The art of colour : the history of art in 39 pigments
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Author
Contributors
Yale University Press, publisher.
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300267785, 0300267789
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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East Providence (Weaver) - New Books | Nonfic | On Order |
Providence Public - Lobby New Materials | 752 G884 2023 | In Transit |
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300267785, 0300267789
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index.
Description
"A captivating new history of art told through the storied biographies of colors and pigments. In this refreshing approach to the history of color, Kelly Grovier takes readers on an exciting search for the intriguing and unusual. In Grovier's telling, a color's connotations are never fixed but are endlessly evolving. Knowledge of a pigment and its history can unlock meaning in the works that feature it. Grovier employs the term "artymology" to suggest that color is a linguistic device, where pigments stand in for syllables in art's language. Color is the site of invigorating conflict--a battleground where past and present, influence and originality, and superstition and science merge into meanings that complicate and intensify our appreciation of a given work. How might it change our understanding of a well-known masterpiece like Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night to know that the intense yellow moon in that painting was sculpted from clumps of dehydrated urine from cows that were fed nothing but mango leaves? Or that the cobalt blue pigment in Van Gogh's sky shares a material bloodline with the glaze of Ming Dynasty porcelain? Consisting of ten chapters, each presenting a biography of a family of colors, this volume mines a rich vein of pigmentation from prehistoric cave painting to art of the present day. The book also includes beautifully designed features exploring important milestones in the history of color theory from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Grovier, K. (2023). The art of colour: the history of art in 39 pigments . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grovier, Kelly. 2023. The Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grovier, Kelly. The Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments Yale University Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grovier, Kelly. The Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments Yale University Press, 2023.
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