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Posted in Ponderings on Jun 4th, 2007
We are taught human vision is wonderful and near perfect. We all like to believe we are unique and special. We are only tri-chromatic which means we really only have 3 color sensors (cones) in our eyes. Birds are tetra-chromatic and some butterflies are even penta-chromatic. Feeling left out like I do? As it turns [...]
Posted in Ponderings on Jun 3rd, 2007
In 1820, Turner believed in 3 primaries: yellow, red, blue. Artists of this generation liked the idea of irreduceable number of elements. Turner went further because each had meanings blue=distance, red=material, yellow=light/medium. OK, toss his meanings, everyone talks of primary colors, only a few paints are needed mixed to make other colors, must be true. [...]
Posted in Ponderings on Jun 1st, 2007
At least Newton realized that color is intrinsically subjective (see previous posting), surely the great scientist didn’t twist his work for romantic notions. Did you know Newton divided the color spectrum into 7 parts ROYGBIV, analogous to 7 notes CDEFGAB, because he wanted a one-to-one correspondence of color with music. Too bad our brain is [...]
Posted in Ponderings on May 31st, 2007
You can still find Goethe’s Farbenlehre (Theory of Color) 1810, all over the place in modern art supply stores. It was written as an outspoken opposition to Newton’s theory that color is function of light. It has some fundamental flaws. Surely compliments give clues to harmonies? (“Quite calling me Shirley” sorry had to do the [...]
Posted in Ponderings on May 29th, 2007
Since we are taught in art school the colors are universal and have fundamental harmonies. Let’s start with a test of universality. Match on color to one thing, some things don’t have color matches: colors: yellow green red white blue things: sun plants earth water fire cloud sky Should be pretty easy. But most westerners [...]
Posted in Ponderings on May 27th, 2007
My current work highlights change in new ways. In April at the Photolucida Portfolio review, I was talking about my work to a curator. I mentioned that my work also had time changing, he quickly jump to the conclusion that I was portraying the passage of time. He said, “come on that is not how [...]