Theory of Colours
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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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)
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this book by Goethe is both a great scientific read. enjoyed it
Milo Cherts
I would have given more stars but some of the contributors had a very low quality of sound
A bit of a slog
Kitt
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.
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