Colors explained in pictures.
PASTOUREAU Michel, SIMONNET Dominique.

Colors explained in pictures.

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Regular price €29,00 €0,00 Unit price per
N° d'inventaire 22778
Format 24 x 28.5
Détails 168 p., paperback with flaps.
Publication Paris, 2015
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782021227598

It's no coincidence that we see red, laugh yellow, turn green with fear, blue with anger, or white as a sheet. Colors are not insignificant. They carry taboos and prejudices that we unknowingly obey; they possess hidden meanings that influence our environment, our behavior, our language, and our imagination. Colors have a turbulent history that tells the story of the evolution of mentalities. Art, painting, decoration, architecture, advertising, our consumer products, our clothing, our cars—everything is governed by this unwritten code.

It's no coincidence that we see red, laugh yellow, turn green with fear, blue with anger, or white as a sheet. Colors are not insignificant. They carry taboos and prejudices that we unknowingly obey; they possess hidden meanings that influence our environment, our behavior, our language, and our imagination. Colors have a turbulent history that tells the story of the evolution of mentalities. Art, painting, decoration, architecture, advertising, our consumer products, our clothing, our cars—everything is governed by this unwritten code.