Description
Book SynopsisA 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 â artists â 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, synaes
Trade Review'A brilliant account ... The text is staggeringly erudite but accessible, and the illustrations are as varied as they are informative' - Sunday Times
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction
1. Light from Colour – Colour from Light
2. A Psychology of Colour?
3. The Shape of Colour
4. The Health of Colours
5. Languages of Colour
6. Can Colours Signify?
7. The Union of the Senses
8. Colour Trouble
Glossary
Bibliography
Illustration list
Index
