Name: The Secret Lives of Colour
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Author: Kassia St. Clair
ISBN: 9781473630819

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Physical Book

Author

Kassia St. Clair

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22 x 14 cm

ISBN13

9781473630819

The Secret Lives of Colour

Kassia St. Clair (Author) · Hodder & Stoughton General Division · Hardcover

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Synopsis "The Secret Lives of Colour"

‘A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.’
Simon Garfield

The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso’s blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh’s chrome yellow sunflowers or punk’s fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.

Kassia St. Clair

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Kassia St. Clair reside en Londres y es la historiadora británica menor de 40 años más vendida. Su primer libro, The Secret Lives of Colour, ha sido traducido a veinte idiomas. Ha publicado artículos, entrevistas, ensayos y reseñas en The Economist, Telegraph, Architectural Digest, TLS y Wired; tuvo una columna de color en Elle Decoración durante siete años. También ha dado charlas en lugares como el Museo de Arte de Dallas, Hay Festival, Museo Victoria & Albert y Soho House. Es colaboradora frecuente de Marketplace de NPR. En 2018 colaboró con Color Factory para crear una exposición en su sede de Nueva York.

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