Seeing Colour: A Journey Through Goethe's World of Colour (Fixed Format Edition)

By Nora Löbe, Matthias Rang, Troy Vine and Arthur Zajonc

Colour is everywhere. From blue skies to red sunsets, from the first flowers in spring to the blazing leaves of autumn. But what is the nature of colour? Scientific books present a variety of mechanical explanations but this approach leaves colour as a whole unexplained. In the nineteenth century, the German poet and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe investigated a wide range of colour phenomena and discovered the underlying principles that govern colour itself.

This lavishly illustrated book brings Goethe's pioneering research up to date. Through descriptions of simple observations and ingenious experiments, the reader will discover a series of colour phenomena that includes afterimages, coloured shadows, colour mixing, and prismatic and polarisation colours.

Seeing Colour is a thought-provoking read for colour enthusiasts and experts alike, and an accessible route to a new way of seeing colour.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Release date: Nov 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9781782508250

Nora Löbe

Nora Löbe studied painting in Dortmund, Germany and in Dornach, Switzerland before developing and building touring exhibitions on Goethe's theory of colour. She is currently a freelance artist and also works at the Swiss Science Centre Technorama in Zurich, Switzerland.

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