invest in specialists to aid in color selection for their products or campaigns, letting the experts do what they do best. Color Matching helps demystify the process, providing an introduction to color along with an exploration of six key methods of color matching: warm color, cool color, contrast color, complementary color, similar color and integrated color. Each section includes a variety of preselected color combinations to use along with a multitude of cohesive examples from branding, packaging, product and promotion design.CL/ 240pp.
Unlock the secrets of colour - learn how and why it has been used in art over the centuriesThis vibrant and compelling book uses 240 artworks as case studies to tell the story of ten individual colours or colour groups. It explores the history and meaning of each colour in art, highlighting fascinating tales of discovery and artistic passion, and offering easily accessible explanations of the science and theory behind specific colours. From Isaac Newton's optics to impressionist theory, from the dynamics of Josef Albers to the contemporary metaphysics of Olafur Eliasson, this book shows how colour paints our world.. 2ff7e9595c
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