Chroma A Book of Colour - June '93

Author(s): Derek Jarman

Biography & Memoir

In CHROMA Derek Jarman explains the use of colour in Medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists and draws on the great colour theorists from Pliny to Leonardo. He also talks about the meaning of colours in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. The colours on Jarman's palette are mixed with memory and insight to create an evocative and highly personal work.


Product Information

Drawing on a long, rich and varied artistic career, the legendary Derek Jarman explores colour from medieval to modern art with the distinctive combination of passion, insight and style that characterizes his work.

General Fields

  • : 9780099474913
  • : Random House UK
  • : Random House UK
  • : 0.117
  • : March 1995
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 10mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 160
  • : 9508
  • : Paperback
  • : Derek Jarman