Color Perception in Art by Faber Birren

Color Perception in Art by Faber Birren

The most vital recent information on the relationship of visual perception to color expression in art is presented here in clear detail. Faber Birren, one of the best-known colorists of our time, prepares us for what he believes will be a new era of color expression. Pioneered by gestalt psychology many secrets of the brain are rapidly being discovered, resulting in creative new principles of color. The book is divided into three sections. First the history of nineteenth-and twentieth-century color expression is traced from Turner through Impressionism to Op Art. Next the parallel history of color theory is covered. Finally, the new concepts and interpretations of illumination, color constancy, adaptation, and the Law of Field Size, which created a revolution in the possibilities of color expression in art and their aesthetic implications, are discussed. These sections are supplemented by numerous black and white photographs of representative paintings, explanatory line drawings and the abstract, geometric color plates themselves-of the incomparable beauty and quality that are the hallmark of Faber Birren.

A unique combination of scientist, artist, theoretician and pragmatist, Faber Birren's extensive career has spanned more than 30 years. His writings fill 24 books and hundreds of articles. Color Perception in Art is an essential book that will be consulted again and again by all artists, designers, teachers and students who seek original and compelling possibilities in color.

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ISBN 13	9780887400643
ISBN 10	0887400647
Titel	Color Perception in Art
Autor	Faber Birren
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	1997-01-08
Seitenanzahl	88
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.