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Colour in Art (World of Art)
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Product Description
This new book by John Gage, author of the award-winning Colour and Culture, is wide-ranging and engaging introduction to the place and power of colour in life and art. Brilliant reproductions of works by such artists as Wassily Kandinsky,Vincent van Gogh, Josef Albers and Anish Kapoor accompany the discussion, which ranges from synaesthesia, Theosophy and theatre design to chromotherapy and chromophobia.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #202005 in Books
- Published on: 2007-02-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Editorial Reviews
The Sunday Times
'A brilliant account... The text is staggeringly erudite but accessible, and the illustrations are as varied as they are informative.'
About the Author
John Gage is the former Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University. He is an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour and has written many books on the subject, including Colour and Culture and Colour and Meaning, both published by Thames & Hudson.
