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Interactive Color Seminar

Class 8 Oct. 26th - Colors in context

7.30-8.00

  • Bright Black

8.00-9.45

  • Colors depend on context: from Aristotle to Chevreul,
  • Types of context effects: contrast, assimilation and constancy
  • Scientists and artist investigating context effects
  • Joseph Albers: Interaction of Colors

8.45-9.0 break

9.00-10.15

  • Presentation of midterm projects

  • Next class will meet at noon at the front entrance of the Exploratorium, Palace of fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street.

  • Sign-up sheet: those of you who would like a one-to-one meeting with us to discuss your final project, receive help and advice plus perhaps some technical support should sign up for a meeting on tuesday, Nov. 2nd. We’ll be available in the Conference room 7.30-10.15, or as long as there are still people showing up.

  • Also, each of you should give a time for a half-hour one-on-one meeting with Ulrika in your workspace. Meetings will be held Tuesdays 5-7 and Thursdays 6-8 starting Nov. 2nd until each one have had a meeting.

  • Exercise for next week, to be handed in at the following class; November 9th:
  • Take two identical swatches of grey paper; then try to make them look as different as possible by putting them in different contexts.

  • Reading For November 9th: Chapter 8 of Vision and Art