Color : A Master Class: Art History, Symbolism, Masterpieces, Materials - Couverture souple

Viéville, Camille

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2080422006 ISBN 13 : 9782080422002

Editeur : FLAMMARION, 2023

Synopsis

From the first decorative pigments in Paleolithic caves, to Sonia Delaunay's contrasts of primary and secondary colors, to Dan Flavin's neon light installations, this comprehensive, illustrated guide demonstrates how color-through different periods, cultures, and artistic movements-has been used and interpreted in art. Through sixty masterworks from prehistory to the present day, the history and symbolic meanings of colors are explored, as well as the materials and techniques employed by artists to convey their effects, from Yves Klein's monochromes to Mark Rothko's fields of vibrant colors, or from Claude Monet's impressions of a fleeting moment in time to David Hockney's ultramarine blue reflections and shadows, inspired by Johannes Vermeer. Featuring the chromatically remarkable creations of artists including Veronese, Van Gogh, Hokusai, Kandinsky, O'Keeffe, Kahlo, or Warhol, this volume offers an enlightening overview of the history of color in art.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Camille Viéville est docteure en histoire de l'art. Spécialiste d'art moderne et contemporain, elle a publié de nombreux textes dans des revues et catalogues d'expositions. Elle est également l'auteure de Balthus et le portrait (Flammarion, 2011) et Le Portrait nu (Arkhê, 2017).

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

An illustrated guide to the history and symbolism of colors, as used in artworks throughout the ages, from prehistory to the present day.

Color, which has the power to impart meaning or express emotion, has fascinated humans for millennia. This comprehensive, illustrated guide demonstrates how color―through different periods, cultures, and artistic movements―has been used in art: from the black, red, and white pigments first used in prehistoric cave paintings to the muted tones of Gabonese Punu masks replete with spiritual significance, or from Andy Warhol’s Gold Marilyn Monroe with its flashy hues borrowed from the advertising world to the signature outrenoir (beyond black) of the late Pierre Soulages.

From oil painting to optical art, this international history of color unfurls over thirty major periods in the development of color in the arts, elucidating their characteristics, key works, and exponents. The symbolism given to a particular color and how such associations have evolved over time is revealed. A gallery of sixty works that are remarkable for their extraordinary use of color includes the explosion of light emanating from Joseph Mallord William Turner’s Light and Colour (Goethe’s Theory), the fleeting moments of dawn depicted with broken brushstrokes and colorful intensity in Monet’s Impression, Sunrise, and the acidulous tones of David Hockney’s portrait My Parents. A final chapter examines the materials and techniques used to achieve chromatic effects. Complete with extensive cross-references, this accessible guide allows readers to discover more about a particular movement, theme, or technique, and offers an enlightening and polychromatic overview to the history of color in art.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: FLAMMARION
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2080422006
• ISBN 13: 9782080422002
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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