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The Secret Lives of Color (originale 2016; edizione 2017)

di Kassia St. Clair (Autore)

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"The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. "A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every color has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking."--Simon Garfield, author of Just My Type"--… (altro)
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Titolo:The Secret Lives of Color
Autori:Kassia St. Clair (Autore)
Info:Penguin Books (2017), Edition: Later Printing, 320 pages
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The Secret Lives of Color di Kassia St Clair (2016)

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    Il malva di Perkin: storia del colore che ha cambiato il mondo di Simon Garfield (meggyweg)
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    The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks di Amy Stewart (CGlanovsky)
    CGlanovsky: Similarly structured, they actually arrive at a lot of the same historical reference points as they each present a portrait of human history and natural science through their own tiny lens.
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    Verf (500.000 jaar verf en schilderkunst) di Monica Rotgans (EMS_24)
    EMS_24: Also a book about all aspects of the use of paint by humans, written from the artist's perspective.
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Как известно, российский флаг срисован Петром I с голландского. Однако изначально тот имел не красную, а оранжевую полосу, в честь правящего дома. Увы, стойкой оранжевой краски на тот момент не было — она темнела до красного или выцветала до желтого. Плюнув, голландцы, остановились на более устойчивом красителе, а оранжевый у нас теперь повод не для гордости, а для опасения. Новая книга не о семи цветах радуги, а об их 75 оттенках, в основном с неизвестными для обычного человека названиями, зачаровывает читателя калейдоскопом неожиданных знаний из самых разных областей. Всю свою историю человечество искало новые красители, успокоившись лишь в XIX веке с изобретением анилиновых красителей, что, однако, не помешало лондонскому магазину продавать коричневый из толченых египетских мумий аж до 1964 года. Интересны и современные исследования цветовосприятия: так, розовый Бейкера-Миллера успокаивает заключенных, а для успешной продажи недвижимости ни в коем случае не стоит красить ее в бежевый. Хотя по последним данным Вселенная именно бежевая, точнее, цвета «космический латте». ( )
  Den85 | Jan 3, 2024 |
This book is very interesting. It would have got 5* from me had it had pictures or photos on the artworks etc it referenced, this slight criticism means I can only give it 4.5* but it is one for my keeper shelf as I am sure I will want to read it again. ( )
  LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 |
Intriguing and enjoyable look at the history and provenance of 75 colors with special attention to their role in art: it shows how much of art was dependent upon what was available at the time. This book is beautifully designed, a visual work of art itself. Only quibble is it would’ve been nice to have a brief end chapter discussing the future of the use of colors in art and/or current debates as follow ups on points raised throughout the book.

Some examples of how color interacts with our world:

Sensationalist literature of 19C kept between yellow covers (yellow journalism) — the Middle Ages forced ostracized groups to wear yellow vs the ‘Yellow Nineties’ as artists adopted it in repudiation of Victorian values.
Orange was the star of Monet’s ‘Impression, Sunrise’ (plus color contrast theory, leading to a new movement. The orange-red minium is the color of illuminated manuscript capitals/pilcrows leading to our word ‘miniature’. New theories on shadows (they weren’t black or grey but actually colored) and complementary color schemes (violet complements yellow) ergo the shade depicted in a painting would be soft violet. 1881 Manet “Fresh air is violet”: This was exciting to read because I have always thought the same thing. ( )
  saschenka | Mar 14, 2023 |
Great book on substances used to color in art over the ages. Finally know what vermilion really is. Colored pages! Read it!
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  kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |
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"The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. "A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every color has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking."--Simon Garfield, author of Just My Type"--

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