Amy Sillman, ‘On Color’ in Graw, Isabelle & Lajer-Burcharth Ewa (ed) (2016) Painting Beyond Itself, The Medium in the Post Medium Condition, Berlin: Sternberg Press, p.103 – 116. (Graw and Lajer-Burcharth, 2016) Sillman then notes that colour is a luxury item named ‘pharmakon’ by the Greeks; the same word also encompasses “color, drug, poison, remedy,... Continue Reading →
4-5-2 Reflection – Colours [Bad Machine]
Read George Szirties ‘Colours’ in Szirtes, George (2013) Bad Machine, Northumberland: Bloodaxe Books, p.10. Think about the various ways we choose to name colour. With this in mind create possible names for the colours you have observed and recorded. Consider ways in which you could develop this work further in your learning log/blog. PT5SP_P88_Bad Machine_Colours_P10.pdf ... Continue Reading →
4-5-1 Ex.1.4, 3D Colour Chart
4-5-1 Exercise 1.4 3D colour chart Method Produce a series of colour charts on paper, working from the same group of objects in a variety of locations and lighting conditions, i.e. various types of natural and artificial light, make studies in your sketchbook of the colour as you observe it. In each setting also... Continue Reading →