The Symbolism of Colour
Author : Ellen Conroy
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Color
ISBN :
Author : Ellen Conroy
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Color
ISBN :
Author : John Gage
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520226111
"John Gage's Color and Meaning is full of ideas. . .He is one of the best writers on art now alive."--A. S. Byatt, Booker Prize winner
Author : James Fox
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 28,67 MB
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 0141976667
'Extraordinary. An intellectual feast as well as a visual one' Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes The world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as it does in our surroundings, as this scintillating book reveals. Each chapter immerses the reader in a single colour, drawing together stories from the histories of art and humanity to illuminate the meanings it has been given over the eras and around the globe. Showing how artists, scientists, writers, philosophers, explorers and inventors have both shaped and been shaped by these wonderfully myriad meanings, James Fox reveals how, through colour, we can better understand their cultures, as well as our own. Each colour offers a fresh perspective on a different epoch, and together they form a vivid, exhilarating history of the world. 'We have projected our hopes, anxieties and obsessions onto colour for thousands of years,' Fox writes. 'The history of colour, therefore, is also a history of humanity.'
Author : Michel Pastoureau
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,38 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN :
About the history of the color black, its various meanings and representations.
Author : Kimberly Elam
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 1616893478
Although grid systems are the foundation for almost all typographic design, they are often associated with rigid, formulaic solutions. However, the belief that all great design is nonetheless based on grid systems (even if only subverted ones) suggests that few designers truly understand the complexities and potential riches of grid composition.
Author : John Gage
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2009-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780500600283
Author : Anne Varichon
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN :
Color is one of the most basic means of human expression. It can connote mood, social standing, political alignment, or merely personal preference. In Colors, archaeologist and ethnologist Anne Varichon presents a comprehensive history of colro: its origins, its symbolism, its significance. Why was purple the chosen color of royality and nobility? how have technological developments like bleach changed or deminished the importane of white? In addition to historical information on the extraction and meaning of different colors since Bibical times, Varichon provides recipes for creating each color using traditional sources from cultures around the world. -- Cover.
Author : Joann Eckstut
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,78 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781579129491
In this beautiful and thorough investigation, The Secret Language of Color celebrates and illuminates the countless ways in which color colors our world. Why is the sky blue, the grass green, a rose red? Most of us have no idea how to answer these questions, nor are we aware that color pervades nearly all aspects of life, from the subatomic realm and the natural world to human culture and psychology. Organized into chapters that begin with a fascinating explanation of the physics and chemistry of color, The Secret Language of Color travels from outer space to Earth, from plants to animals to humans. In these chapters we learn about how and why we see color, the nature of rainbows, animals with color vision far superior and far inferior to our own, how our language influences the colors we see, and much more. Between these chapters, authors Joann Eckstut and Ariele Eckstut turn their attention to the individual hues of the visible spectrum?red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet?presenting each in fascinating, in-depth detail. Including hundreds of stunning photographs and dozens of informative, often entertaining graphics, every page is a breathtaking demonstration of color and its role in the world around us. Whether you see red, are a shrinking violet, or talk a blue streak, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in the history, science, culture, and beatuty of color in the natural and man-made world.
Author : James McBride
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 20,7 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1408832496
From the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction: The modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and that launched James McBride's literary career. More than two years on The New York Times bestseller list. As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked her about it, she'd simply say 'I'm light-skinned.' Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. 'You're a human being! Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!' she snapped back. And when James asked about God, she told him 'God is the color of water.' This is the remarkable story of an eccentric and determined woman: a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the Deep South who fled to Harlem, married a black preacher, founded a Baptist church and put twelve children through college. A celebration of resilience, faith and forgiveness, The Color of Water is an eloquent exploration of what family really means.
Author : Clive Gifford
Publisher : QED Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 27,98 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1786034182
A vibrant exploration of the stories behind different colours, and the roles they've played throughout history. Each double-page spread looks at a different shade, accompanied by vivid, imaginative illustrations.