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丕蹖鬲賳 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 蹖讴 胤乇賮 亘賴 毓賱賲 賵 丕夭 胤乇賮 丿蹖诏乇 亘賴 讴卮賮 賵 卮賴賵丿 丕乇噩 賲蹖鈥屬嗁囏� 賵 賴賲賵丕乇賴 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳 丿賵貙 丌賲賵夭卮 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖鈥屫囏�. 賵蹖 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 爻賱蹖賯賴鈥屬囏й� 卮禺氐蹖 賵 丿蹖丿 亘蹖鈥屫坟辟佖з嗁� 乇丕 丿乇 乇賳诏 賲賵乇丿 鬲賵噩賴 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖鈥屫囏� 賵 賲丕 乇丕 亘丕 丌賳賴丕 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖鈥屫池ж藏�. 丕噩乇丕蹖 鬲賲乇蹖賳鈥屬囏� 賵 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賳讴丕鬲蹖 讴賴 丕蹖鬲賳 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖丕賳 讴乇丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 卮賲丕 乇丕 丿乇 丕賲乇 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 乇賳诏 賵 鬲囟丕丿賴丕蹖 賴賮鬲诏丕賳賴 丌賳 丌卮賳丕 爻丕夭丿.
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First published January 1, 1961
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Johannes Itten
25听books61听followersa Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus (Staatliche Bauhaus) school. Together with German-American painter Lyonel Feininger and German sculptor Gerhard Marcks, under the direction of German architect Walter Gropius, Itten was part of the core of the Weimar Bauhaus.
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May 20, 2010
"Colors are forces, radiant energies that affect us positively or negatively, whether we are aware of it or not."
Itten's color explanations and exercises, followed and enlarged by his discussions of color in master paintings, helps to quantify both how colors are used and how they shape what we see, think, and feel. A book to supplement, not replace, an intuitive approach to color use, it both sharpens the eye and focuses attention.
Both beautiful and informative, these Bauhaus lessons are still a valuable reference to consult for any activity that involves color.
Itten's color explanations and exercises, followed and enlarged by his discussions of color in master paintings, helps to quantify both how colors are used and how they shape what we see, think, and feel. A book to supplement, not replace, an intuitive approach to color use, it both sharpens the eye and focuses attention.
Both beautiful and informative, these Bauhaus lessons are still a valuable reference to consult for any activity that involves color.
March 25, 2024
Come 猫 noto, il pittore Johannes Itten fu uno dei pi霉 celebri e celebrati professori del Bauhaus; il compito affidatogli da Walter Gropius, direttore della scuola, era sostanzialmente quello di far disimparare ai nuovi allievi ci貌 che avevano imparato altrove. Itten si presentava a lezione impalamidato con sgargianti palandrane d'arcana foggia da lui stesso progettate, occhialini tondi, la testa glabra come quella d'un monaco buddista; il suo approccio all'insegnamento sublimava sia l'arte che la scienza, era un metodo filosofico che investiva tutti gli strati del vivere umano, di pi霉: la sua era una Religione. Il suo Vorkurs, il corso propedeutico obbligatorio della durata di sei mesi, indispensabile per accedere poi alle altre discipline, era per gli allievi un viaggio iniziatico, una catarsi, simboleggiava la porta d'ingresso a un modo nuovo di concepire l'Arte, il Mondo, la Vita.
Di fronte a tanto Moderno teosofo, ci si aspetterebbe di trovare nei suoi scritti la medesima istrionica e allucinata stravaganza; nulla di pi霉 sbagliato. L'arte del colore 猫 un testo divulgativo chiaro, lineare, percettivo, accessibile, pensato a fini didattici e, pertanto, corredato da veri esercizi pratici dedicati agli aspiranti pittori per aumentare la propria percezione dei colori.
Nonostante Itten ignori deliberatamente alcuni degli studi scientifici sul colore contemporanei alla stesura del saggio (dopotutto, se persino Goethe si sent矛 in dovere di scrivere un trattatello sull'argomento, perch茅 criminalizzare l鈥檃pproccio intuitivo di Itten alla percezione dei colori? Percezione che, al di l脿 dell'evidenza scientifica, nella storia dell'arte 猫 sempre stata questione di occhio e sentimento) la sua teoria sugli accordi cromatici oggettivi e soggettivi 猫 quantomai affascinante: ogni persona 猫 in grado di ricollegare oggettivamente determinati accordi cromatici, per esempio, a determinate stagioni (la triade arancione-giallo ocra-terra di Siena bruciata fa subito pensare all'Autunno a chiunque, nessuno si sognerebbe di associarla alla Primavera), ma se si 猫 lasciati liberi di creare da zero i propri accostamenti armonici, ognun ne creer脿 di diversi, in base ai suoi colori (occhi, incarnato, capelli) e alla sua personalit脿/psiche. Itten era in grado di riconoscere e accoppiare alla cieca gli accordi creati dai suoi allievi ai loro rispettivi creatori, e ci prendeva sempre (dice lui). Doveva essere uno spettacolo vederlo in azione!
Il suo cavallo di battaglia, per貌, resta la sua teoria dei sette contrasti cromatici, indispensabile secondo lui per generare armonia; teoria di grande successo che fu assai studiata ed 猫 ancor oggi sostanzialmente valida, seppur eccessivamente soffocante nelle sue conclusioni.
Un testo che senza dubbio 猫 stato in larga parte superato da studi successivi pi霉 moderni, eppure ancora meritevole d'attenzione; dopotutto, l'odierna ruota cromatica a 12 colori formata dai 3 primari, 3 secondari e 6 terziari, riconosciuta ufficialmente da tutti, 猫 un'evoluzione, meglio ancora, 猫 una riedizione con qualche minimo correttivo colorimetrico di quella ideata da Itten per i suoi allievi circa cent'anni fa.
Di fronte a tanto Moderno teosofo, ci si aspetterebbe di trovare nei suoi scritti la medesima istrionica e allucinata stravaganza; nulla di pi霉 sbagliato. L'arte del colore 猫 un testo divulgativo chiaro, lineare, percettivo, accessibile, pensato a fini didattici e, pertanto, corredato da veri esercizi pratici dedicati agli aspiranti pittori per aumentare la propria percezione dei colori.
Nonostante Itten ignori deliberatamente alcuni degli studi scientifici sul colore contemporanei alla stesura del saggio (dopotutto, se persino Goethe si sent矛 in dovere di scrivere un trattatello sull'argomento, perch茅 criminalizzare l鈥檃pproccio intuitivo di Itten alla percezione dei colori? Percezione che, al di l脿 dell'evidenza scientifica, nella storia dell'arte 猫 sempre stata questione di occhio e sentimento) la sua teoria sugli accordi cromatici oggettivi e soggettivi 猫 quantomai affascinante: ogni persona 猫 in grado di ricollegare oggettivamente determinati accordi cromatici, per esempio, a determinate stagioni (la triade arancione-giallo ocra-terra di Siena bruciata fa subito pensare all'Autunno a chiunque, nessuno si sognerebbe di associarla alla Primavera), ma se si 猫 lasciati liberi di creare da zero i propri accostamenti armonici, ognun ne creer脿 di diversi, in base ai suoi colori (occhi, incarnato, capelli) e alla sua personalit脿/psiche. Itten era in grado di riconoscere e accoppiare alla cieca gli accordi creati dai suoi allievi ai loro rispettivi creatori, e ci prendeva sempre (dice lui). Doveva essere uno spettacolo vederlo in azione!
Il suo cavallo di battaglia, per貌, resta la sua teoria dei sette contrasti cromatici, indispensabile secondo lui per generare armonia; teoria di grande successo che fu assai studiata ed 猫 ancor oggi sostanzialmente valida, seppur eccessivamente soffocante nelle sue conclusioni.
Un testo che senza dubbio 猫 stato in larga parte superato da studi successivi pi霉 moderni, eppure ancora meritevole d'attenzione; dopotutto, l'odierna ruota cromatica a 12 colori formata dai 3 primari, 3 secondari e 6 terziari, riconosciuta ufficialmente da tutti, 猫 un'evoluzione, meglio ancora, 猫 una riedizione con qualche minimo correttivo colorimetrico di quella ideata da Itten per i suoi allievi circa cent'anni fa.
January 19, 2017
I first learned about practical color theory in fine arts school from Itten's basic principles in The Art of Color. Even after reading books by Goethe, Chevreul, Ostwald and Birren, I still think this is the ultimate book on the subject written for artists.
Itten is clear in clarifying every concept, principle and harmony with precise explanations and straightforward illustrations. Each concept or principle is followed by examples of notable paintings in which Itten makes it obvious how the artist took full advantage of color theory.
This particular volume is out of print, but a condensed and edited version titled The Elements of Color is still available. While Elements of Color covers the basics, you'll be missing out on all the fantastic explanations from Itten on concepts and principles applied to art. If you're able to find a copy of Art of Color to read (even in a library) it gives you a clearer picture of Itten's ideas than the abbreviated Elements of Color.
Even though this book is written for the painter or fine art student, all of these concepts apply to anyone working with color, including quilters. Highly recommended as a #1 read to any quilter, textile or fiber artist interested in looking for new ways to use color.
*Itten's system is based in the artist's subtractive system of Red/Yellow/Blue primaries. While some believe the additive system of light creates better results with Red/Green/Blue primaries, I still think this book is relevant reading. With a bit of effort, you can apply these concepts and principles of harmony to the RGB color wheel as well.
Itten is clear in clarifying every concept, principle and harmony with precise explanations and straightforward illustrations. Each concept or principle is followed by examples of notable paintings in which Itten makes it obvious how the artist took full advantage of color theory.
This particular volume is out of print, but a condensed and edited version titled The Elements of Color is still available. While Elements of Color covers the basics, you'll be missing out on all the fantastic explanations from Itten on concepts and principles applied to art. If you're able to find a copy of Art of Color to read (even in a library) it gives you a clearer picture of Itten's ideas than the abbreviated Elements of Color.
Even though this book is written for the painter or fine art student, all of these concepts apply to anyone working with color, including quilters. Highly recommended as a #1 read to any quilter, textile or fiber artist interested in looking for new ways to use color.
*Itten's system is based in the artist's subtractive system of Red/Yellow/Blue primaries. While some believe the additive system of light creates better results with Red/Green/Blue primaries, I still think this book is relevant reading. With a bit of effort, you can apply these concepts and principles of harmony to the RGB color wheel as well.
March 23, 2013
This book is required reading for any student of color theory. Itten's work opens the subject of color interaction to readers of all backgrounds, and gives the practicing artist an essential tool for understanding the role the color plays in design.
March 28, 2012
賮氐賱 賳賴賲 賵 丿賴賲 丿乇亘丕乇賴 賳馗乇蹖賴 丕賲乇爻蹖賵賳 乇賳诏 賵 讴賲倬賵夭蹖爻蹖賵賳 丕爻鬲
禺蹖賱蹖 噩丕賱亘 卅鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴
鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賳賯丕卮蹖 賴丕 賴賲 讴乇丿賴 賵丕賯毓丕 亘乇丕賲 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿
禺蹖賱蹖 噩丕賱亘 卅鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴
鬲丨賱蹖賱 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賳賯丕卮蹖 賴丕 賴賲 讴乇丿賴 賵丕賯毓丕 亘乇丕賲 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿
April 6, 2024
鬲丕孬蹖乇 禺蹖賱蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 亘乇 丿蹖丿诏丕賴 賲丕 丿乇 夭賲蹖賳賴 賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲賱賮蹖 賲蹖匕丕乇賴 貙 賲孬賱 爻蹖賳賲丕 貙 賳賯丕卮蹖 貙 賲丿 賵 賮卮賳 賵 ... 丕夭 賴賲賴 賲賴賲鬲乇 丿乇讴 丿賯蹖賯蹖 丕夭 乇賳诏 賵 賲丕賴蹖鬲 賵 讴丕乇丕蹖蹖 丕賵賳 亘賴 賲丕 賲蹖丿賴 ( 蹖丕丿賲賵賳 賳乇賴 讴賴 賲丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 乇賳诏蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬� ) 亘毓丿 丕夭 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕賴 亘乇丕蹖 賲胤丕賱毓賴 亘蹖卮鬲乇 乇賳诏 亘丕夭 賲蹖卮賴 .
July 5, 2022
芦袩褉械谢芯屑谢械薪懈械 懈 褎懈谢褜褌褉邪褑懈褟 斜械谢芯谐芯 褋胁械褌邪 锌褉芯褏芯写褟褌 褔械褉械蟹 褝谢械泻褌褉芯屑邪谐薪懈褌薪褘械 泻芯谢械斜邪薪懈褟 锌褋懈褏芯褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻芯泄 褋褎械褉褘 褔械谢芯胁械泻邪禄, 鈥� 胁芯褌 褔褌芯 斜褘胁邪械褌, 泻芯谐写邪 谐褍屑邪薪懈褌邪褉懈泄 斜械褉褢褌褋褟 蟹邪 薪邪褍泻褍 8)
August 28, 2016
小谢懈褕泻芯屑 蟹邪褍屑薪芯泄 胁褘褕谢邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 锌芯褌芯屑褍 褔褌芯 蟹写械褋褜 邪胁褌芯褉 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褘胁邪械褌 芯 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 褑胁械褌 褝褌芯 薪邪褍泻邪 懈 写芯斜懈褌褜褋褟 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯泄 泻芯屑锌芯蟹懈褑懈懈 屑芯卸薪芯 谢懈褕褜 锌褍褌械屑 胁褘褔懈褋谢械薪懈泄. 袥懈褕褜 屑械薪褜褕懈薪褋褌胁芯 褉邪斜芯褌邪褞褌 锌芯 薪邪懈褌懈褞, 懈 褌芯 褝褌芯 薪械 褏芯褉芯褕芯. 袧械 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪芯, 薪械 褋屑芯谐谢邪 写邪卸械 写芯褔懈褌邪褌褜 :/
May 10, 2011
A good reference, for getting the concepts of colors. I learn many, from it.
March 25, 2025
孝褉械斜邪 锌褉邪泻褌懈泻褍胁邪褌懈褋褜 蟹褉邪蟹褍
April 6, 2025
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November 18, 2024
Saggio molto tecnico sull鈥檜tilizzo dei colori, specie nella pittura, ma applicabili anche in altri ambiti, come la fotografia.
脠 davvero affascinante scoprire 鈥減erch茅鈥� alcuni colori stiano bene assieme rispetto ad altri, ma 猫 anche utile sapere che l鈥檃rtista non dev鈥檈ssere strettamente legato a questi studi, ma lasciarsi ispirare dall鈥檌stinto!
脠 davvero affascinante scoprire 鈥減erch茅鈥� alcuni colori stiano bene assieme rispetto ad altri, ma 猫 anche utile sapere che l鈥檃rtista non dev鈥檈ssere strettamente legato a questi studi, ma lasciarsi ispirare dall鈥檌stinto!
April 10, 2023
Jedynym mankamentem ksi膮偶ki jest to, 偶e wymienionych w niej obraz贸w trzeba sobie samodzielnie poszuka膰 w internecie. Poza tym same ochy i achy.
Dodam tylko, 偶e to lektura przeznaczona raczej dla os贸b, kt贸re same zajmuj膮 si臋 malarstwem.
Dodam tylko, 偶e to lektura przeznaczona raczej dla os贸b, kt贸re same zajmuj膮 si臋 malarstwem.
September 3, 2017
A really must-read book for everyone who works with visual art (architects, painters, graphic designers, photographers, and so on). The knowledge in this book is really mind-opening and definitely the one that will be very useful for a very long long time!
December 25, 2017
袣褉邪褌泻芯械 懈 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔薪芯械 锌芯褋芯斜懈械 锌芯 褉邪斜芯褌械 褋 褑胁械褌芯屑. 袧邪锌懈褋邪薪芯 写谢褟 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻芯胁 懈 泻芯谢芯褉懈褋褌芯胁, 薪芯 褌邪泻卸械 斜褍写械褌 锌芯谢械蟹薪芯 褎芯褌芯谐褉邪褎邪屑, 懈谢谢褞褋褌褉邪褌芯褉邪屑, 胁械斜-写懈蟹邪泄薪械褉邪屑 懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢褟屑 胁褋械褏 写褉褍谐懈褏 芦胁懈蟹褍邪谢褜薪褘褏禄 锌褉芯褎械褋褋懈泄
January 14, 2019
From my point of view, this book can be useful in a way that gives you a new perspective on how to use colours, especially in paintings description there are some important points that I myself wasn't able to find out them before reading this book.
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September 7, 2012Very interesting and informative work by the Bauhaus artist. His seven rules helped me decide on colors for phrases game.
February 17, 2013
to my knowledge, the only thing like it.
February 2, 2017
Munsell's color tree works much better than Itten's sphere, but Itten's color analysis of the various plates and the placement of color/form symbolism in cultural/historical context is brilliant.
August 15, 2016
i want this book :)
August 21, 2016
An essential book you should have read
December 31, 2018
I cant put forth the need, utility or effectiveness of the book for painters or artists or colour - students but as a naive amateur reader barely aware of science of colours I enjoyed it thoroughly.
March 24, 2025
Me enter茅 de este libro por la exposici贸n del grupo Mondongo en Arthaus. En la terraza del edificio instalaron una cabina con miles de plastilinas pintadas por tonalidad tipo Pantone. Su Baptisterio de colores tiene espejos por todos lados, incluyendo el piso, da un efecto visual impactante que me record贸 a una obra de Kusama en el P茅rez Museum Art. Al leer el texto que acompa帽aba la obra vi que citaba este libro. Ya hab铆a le铆do del autor El curso b谩sico de la Bauhaus que -a pesar de mi fanatismo por esta escuela- me hab铆a gustado poco pero igualmente decid铆 darle una oportunidad.
Hab铆a le铆do que era como los libros de Kandinsky pero m谩s aburrido y lo comprob茅 (y eso que 茅sta era una versi贸n abreviada, seg煤n me enter茅 volviendo al libro para hacer esta rese帽a). Me parece interesante el subt铆tulo: 鈥淟a experiencia subjetiva y el conocimiento objetivo como caminos para el arte.鈥� Quiz谩 lo m谩s rescatable es el recorrido que hace por la historia de la pintura y c贸mo cada movimiento aprovech贸 los atributos del color, las bases f铆sicas de la realidad y el efecto crom谩tico y c贸mo rescata obras como la de Goethe y otros referentes sobre este tema y los enmarca en su visi贸n. Ilustra todos los conceptos con obras que hoy se pueden googlear f谩cil (a diferencia de cuando se public贸, por lo que hubiese sido conveniente que incluyera una imagen). El cap铆tulo Forma y color en el que cuenta por qu茅 el cuadrado es rojo, el tri谩ngulo verde y el c铆rculo es azul me result贸 curioso e informativo (me record贸 la elecci贸n de colores de Clorindo Testa para el Konex, por ejemplo). Despu茅s se convierte en un libro de texto muy espec铆fico, a la manera de las notas de Da Vinci, probablemente de inter茅s para el t茅cnico o el artista pl谩stico.
En resumen, es un cl谩sico para los interesados en el arte a煤n citado m谩s de medio siglo despu茅s de su publicaci贸n. Quiz谩 es para leerlo como hice yo, no tan al detalle sino para captar los conceptos principales.
Frases preferidas:
鈥淭odo lo que uno pueda aprender de los libros o de sus maestros es como un veh铆culo 鈥攄ice un pasaje de los Vedas, que prosigue鈥�, pero este solo es 煤til mientras se est谩 en camino.鈥�
鈥溌縋or qu茅 hay que llamar secretos a los principios que deben conocer todos los artistas y que habr铆a que haberles ense帽ado a todos?鈥�
鈥淚gual que la tortuga recoge sus miembros bajo su caparaz贸n para protegerse, el artista repliega su conocimiento cuando crea de manera intuitiva.鈥�
鈥淟os colores deber铆an experimentarse y comprenderse no s贸lo de manera 贸ptica, sino tambi茅n ps铆quica y simb贸lica.鈥�
鈥淓n China el amarillo, el color m谩s luminoso, estaba reservado al emperador, como hijo del cielo.鈥�
鈥淟as vidrieras eran relucientes jerogl铆ficos que el pueblo comprend铆a.鈥�
鈥溾€楴o hag谩is ventanas鈥�, no hag谩is agujeros en el cuadro, dijo Camille Corot.鈥�
鈥淟os impresionistas, bas谩ndose en una precisa observaci贸n de la naturaleza, hab铆an llegado a pintar sombras de colores.鈥�
鈥淯na luz as铆 extendida sobre un paisaje sugiere el horror del fin del mundo.鈥� (Goethe, refiri茅ndose al rojo p煤rpura).
Hab铆a le铆do que era como los libros de Kandinsky pero m谩s aburrido y lo comprob茅 (y eso que 茅sta era una versi贸n abreviada, seg煤n me enter茅 volviendo al libro para hacer esta rese帽a). Me parece interesante el subt铆tulo: 鈥淟a experiencia subjetiva y el conocimiento objetivo como caminos para el arte.鈥� Quiz谩 lo m谩s rescatable es el recorrido que hace por la historia de la pintura y c贸mo cada movimiento aprovech贸 los atributos del color, las bases f铆sicas de la realidad y el efecto crom谩tico y c贸mo rescata obras como la de Goethe y otros referentes sobre este tema y los enmarca en su visi贸n. Ilustra todos los conceptos con obras que hoy se pueden googlear f谩cil (a diferencia de cuando se public贸, por lo que hubiese sido conveniente que incluyera una imagen). El cap铆tulo Forma y color en el que cuenta por qu茅 el cuadrado es rojo, el tri谩ngulo verde y el c铆rculo es azul me result贸 curioso e informativo (me record贸 la elecci贸n de colores de Clorindo Testa para el Konex, por ejemplo). Despu茅s se convierte en un libro de texto muy espec铆fico, a la manera de las notas de Da Vinci, probablemente de inter茅s para el t茅cnico o el artista pl谩stico.
En resumen, es un cl谩sico para los interesados en el arte a煤n citado m谩s de medio siglo despu茅s de su publicaci贸n. Quiz谩 es para leerlo como hice yo, no tan al detalle sino para captar los conceptos principales.
Frases preferidas:
鈥淭odo lo que uno pueda aprender de los libros o de sus maestros es como un veh铆culo 鈥攄ice un pasaje de los Vedas, que prosigue鈥�, pero este solo es 煤til mientras se est谩 en camino.鈥�
鈥溌縋or qu茅 hay que llamar secretos a los principios que deben conocer todos los artistas y que habr铆a que haberles ense帽ado a todos?鈥�
鈥淚gual que la tortuga recoge sus miembros bajo su caparaz贸n para protegerse, el artista repliega su conocimiento cuando crea de manera intuitiva.鈥�
鈥淟os colores deber铆an experimentarse y comprenderse no s贸lo de manera 贸ptica, sino tambi茅n ps铆quica y simb贸lica.鈥�
鈥淓n China el amarillo, el color m谩s luminoso, estaba reservado al emperador, como hijo del cielo.鈥�
鈥淟as vidrieras eran relucientes jerogl铆ficos que el pueblo comprend铆a.鈥�
鈥溾€楴o hag谩is ventanas鈥�, no hag谩is agujeros en el cuadro, dijo Camille Corot.鈥�
鈥淟os impresionistas, bas谩ndose en una precisa observaci贸n de la naturaleza, hab铆an llegado a pintar sombras de colores.鈥�
鈥淯na luz as铆 extendida sobre un paisaje sugiere el horror del fin del mundo.鈥� (Goethe, refiri茅ndose al rojo p煤rpura).
September 6, 2023
Now, I can say that my search is over and I cherish this book to clarify all the queries about color. Johannes Itten is a great contributor to enlighten those students who want to know about colors.
Obviously, I will not say that I learnt everything and became the next master :P
His teaching is actually a lot to consume. I can't afford to skim even a single word of his knowledge. This book is a gem.
I just completed my reading, but learning is still going on.
Art of Color is an impressive book with classic style, language and well-defined content on color. This book let me go back to prior studies I did and also did new research to connect with content more deeply through making charts, playing around in design software and noting down key points of the chapters.
WHAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BOOK?
I am honoured to pick this book. The narration style excited me to read and understand deeply the lessons an author wants to teach his students. This book encourages me to discover my own subjective colours and my own ways to apply his practical approved theories.
Painting and colour are interrelated. With more understanding in paintings, the more you will understand the application of colours. Reading this book for colour seems more valuable as a designer than a colour book by a physicist, chemist, physiologist or other disciplines' perspective.
The author arranged the book content thoughtfully with complete understanding where the students may start researching before reading, and mentioned important notes in a way that students can write down without any hard hunting and then start actual reading in flow.
DID I GOT ANY TROUBLE?
As such no...
Some keen reviewers or modern editors may find frequent use of adverbs annoying, but I could sense the feelings behind using adverbs by the author - thus, it doesn't bother me much!
Also let me clear to Indian readers that this book is written in American English as the title itself defines this.
WHO CAN READ THIS BOOK?
Colorists, artists, painters, designers (who are studying principles of design), physicists, psychologists and art lovers (who want to understand art deeply) should read this book.
I read somewhere that literature and graphic design are connected, so an author can read this book to understand colors in a symbolic, expressive, impressive, subjective and objective way.
Obviously, I will not say that I learnt everything and became the next master :P
His teaching is actually a lot to consume. I can't afford to skim even a single word of his knowledge. This book is a gem.
I just completed my reading, but learning is still going on.
Art of Color is an impressive book with classic style, language and well-defined content on color. This book let me go back to prior studies I did and also did new research to connect with content more deeply through making charts, playing around in design software and noting down key points of the chapters.
WHAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BOOK?
I am honoured to pick this book. The narration style excited me to read and understand deeply the lessons an author wants to teach his students. This book encourages me to discover my own subjective colours and my own ways to apply his practical approved theories.
Painting and colour are interrelated. With more understanding in paintings, the more you will understand the application of colours. Reading this book for colour seems more valuable as a designer than a colour book by a physicist, chemist, physiologist or other disciplines' perspective.
The author arranged the book content thoughtfully with complete understanding where the students may start researching before reading, and mentioned important notes in a way that students can write down without any hard hunting and then start actual reading in flow.
DID I GOT ANY TROUBLE?
As such no...
Some keen reviewers or modern editors may find frequent use of adverbs annoying, but I could sense the feelings behind using adverbs by the author - thus, it doesn't bother me much!
Also let me clear to Indian readers that this book is written in American English as the title itself defines this.
WHO CAN READ THIS BOOK?
Colorists, artists, painters, designers (who are studying principles of design), physicists, psychologists and art lovers (who want to understand art deeply) should read this book.
I read somewhere that literature and graphic design are connected, so an author can read this book to understand colors in a symbolic, expressive, impressive, subjective and objective way.
April 16, 2025
小褍锌械褉械褔谢懈胁械 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟. 袟 芯写薪芯谐芯 斜芯泻褍 鈥� 褑械 卸 褋邪屑 袡芯谐邪薪械褋 袉褌褌械薪! 袞懈胁邪 谢械谐械薪写邪 (薪褍, 屑邪泄卸械 卸懈胁邪), 屑邪泄褋褌械褉 袘邪褍覒邪褍蟹褍, 褨泻芯薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 写懈蟹邪泄薪褍. 效懈褌邪褌懈 泄芯谐芯 芦袦懈褋褌械褑褌胁芯 泻芯谢褜芯褉褍禄 鈥� 褑械 薪邪褔械 锌芯褌褉邪锌懈褌懈 薪邪 泄芯谐芯 泻褍褉褋 写械褋褜 褍 1920-褏, 写械 胁褨薪 锌芯褟褋薪褞褦 褎褍薪写邪屑械薪褌邪谢褜薪褨 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌懈 泻芯谢褜芯褉褍. 袗谢械 锌褉芯斜谢械屑邪 胁 褌芯屑褍, 褖芯 褟 褔懈褌邪褞 褩褩 褍 袥褜胁芯胁褨 胁 2025-屑褍. 袉 褑械 胁卸械 褨薪褕懈泄 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌, 褨薪褕械 褋锌褉懈泄薪褟褌褌褟, 褨薪褕褨 芯褔褨泻褍胁邪薪薪褟, 褌邪 泄 屑褨泄 写芯褋胁褨写 胁蟹邪褦屑芯写褨褩 蟹 泻芯谢褜芯褉芯屑 褍 写懈蟹邪泄薪褨 褌械卸.
袦邪薪械褉邪 胁懈泻谢邪写褍 鈥� 薪邪写蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪芯 褋泻谢邪写薪邪. 袘邪谐邪褌芯 写芯胁谐懈褏, 蟹邪泻褉褍褔械薪懈褏 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍泻褑褨泄, 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褋褜泻懈褏 胁褨写褋褌褍锌褨胁, 芯锌懈褋褨胁 斜械蟹 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯谐芯 胁褨蟹褍邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 锌褨写泻褉褨锌谢械薪薪褟. 袉 芯褋褜 褌懈 褔懈褌邪褦褕 锌褉芯 褟泻懈泄褋褜 械褎械泻褌 泻芯谢褜芯褉褍, 蟹谐邪写泻褍 锌褉芯 锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 谐芯褉褌邪褦褕 鈥� 褕褍泻邪褦褕, 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褕 鈥� 邪谐邪, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 锌芯胁械褉褌邪褦褕褋褟 写芯 邪斜蟹邪褑褍 褨 胁卸械 薪械 锌邪屑鈥櫻徰傂把斞�, 蟹 褔芯谐芯 锌芯褔懈薪邪胁. 袛褍卸械 褋褍斜始褦泻褌懈胁薪芯 鈥� 褑械 斜褨谢褜褕械 褌械芯褉械褌懈褔薪懈泄 屑邪薪褍褋泻褉懈锌褌, 薪褨卸 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔薪懈泄 锌芯褋褨斜薪懈泻.
些芯 褍 锌褨写褋褍屑泻褍? 袩褨写褋褍屑芯泻 褌邪泻懈泄: 袉褌褌械薪 鈥� 斜械蟹锌械褉械褔薪芯 斜邪褌褟. 袗谢械 泻薪懈卸泻邪 锌芯褌褉械斜褍褦 锌械褉械泻谢邪写褍 薪械 谢懈褕械 屑芯胁芯褞, 邪 泄 褎芯褉屑邪褌芯屑. 携泻斜懈 褑械 斜褍谢懈 胁褨写械芯谢械泻褑褨褩 蟹 写械屑芯薪褋褌褉邪褑褨褟屑懈 鈥� 褑褨薪懈 斜 褩泄 薪械 斜褍谢芯. 袗 褌邪泻 褦 鈥� 430 谐褉薪 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褉薪褟褏. 袦邪褦屑芯 写械褖芯 蟹邪褋褌邪褉褨谢褍, 褏芯褔 褨 褎褍薪写邪屑械薪褌邪谢褜薪褍 锌褉邪褑褞, 褟泻邪 胁懈屑邪谐邪褦 斜邪谐邪褌芯 蟹褍褋懈谢褜 胁褨写 褔懈褌邪褔邪.
袦邪薪械褉邪 胁懈泻谢邪写褍 鈥� 薪邪写蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪芯 褋泻谢邪写薪邪. 袘邪谐邪褌芯 写芯胁谐懈褏, 蟹邪泻褉褍褔械薪懈褏 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍泻褑褨泄, 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褋褜泻懈褏 胁褨写褋褌褍锌褨胁, 芯锌懈褋褨胁 斜械蟹 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯谐芯 胁褨蟹褍邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 锌褨写泻褉褨锌谢械薪薪褟. 袉 芯褋褜 褌懈 褔懈褌邪褦褕 锌褉芯 褟泻懈泄褋褜 械褎械泻褌 泻芯谢褜芯褉褍, 蟹谐邪写泻褍 锌褉芯 锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 谐芯褉褌邪褦褕 鈥� 褕褍泻邪褦褕, 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褕 鈥� 邪谐邪, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 锌芯胁械褉褌邪褦褕褋褟 写芯 邪斜蟹邪褑褍 褨 胁卸械 薪械 锌邪屑鈥櫻徰傂把斞�, 蟹 褔芯谐芯 锌芯褔懈薪邪胁. 袛褍卸械 褋褍斜始褦泻褌懈胁薪芯 鈥� 褑械 斜褨谢褜褕械 褌械芯褉械褌懈褔薪懈泄 屑邪薪褍褋泻褉懈锌褌, 薪褨卸 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔薪懈泄 锌芯褋褨斜薪懈泻.
些芯 褍 锌褨写褋褍屑泻褍? 袩褨写褋褍屑芯泻 褌邪泻懈泄: 袉褌褌械薪 鈥� 斜械蟹锌械褉械褔薪芯 斜邪褌褟. 袗谢械 泻薪懈卸泻邪 锌芯褌褉械斜褍褦 锌械褉械泻谢邪写褍 薪械 谢懈褕械 屑芯胁芯褞, 邪 泄 褎芯褉屑邪褌芯屑. 携泻斜懈 褑械 斜褍谢懈 胁褨写械芯谢械泻褑褨褩 蟹 写械屑芯薪褋褌褉邪褑褨褟屑懈 鈥� 褑褨薪懈 斜 褩泄 薪械 斜褍谢芯. 袗 褌邪泻 褦 鈥� 430 谐褉薪 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褉薪褟褏. 袦邪褦屑芯 写械褖芯 蟹邪褋褌邪褉褨谢褍, 褏芯褔 褨 褎褍薪写邪屑械薪褌邪谢褜薪褍 锌褉邪褑褞, 褟泻邪 胁懈屑邪谐邪褦 斜邪谐邪褌芯 蟹褍褋懈谢褜 胁褨写 褔懈褌邪褔邪.
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June 21, 2024Si al tono le llamara pigmento podr铆a respetar la elaboraci贸n, pero al confundir t茅rminos fundamentales en la imagen es dif铆cil seguir sin empalmar conceptos y caer en confusiones o en sesgos.
Tono es densidad revelada por la luminosidad de cualidad color, sin volumen, ni contraste, con brillo, opacidad o matiz. El contraste es la potencia con la que incide la luminosidad al volumen que incidentalmente revela su tono, el contraste es cuantidad luminosa no propia de cualidad color.
Tono es densidad revelada por la luminosidad de cualidad color, sin volumen, ni contraste, con brillo, opacidad o matiz. El contraste es la potencia con la que incide la luminosidad al volumen que incidentalmente revela su tono, el contraste es cuantidad luminosa no propia de cualidad color.
March 2, 2024
I was interested in this book because many personal color analysts mentioned Johannes Itten鈥檚 work. This book is valuable for art students and enthusiasts since it discusses the theory and attributes of colors and also analyses the colors in many famous paintings. I think many beginner readers like me will benefit in 鈥淎rt Critique 101鈥� to get more understanding in Itten鈥檚 painting analysis.
May 14, 2025
肖械薪写邪屑械薪褌邪谢褜薪邪 褉芯斜芯褌邪 写谢褟 屑懈褌褑褨胁 褉褨蟹薪懈褏 薪邪锌褉褟屑褨胁. 袙 泻薪懈蟹褨 胁懈泻谢邪写械薪芯 蟹薪邪薪薪褟 锌褉芯 褎褨蟹懈褔薪褨 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁芯褋褌褨 泻芯谢褜芯褉褍, 谐邪褉屑芯薪褨褞 泻芯谢褜芯褉褍, 泻芯谢褨褉薪懈泄 泻芯薪褌褉邪褋褌, 泻芯屑锌芯蟹懈褑褨褞 褌邪 褨薪褕褨 芯褋薪芯胁懈, 褟泻褨 斜褍写褍褌褜 写褍卸械 泻芯褉懈褋薪懈屑懈 褋锌械褑褨邪谢褨褋褌邪屑, 褖芯 锌褉邪褑褞褞褌褜 胁 褌胁芯褉褔褨泄 褨薪写褍褋褌褉褨褩.
袙 泻薪懈蟹褨 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 谐褉邪褎褨褔薪懈褏 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褨胁 写芯 褌械泻褋褌褍, 褟泻褨 斜 褋锌褉芯褖褍胁邪谢懈 芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑谢械薪薪褟 蟹 褌械屑芯褞.
袙 泻薪懈蟹褨 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 谐褉邪褎褨褔薪懈褏 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褨胁 写芯 褌械泻褋褌褍, 褟泻褨 斜 褋锌褉芯褖褍胁邪谢懈 芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑谢械薪薪褟 蟹 褌械屑芯褞.
October 5, 2023
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January 3, 2024
Libro dedicado a explicar el color y sus aplicaciones.
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