Color Harmonies

By: Augusto Garau, Nicola Bruno (Translator)

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Paperback | 1 May 1993 | Edition Number 1

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Because theories of visual perception have traditionally concentrated on form, artists have generally dealt with the problem of color through their own observation and intuition. In "Color Harmonies," Augusto Garau systematically investigates the role of both color and form in visual perception and presents an original theory of the aesthetic relations among colors.
Garau, a painter who teaches the psychology of form, pays particular attention to the way colors behave when organized in patterns. His theory of color combination addresses two principal compositional elements: the relations between figure and ground and the phenomenon of transparency.
Garau meticulously analyzes the use of color in paintings by masters such as Cezanne, Picasso, and Matisse to show how his theory applies to actual works of art. Containing many full-color examples, his introduction to the workings of color relations is of great practical use to art historians and critics, artists, interior decorators, fashion and set designers, and anyone who works with color to display information or convey emotions.
"In an area of the psychology of art where reliable guidance is still so hard to come by, Garau's] well-supported contributions to the theory of color composition ought to be welcomed by practitioners and scholars alike."--from the Foreword by Rudolf Arnheim

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Non-Fiction Psychology Philosophy Philosophy & Aesthetics Arts & Entertainment General Issues in Art Theory of Art History of Art & Design Styles Art Treatments & Subjects Art Techniques & Principles

Foreword
Preliminary Note
Introduction
Juxtaposing a Pure Color to a Mixture That Contains That Color
Complete Inversion
Partial Inversion
Shared Dominant
Shared Subordinate
Figural Unity and Chromatic Unity
Applications in Painting
Examples of Chromatic Juxtapositions in Pictorial Works by Cezanne, Picasso, and Matisse
Complete Transparency in the Perception of Colored Displays
An Anomalous Case of Perceptual Transparency
Bibliography
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