المفاهيم الأساسية
Mary Gartside's groundbreaking theory of colors challenged traditional views and emphasized the importance of theoretical understanding in art.
الملخص
Mary Gartside, an English watercolor teacher, published "An Essay on a New Theory of Colours" in 1808, offering a unique perspective on color theory. Her work predated significant figures like Goethe and Sowerby, emphasizing the role of the observer in color perception. Gartside's detailed instructions and innovative illustrations hinted at future abstract art movements, showcasing her significant contribution to the field.
الإحصائيات
"one of the only nineteenth-century women to have composed 'theoretical treatises on colour'"
"hand colored illustrations for the Essay...have been deemed some of the earlier examples of abstraction in painting"
"Gartside used her medium of watercolor painting to engage with contemporary debates on color"
"creating a 'color ball' that wraps the chromatic prism into a continual spectrum"
اقتباسات
"There is no other example of a representation of colour systems that is as inventive and radical as Gartside’s colour blots."