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The Secret Lives of Colour

English · Paperback

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger , the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green , and from scarlet women to imperial purple , these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink ) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.

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Authors Kassia St Clair, Kassia St Clair, Kassia St Clair
Publisher John Murray
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 30.09.2018
 
EAN 9781473630833
ISBN 978-1-4736-3083-3
No. of pages 336
Dimensions 164 mm x 197 mm x 26 mm
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)

Social & cultural history, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, ART / Color Theory, Fashion & textiles: design, Social and cultural history, Fashion and textile design

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