維多利亞·芬利,英國人,曾在聖安德魯斯大學就讀,具有社會人類學背景,專攻亞洲文化,曾在香港當記者和藝術編輯。
Defining color is a simple matter-visible light of a particular wavelength. Or is it? It turns out that the pigments and dyes responsible for hues have many remarkable characteristics, most of which we rarely ponder. Journalist Finlay's first book is a blend of travelogue and historical exploration about the myriad ways color takes on meaning for us, whether as a matter of aesthetics, economics, war or culture. The book has no overarching theme-it's all byways, an approach that works. Insofar as there is a thesis, it is that visual expression falls just behind procreation and the search for food and shelter as a fundamental human activity; countless peoples, Finlay reports, rank color and art among their primary concerns. During her journey, both literal and literary, Finlay learns of many little-known tribes and historical curiosities: too-trusting Puritans purchasing cheaply dyed black clothes destined to turn orange in a matter of weeks; the rise and heartbreaking fall of the art of the Pintupi tribe in barren central Australia during the 1970s; and the once-supreme economic clout of indigo from Bengal-to take just three examples among dozens. To delve into this book is to see the experimental, scientific side of the old masters and the artistic qualities of inventors and explorers. This is not a scientific work-those interested in rods and cones should look elsewhere. Thanks to Finlay's impeccable reportorial skills and a remarkable degree of engagement, this is an utterly unique and fascinating read. Illus., maps.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
發表於2025-03-04
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從圖書館藉到這本書時,還以為是涉及美術繪畫的技法,可能講到色彩在畫闆上點綴齣來的藝術效果。後來感到自己自然地被吸引到各種顔色的世界,就像探索神秘的太空之旅。為瞭追尋某種色彩的起源而走遍世界各地,關於顔色的秘密被一點一點的揭開,這種感覺既興奮又感動。赭石、珠...
評分可能人們怎麼也不會想到紫色是從一種貝類軟體動物染料骨螺中提煉齣來。為尋找紫色的發源地,維多利亞.芬利來到貝魯特尋找紫色,酒店大堂經理建議她嚮北行駛,到基督教地區,會發現許多腓尼基人的遺體……腓尼基人在公元前3世紀從阿拉伯半島來到黎巴嫩,是早期黎巴嫩的居民,他...
評分 評分這本應是一本很好的書。 這本書是介紹各個顔色的起源的。在沒有化工顔料之前,人們怎樣作畫,印染?這本書就是探尋天然顔料的起源的。 可惜的是,作者不是一個有經驗的科普讀物作傢,她是個熱愛顔色的研究生,為瞭探尋顔料的起源;她做瞭無數次尋訪之旅。這本書倒不如說是她...
評分從朋友那藉這本書的時候是充滿期待的,以為可以看到一個繽紛絢麗,妙趣橫生又知識豐富的書,包含對於顔色的種種來龍去脈的描述。看瞭以後有點失望,不夠繽紛:對於一本說顔色的書來說圖片太少瞭;不夠有趣:裏麵的故事說的都不是很生動。知識呢。。。。。不知道,因為上述兩個...
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看Lautrec受到一點啓發..需要增加點具體的知識。這本書裏各種邊角料知識...比如茜素是媒介染料可以用來做橙色..作者可以說非常盡力瞭..簡直是exhaustive research典範..各種信息驅動著飛速鏇轉確實有點亂瞭陣腳。排列呈現方式有點混亂..缺個main thread.大部分我都記住瞭所以閱讀體驗還是滿意的。我想瞭半天我可能會換個方式吧。
評分看Lautrec受到一點啓發..需要增加點具體的知識。這本書裏各種邊角料知識...比如茜素是媒介染料可以用來做橙色..作者可以說非常盡力瞭..簡直是exhaustive research典範..各種信息驅動著飛速鏇轉確實有點亂瞭陣腳。排列呈現方式有點混亂..缺個main thread.大部分我都記住瞭所以閱讀體驗還是滿意的。我想瞭半天我可能會換個方式吧。
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評分ochre(赭石),black and brown , white , red , orange , yellow , green , blue , indigo(靛藍色) , violet ,
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