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Chargement... The Secret Lives of Color (original 2016; édition 2017)par Kassia St Clair (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Secret Lives of Color par Kassia St Clair (2016)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Как известно, российский флаг срисован Петром I с голландского. Однако изначально тот имел не красную, а оранжевую полосу, в честь правящего дома. Увы, стойкой оранжевой краски на тот момент не было — она темнела до красного или выцветала до желтого. Плюнув, голландцы, остановились на более устойчивом красителе, а оранжевый у нас теперь повод не для гордости, а для опасения. Новая книга не о семи цветах радуги, а об их 75 оттенках, в основном с неизвестными для обычного человека названиями, зачаровывает читателя калейдоскопом неожиданных знаний из самых разных областей. Всю свою историю человечество искало новые красители, успокоившись лишь в XIX веке с изобретением анилиновых красителей, что, однако, не помешало лондонскому магазину продавать коричневый из толченых египетских мумий аж до 1964 года. Интересны и современные исследования цветовосприятия: так, розовый Бейкера-Миллера успокаивает заключенных, а для успешной продажи недвижимости ни в коем случае не стоит красить ее в бежевый. Хотя по последним данным Вселенная именно бежевая, точнее, цвета «космический латте». Intriguing and enjoyable look at the history and provenance of 75 colors with special attention to their role in art: it shows how much of art was dependent upon what was available at the time. This book is beautifully designed, a visual work of art itself. Only quibble is it would’ve been nice to have a brief end chapter discussing the future of the use of colors in art and/or current debates as follow ups on points raised throughout the book. Some examples of how color interacts with our world: Sensationalist literature of 19C kept between yellow covers (yellow journalism) — the Middle Ages forced ostracized groups to wear yellow vs the ‘Yellow Nineties’ as artists adopted it in repudiation of Victorian values. Orange was the star of Monet’s ‘Impression, Sunrise’ (plus color contrast theory, leading to a new movement. The orange-red minium is the color of illuminated manuscript capitals/pilcrows leading to our word ‘miniature’. New theories on shadows (they weren’t black or grey but actually colored) and complementary color schemes (violet complements yellow) ergo the shade depicted in a painting would be soft violet. 1881 Manet “Fresh air is violet”: This was exciting to read because I have always thought the same thing. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. "A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every color has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking."--Simon Garfield, author of Just My Type"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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In looking at images of famous paintings, I had no idea that many of the colors they had to choose from were not permanent. Some of them would color shift just from being next to certain other colors. Sometimes artist would put a layer of varnish between colors that wanted to interact with each other - how tedious.
It was interesting to read about the discovery, manufacture, quirks, and life span of colors as laws changed, fashion changed, or when less finicky or less expensive alternatives became available.
The beautiful colors on the edge of the pages are often less vivid than the described color. (2017 Penguin hardcover edition) ( )