| Description |
1 online resource (110 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; The Luminous and the Grey; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; One: The Beginning and the End of Colour; Two: The Luminous and the Grey; Three: The Grey and the Luminous; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations |
| Summary |
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 Chromophobia-which addresses the extremes of love and loathing provoked by color since antiquity-David Batchelor charts color's more ambiguous terrain. 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 a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-107) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Batchelor, David, 1955-
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| SUBJECT |
Batchelor, David, 1955- fast |
| Subject |
Color.
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Color in art.
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Color -- Psychological aspects.
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Gray.
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symbolic color.
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colors (hues or tints)
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gray (color)
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color (perceived attribute)
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ART -- History -- General.
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Color
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Color in art
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Color -- Psychological aspects
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Gray
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780233192 |
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1780233191 |
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1780232802 |
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9781780232805 |
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