Explore the fundamental concepts of color theory and its application in art history through this comprehensive 31-minute video lecture. Delve into the creation of mood and space using color, and understand how ideas are conveyed through symbolism. Learn about the origins of color, hue, tints, and shades, as well as the differences between additive and subtractive color processes. Examine the conventional color wheel, primary and secondary colors, and various color schemes including analogous, complementary, and triadic. Analyze famous artworks by masters such as Vincent van Gogh, Johannes Vermeer, and Edward Hopper to understand different approaches to color representation, including local, perceptual, and arbitrary color. Discover the pointillism technique through Georges Seurat's work and explore the concept of value in art, including chiaroscuro and tenebrism, with examples from Ansel Adams, Kasimir Malevich, and Artemisia Gentileschi.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
CREATE THE MOOD
CREATE SPACE
CONVEYS IDEAS THROUGH SYMBOLISM
WHERE DOES COLOR COME FROM?
HUE
TINTS & SHADES
ADDITIVE PROCESS ...deals with light
SUBTRACTIVE PROCESS ...deals with paint/pigment
CONVENTIONAL COLOR WHEEL
PRIMARY & SECONDARY COLORS
COLOR WHEELS
ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEMES
WARM COLORS
OCTOBER IN THE CATSKILLS By: Sanford R. Gifford
COOL COLORS
COMPLIMENTARY COLOR SCHEMES Yellow
THE NIGHT CAFÉ BY: VINCENT VAN GOGH
TRIADIC COLOR SCHEMES
THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING BY: JOHANNES VERMEER
WAYS OF REPRESENTING COLOR
LOCAL COLOR
THE LIGHTHOUSE AT TWO LIGHTS BY: EDWARD HOPPER
PERCEPTUAL COLOR
EN PLEIN-AIR
ARBITRARY COLOR
THE LITTLE BLUE HORSES BY: FRANZ MARC
TIGER BY: FRANZ MARC
POINTILLISM
SUNDAY ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE BY: GEORGES SEURAT
VALUE Value is a measurement of lightness and darkness.
VALUE SCALE
NORTH PALISADES FROM WINDY POINT BY: ANSEL ADAMS
VALUE CONTRAST
CHIAROSCURO
BLACK SQUARE BY: KASIMIR MALEVICH
TENEBRISM
THE PENITENT MAGDALEN BY: GEORGES DE LA TOUR
JUDITH DECAPITATING HOLOFERNES BY: ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
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