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Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color
Bright Earth Art and the Invention of Color
Author: Philip Ball, Philip Ball
A fascinating study of the evolution of color in art and science from antiquity to the present. — For art in the twentieth century, medium is the message. Many artists offer works defined by their materials. In no aspect is this more strikingly demonstrated than in the use of color. — Bright Earth is the story of how color evolved an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374116798
ISBN-10: 0374116792
Publication Date: 2/20/2002
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
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In this book, Ball chronicles how colors evolved through art and science to become what they are today. He examines the nature of color and its origin as well as its use by artists, from Apelles to Alexander the Great to Warhol.


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