This monumental masterwork by the renowned nineteenth century scientist and authority on color, M.E. Chevreul, is unquestionably one of the greatest books ever written on color; the first English translation is reprinted here with the original color restored and an introduction and explanatory notes by Faber Birren, the leading color authority of the present time. Chevreul's book dominated the schools of Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism, and exerted profound influence on later schools of painting including today's Op Art. Chevreul set forth principles that have become basic in color training throughout the Western world. In his illuminating commentary Mr. Birren shows how many of Chevreul's ideas on color harmony, contrast effects, optical mixtures, and legibility have been validated by modern scientific research in visual perception. mr. Birren also provides a helpful glossary of Chevreul's terminology. Lavishly illustrated, the volume contains many color plates, including 15 plates from the original French edition, photographs of Gobelins tapestries, and full-page reproductions of outstanding Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist paintings. Essential as a reference book for artist and art educators, this volume will also be a source of fresh inspiration for fashion designers, interior decorators, and all others concerned with color in any medium-and it makes good reading for all those interested in the history of men and ideas.
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practical use for color theory,
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This review is from: The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts (Hardcover)
Many artists seem to feel that books like this which take a scientific aproach to color theory are dated and useless. I feel like those are the types of artists who would rather come up with excuses for their color choices after the fact than actually justify them before-hand by studying the way light wavelengths interact with eachother.
this isn't new science and it's not a set of rules which will make you brilliant at picking colors, but it does shed some light (9_9) on why certain colors look the way they do in juxtaposition with eachother and allows a more informed choice in the way optical mixtures are created for design and artistic applications.
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A book on color printed in black & white???,
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This review is from: The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts (Paperback)
I'm not sure about all editions of this book but the one that I own (paperback...) has NO color inside at all! Who ever heard of a book on the subject of color that didn't include any? What were they thinking? I'm sure it's a fascinating read but if someone is interested enough in color to read this hefty tome, you've got to think they might also enjoy looking at it too. This is an oversized thick book which is at least 95% text. There are very few black & white diagrams either.
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Chevreul today,
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This review is from: The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts (Hardcover)
Is not easy to review a book that is published since XIXth century, too much water have flown in the color theory field, knowing that, I bought it as a reference book, I recommend it only under this consideration
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