Theory of Colours
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(3,946 Sterne; 28 Bewertungen)
Newton's observations on the optical spectrum were widely accepted but Goethe noticed the difference between the scientific explanation and the phenomena as experienced by the human eye. He did not try to explain this, but rather collected and presented data, conducting experiments on the interplay of light and dark. His work was rejected as 'unscientific' by physicists but his color wheel is still used by artists today. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (8 hr 58 min)
Chapters
Part I - Physiological Colours Section 1 - Effects of Light and Dark on the Eye
5:12
Read by Dylan Campbell
Section III - Grey Surfaces and Objects; Section IV - Dazzling Colourless Objec…
9:19
Read by Deborah Balm
Subjective Experiments - Section XII - Refraction Without the Appearance of Col…
7:13
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Section XVI - Decrease of the Appearance of Colour; Section XVII - Grey Objects…
6:53
Read by Lynne T
Section XIX - Achromatism and Hyperchromatism; Section XX - Advantages of Subje…
11:02
Read by DrPGould
Objective Experiments - Section XXI - Refraction Without the Appearance of Colo…
9:02
Read by DrPGould
Section XXIII - Conditions of the Increase of Colour; Section XXIV - Explanatio…
8:27
Read by DrPGould
Section XXV - Decrease of the Appearance of Colour; Section XXVI - Grey Objects…
11:14
Read by Katarina Petric
Section XXIX - Combination of Subjective and Objective Experiments; Section XXX…
8:24
Read by Simona Rusu
Section XXXV - White; Section XXXVI - Black; Section XXXVII - First Excitation …
10:23
Read by jcrosbie
Section XXXVIII - Augmentation of Colour; Section XXXIX - Culmination; Section …
9:25
Read by ToddHW
Section XLII - Inversion; Section XLIII - Fixation; Section XLIV - Intermixture…
10:59
Read by ToddHW
Section LV - Physical and Chemical Effects of the Transmission of Light Through…
7:59
Read by Chris Gray
Part VI - Effect of Colour With Reference to Moral Associations; Yellow; Red-Ye…
18:15
Read by Availle
Completeness and Harmony; Yellow and Blue; Yellow and Red; Blue and Red; Yellow…
19:20
Read by Availle
Aesthetic Influence; Chiaro-Scuro; Tendency to Colour; Keeping; Colour in Gener…
14:47
Read by Availle
Harmonious Colouring; Genuine Tone; False Tone; Weak Colouring; The Motley; Dre…
13:10
Read by Availle
Bewertungen
A bit of a slog
Kitt
(3 Sterne)
Even as a visual artist, and even with the help of the wonderful people who recorded the audio, even then this was quite a slog. It helps to look into a bit of background insight into as to where this book sits in the wider study of colour theory, semiotics and art history - or at least it helps to understand who took their influence from goethe (Turner, kandinsky etc), and the origins of the colour wheel concept. Even so, it is difficult to really give full attention to Göethes theory when much has been either disproved, or explained with much more relevance and insight. However, this book does one thing which few other texts succeed in, which is to say that it looks at colour from a purely subjective perspective, and could inform a budding artist or colour theorist as to How To See colour. And I mean truly see it - observe it and document it and use this knowledge to push the boundaries of representation.
this book by Goethe is both a great scientific read. enjoyed it
Milo Cherts
(4 Sterne)
I would have given more stars but some of the contributors had a very low quality of sound
Tá em inglês
Colorado
(1 Sterne)
Poderia ser em português