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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Publication date
March 15, 2014
Pages
110
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781780232805
ISBN-10
1780232802
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.75 by 8 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$19.95
Other format details
university press
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Colour | Painting | Painting Now | Remarks on Colour / Bermerkungen Uber Die Farben | Bluets | Chromophobia | What Color Is the Sacred? | Textile Futures | Interaction of Color
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Color surrounds us: the lush green hues of trees and grasses, the variant blues of water and the sky, the bright pops of yellow and red from flowers. But at the same time, color lies at the limits of language and understanding. In this absorbing sequel to ChromophobiaÂwhich addresses the extremes of love and loathing provoked by color since antiquityÂDavid Batchelor charts colorâs more ambiguous terrain.
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The Luminous and the Grey explores the places where color comes into being and where it fades away, probing when it begins and when it ends both in the imagination and in the material world. Batchelor draws on neuroscience, philosophy, novels, films, and artistsâ writingsÂas well as his own experience as an artist working with colorÂto understand how we see and use colors. He considers the role of color in creation myths, industrial chemistry, and optics, and examines the particular forms of luminosity that saturate the modern city. Following this inquiry into the hues that we face every day, he turns to one that is both color and noncolor: grey itself, which he reveals is as much a mood, feeling, and existential condition as a shade that we experience with our eyes.
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Deftly argued, always thought-provoking, and ever entertaining, The Luminous and the Grey is a beautiful study of how we see and feel our multicolored world.
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The Luminous and the Grey explores the places where color comes into being and where it fades away, probing when it begins and when it ends both in the imagination and in the material world. Batchelor draws on neuroscience, philosophy, novels, films, and artistsâ writingsÂas well as his own experience as an artist working with colorÂto understand how we see and use colors. He considers the role of color in creation myths, industrial chemistry, and optics, and examines the particular forms of luminosity that saturate the modern city. Following this inquiry into the hues that we face every day, he turns to one that is both color and noncolor: grey itself, which he reveals is as much a mood, feeling, and existential condition as a shade that we experience with our eyes.
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Deftly argued, always thought-provoking, and ever entertaining, The Luminous and the Grey is a beautiful study of how we see and feel our multicolored world.
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Paperback
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from Reaktion Books (March 15, 2014)
9781780232805 | details & prices | 110 pages | 5.75 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $19.95
About: Color surrounds us: the lush green hues of trees and grasses, the variant blues of water and the sky, the bright pops of yellow and red from flowers.
About: Color surrounds us: the lush green hues of trees and grasses, the variant blues of water and the sky, the bright pops of yellow and red from flowers.
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