- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (28 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014029662X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140296624
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 611,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One of the least studied aspects of the history of art is the tools that the artist uses - and in particular the story of the colour itself and how artists have obtained their colours down the centuries. The focus has been on inspiration rather than the practicalities of how (and if) an artist could achieve a particular colour. This text seeks to redress the balance. Ranging from the Ancient Greeks to the present day, it reveals how art is more of a science and science more of an art then might be supposed.
About the Author
Philip Ball is a regular contributor to Nature, New Scientist, and various national and international newspapers. His previous books include Designing The Molecular World (which won the Association of American Publishers' Award), The Self-Made Tapestry and H2O: A Biography Of Water.
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This book describes colour in detail. Beginning with the earliest works of painting - cave pictures - and going up to the present day with synthetic pigments and mediums, it covers huge depths of information in an accessible and fascinating way. Did you know, for instance, that the Greeks only had four words for names of colours, and that Democritus was sure that pale green could be mixed from red and white? There is a detailed history of how Alchemy, the father of modern Chemistry, affected the production of pigments, and even a rather complicated section with actual chemical processes and formulae for the production of modern colour. However, the book can be enjoyed without the slightest knowledge of science and the artistic among us can revel in the glorious language of colour without worrying too much about the technicalities.
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