Art: The Renaissance, the Baroque, the modern worldPrentice-Hall, 1985 - Art |
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Page 484
... color ) , and value ( proportion of color to black and white ) . Colors can be described in terms such as brilliant , soft , harmoni- ous , dissonant , harsh , delicate , strident , dull , and in a host of other ways . Blue and its ...
... color ) , and value ( proportion of color to black and white ) . Colors can be described in terms such as brilliant , soft , harmoni- ous , dissonant , harsh , delicate , strident , dull , and in a host of other ways . Blue and its ...
Page 864
... color spots . In his art these assume definite di- rections , either horizontal , vertical , or diagonal , and are grouped to form planes . The planes , in turn , are used to bound the smaller masses , even the facets of the tree trunk ...
... color spots . In his art these assume definite di- rections , either horizontal , vertical , or diagonal , and are grouped to form planes . The planes , in turn , are used to bound the smaller masses , even the facets of the tree trunk ...
Page 943
... color , move against the mat surface of the canvas with great effect . Noland started with concentric circles of bright color painted on un- primed canvas , reminiscent of Johns's targets , and seeming to float . He then moved to ...
... color , move against the mat surface of the canvas with great effect . Noland started with concentric circles of bright color painted on un- primed canvas , reminiscent of Johns's targets , and seeming to float . He then moved to ...
Contents
The Pioneers The Mexicans Abstract Expressionism The Reaction Against | 956 |
Richardson Sullivan and the Chicago School Art Nouveau and Expressionist | 965 |
GLOSSARY | 977 |
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