Why bees do not see red and we sometimes feel blue: 150 Facts About Colours

Hardback

Main Details

Title Why bees do not see red and we sometimes feel blue: 150 Facts About Colours
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joanna Zoelzer
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 195
Category/GenreTheory of art
Life sciences - general issues
ISBN/Barcode 9783961713653
ClassificationsDewey:535.6
Audience
General
Illustrations 9 Illustrations, black and white; 82 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Imprint teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG
Publication Date 4 October 2021
Publication Country Germany

Description

Has pink always been feminine and blue masculine? Why does orange whet our appetite? Why do we feel blue? Shades of colour accompany our lives and shape our language: we become green with envy, or remove our rose-tinted spectacles. But how did colours acquire these associations? In this beautiful coffee table book, we traverse the colour spectrum with 150 remarkable stories of our experience, understanding and theories of colour. With insights from art, nature, psychology and science, this is an amusing, entertaining, and vibrant journey through the cultural history of colour. SELLING POINTS: . Fascinating, funny and informative: a vibrant cultural history of colour . 150 colour facts from art and nature, colour psychology and science . A beautiful coffee table book distinguished by its original photography and modern graphic design

Reviews

"Interesting...useful for photographers as a reference book." - Amateur Photographer