Colour in Art
$30.59
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2023
Summary
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500297339 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500297339 |
| Author: | John Gage, Kelly Grovier |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 498g |
| Series: | World of Art |
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Critics Review
‘A brilliant account … The text is staggeringly erudite but accessible, and the illustrations are as varied as they are informative’ - Sunday Times
John Gage
John Gage was an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour, and wrote many books on the subject, including Colour and Meaning and the award-winning Colour and Culture, both published by Thames & Hudson. He was Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University from 1992 to 1995.
Kelly Grovier is a feature writer for BBC Culture and the author of several acclaimed studies on art, including A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works (2018) and The Art of Colour (2023), both published by Thames & Hudson.
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