Colour and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction by John G

Description: Colour and Culture by John Gage A groundbreaking, award-winning analysis of color in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late-twentieth century by one of the most foremost authors on the subject. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A groundbreaking, award-winning analysis of colour in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century by one of the most foremost authors on the subject. What does the language of colour tell us? Where does one colour begin and another end? Is it a radiant visual stimulus, an intangible function of light, or a material substance to be moulded and arrayed? Colour is fundamental to art, yet so diverse that it has hardly ever been studied in a comprehensive way. Art historian John Gage considers every conceivable aspect of the subject in this groundbreaking analysis of colour in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century. Gage describes the first theories of colour, articulated by Greek philosophers, and subsequent attempts by the Romans and their Renaissance disciples to organize it systematically or endow it with symbolic power. He unfolds its religious significance and its use in heraldry, as well as how Renaissance artists approached colour with the help of alchemists. He explores the analysis of the spectrum undertaken by Newton and continued in the nineteenth century by artists such as Seurat, traces the influence of Goethes colour theory, and considers the extraordinary theories and practices that attempted to unite colour and music, or make colour into an entirely abstract language of its own. The first-ever undertaking to suggest answers to many perennial questions about the role of colour in Western art and thought, this study throws fresh light on the hidden meanings of many familiar masterpieces. Author Biography John Gage was an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour, and wrote many books on the subject, including Colour and Meaning, Colour in Art and the award-winning Colour and Culture, all published by Thames & Hudson. He was Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University from 1992 to 1995. Review Exemplary ... wonderfully lucid - Richard Wollheim, The Times Literary SupplementThe standard for years to come - Sir Ernst Gombrich, The Burlington MagazineA book of extraordinary erudition and beauty - Sunday TelegraphNo one interested in painting can afford not to study it - London Review of BooksI will mine Gages mountains of information for years to come - ApolloRarely has an academic mind made itself more approachable - The Times Promotional A book of extraordinary erudition and beauty Sunday Telegraph Details ISBN0500027935 Author John Gage Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780500027936 Format Hardcover Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd Subtitle Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 701.8509 Illustrations 223 Illustrations, color Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 448 ISBN-10 0500027935 Publication Date 2024-10-24 UK Release Date 2024-10-24 AU Release Date 2024-10-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168366865;

Price: 78.58 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-01-04T11:28:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 26.94 AUD