A broad and interesting introduction to the position and power of color in life and art by John Gage, author of the award-winning work "Color and Culture." The complex phenomenon of color has received detailed attention from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, physiology, psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. However, people who work most closely with color—the artists—are rarely asked for their views on this mysterious subject. John Gage seeks to address this omission by focusing on the thoughts and practices of artists. "Color in Art" deals with the history of color, but is not a history itself; instead, each chapter develops a theme from a different scientific dimension, as seen by artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent van Gogh, Sonia Delaunay, Bridget Riley, and Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Drawing examples from various eras, from antiquity to the present, many topics are covered, including flags, synesthesia, theosophy, theater design, film, chromotherapy, and chromophobia. It includes a new preface by art writer Kelly Grovier that analyzes contemporary developments in the study of color, as well as an updated bibliography. This new edition of this classic work offers a broad and interesting introduction to the position and power of color in life and art.

Pages: 232, Year of Publication: 0907, Dimensions: 15x15cm