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Chroma: A Book of Color
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Britain's most controversial visual artist of the 20th century
Explore the relationship between physiological vision and perception vision with the power of continuous departure and movement
When you are gradually going blind, lead you/me to re-examine this colorful world with the feelings of a poet
Reflect on our "what did we see?"
Jarman's only book in traditional Chinese, the world-renowned movie "Blue", comes from Chapter 13 of this book "Into the Blue"
◆Jarman's private notes "Chroma" binding production design features
●The whole book is made of art paper imported from Japan
●Double-featured printing of the inner text
●Irregular paper edge + gauze paper bare back wide open thread binding + 5 special stickers to fully present the sense of notes
Jarman, a British avant-garde gay film master, entered King's College London to study art history in 1960, and studied painting at the Slade School of Art from 1963 to 1967. His first exposure to film was as art director for Ken Russell's film The Devils (1971). In the 1970s, he began to enter the film industry. The influence of painting made Jarman different from traditional directors. He cared more about film form and conveying ideas than storylines. He liked to shoot super 8mm experimental short films with the most primitive cameras. Jarman also published installation art works and served as stage design for operas. In addition to movies, he also shot a lot of videos for pop singers and orchestras at the time, such as the well-known British orchestras Pet Shop Boys, Orange Juice, The Smiths, etc. .
The discussion of politics, sex, rights, death, desire and life is the eternal theme of Jarman's films. Poetic works contain strong references to social and public issues. Caravaggio, the Italian painter who started the Baroque era, is one of the painters whom Jarman admired. In 1986, he used a subversive technique to shoot "Caravaggio" (Caravaggio). The light, shadow and composition of the film were designed using Caravaggio's chiaroscuro painting. This work, like a biography of Caravaggio, won the Silver Bear Award at the 36th Berlin Film Festival in 1987, making Jarman famous.
Premiered at the Venice Biennale in 1993, "Blue", which caused a worldwide sensation, is an important text in the history of film and also Jarman's last innovation in art. The film was conceived for almost two decades, starting with an exhibition of the French avant-garde artist Yves Klein that Tate Modern launched in March 1974. After visiting the exhibition, Jarman wrote in his notebook: Make a blue film for Yves Klein.
Jarman died of AIDS in 1994. Not only did he dare to face his own sexuality, but he also campaigned for the rights of gays throughout his life. He is one of the few film directors who has won the respect of the world, the idol of avant-garde artists and young gays. Dida Swinton, the actress who has worked with Jarman for the longest time, once said: "If God hadn't let me meet Jarman, I might not be able to act in those movies that make me crazy in my life. The cooperation with Jarman is indeed It is a miracle." The London Film Association also established the Jarman Award in 2008 to encourage film creation and pay tribute to pioneers of avant-garde films.
◆A blind person used poetic language before his death, expressing his love for art and memories of life
"Chroma" is the only special book about color and life by Jarman, who has a deep artistic sense. The words and artistic conception in the book are quite poetic and imaginative, which is amazing, like a monochromatic ray of light passing through a shackle, exuding colorful colors. In the book, Jarman talks about paintings, movies, characters, and personal thoughts and memories of color. Quoting from many sources, citing quotations from philosophers, poems, and fairy tales, and discussing history, social and cultural phenomena, and explaining the meanings of various colors. In addition, it also mentioned various personal experiences from childhood memories to illnesses in later years, as if entering another Jarman movie.
●White Lies
White seems pure and devoid of color, but is it? This article talks about white being regarded as a lack of color, until Newton discovered that white contains multiple colors (the white of light is actually composed of three primary colors in different proportions.) And culturally, white also has multiple meanings: such as innocence, chastity, but white It also has a strong ability to conceal, for example, the bride's white wedding dress actually has desires just around the corner.
White is not an absolute color, for example, the white of flowers is slightly yellow, and the white of snow is slightly blue. In the second half of the article, Jarman talks about what it means to be white while growing up, such as living in a "white" community. All in all, white is not as simple as it appears on the surface, and its meaning cannot be summed up in one word.
●Shadow is the Queen of Color Shadow Is the Queen of Color
This article discusses Aristotle's "On Color" and the aesthetic view of the painter Pliny the Younger. Aristotle believes that all colors are derived from the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth. After they are mixed with black and light, they are the colors that our eyes see. Pliny believed that the more realistic the painting is, the more it is the same as the objects in nature, the better it is. Whether it is Aristotle or Pliny, they all value the true colors of nature, but people gradually prefer to use expensive minerals plundered from nature to create artworks and blend exquisite pigments.
Jarman changed his style of writing, saying that the current painting does not pay attention to the talent of the painter, but to the exploration of materials. However, no matter what material is used to paint, the best works are often shadows of past glory days. Colors will eventually fade away in the twilight of history.
●Seeing Red On Seeing Red
Red is a special color, which is different from black or white, because when it comes to red, everyone must have a different red in mind. In this article, Jarman first talked about the red that he came into contact with in life, such as the equipment used to check his eyesight, and the endless sea of red flowers in his childhood memory. Then he talked about the cultural significance of red (such as love, war), and the appearance of red in history. well-known scenes (such as the Crusades). In addition, knowledge about the production of various reds such as cadmium red, Venetian red, and madder crimson is also mentioned. Jarman pointed out at the end of the article that this article is a letter to readers. He put the letter in a red envelope, representing "urgent mail", and then put it in a red mailbox. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the postman will drive a red car to receive the letter .
●The Romance of the Rose and the Sleep of Color
When it comes to the Middle Ages, most people will think of a large number of serfs, and the monotonous brown color comes to mind. However, Jarman pointed out that in fact, religious buildings and books of this period used colorful and bright colors like jewels. Not only were the colors bright, but the pigments were also very precious. Although pigments are easy to obtain today, under the restrictions of standardized "color tables" and slightly lime-colored paints, it may be difficult to reappear as dazzling architecture and art as in the Middle Ages.
●Maxilio. Marsilio Ficino, Leonardo, Isaac Newton
These three essays are essays with characters as the theme. Ficino translated Plato's exposition into Latin, which had a great influence on the Renaissance. He was the one who came up with "Platonic love," a celebration of same-sex love. His ideas (such as his views on color) were not recognized by Christianity, and his writings were sidelined, but they were still influential.
Leonardo refers to Da Vinci. Jarman said in the article that he was not keen on Da Vinci's paintings, but rather liked Da Vinci's notes, because Da Vinci was observant and unique in his observation of light and shadow, and his genius can be seen from his notes. However, while admiring Leonardo da Vinci, Jarman also wrote an anecdote: Mona Lisa's smile was originally intended to paint the banker's wife in Florence, but on the day she was going to paint the face for the portrait, she had a bad cold, So he sent a handsome young boy to inform Da Vinci. Da Vinci simply painted the boy's face on the portrait, and then gave him a kiss.
Newton's article is very short. In the article, he mentioned that he discovered that white light is actually composed of various colors. Although this article does not mention too many anecdotes about Newton, he mentioned Newton as "a well-known bachelor" in previous articles, which seems to imply that this genius is also gay.
Only these three chapters in the whole book focus on characters. Jarman not only explained the talents of these people, but also pointed out their homosexual identities. From this point of view, these articles actually involve homosexual identities.
●Into the Blue Into the Blue
Most of the articles in this book take one color as the theme, look at the meaning of this color from many points of view, and express your own aesthetic views or emotions. Different from other chapters, in addition to talking about the meaning of blue, this article also has a large section of the script of Jarman's movie "Blue". This movie has a special technique, the picture is only a whole piece of blue, and it is accompanied by narration and sound effects to simulate that Jarman is blind due to AIDS and can't see anything, and the narration is telling his situation. The article mentions his blindness and receiving medical treatment, and also mentions that many of his friends have died of AIDS. The endless sadness is revealed between the lines, and it is the saddest one in the book.
Jarman was seriously ill when he wrote this book, but we don't see any blaming or aggressive words, only a blind person who is entering the final stage of his life, telling his love of art and memories of life in poetic language.
Explore the relationship between physiological vision and perception vision with the power of continuous departure and movement
When you are gradually going blind, lead you/me to re-examine this colorful world with the feelings of a poet
Reflect on our "what did we see?"
Jarman's only book in traditional Chinese, the world-renowned movie "Blue", comes from Chapter 13 of this book "Into the Blue"
◆Jarman's private notes "Chroma" binding production design features
●The whole book is made of art paper imported from Japan
●Double-featured printing of the inner text
●Irregular paper edge + gauze paper bare back wide open thread binding + 5 special stickers to fully present the sense of notes
Jarman, a British avant-garde gay film master, entered King's College London to study art history in 1960, and studied painting at the Slade School of Art from 1963 to 1967. His first exposure to film was as art director for Ken Russell's film The Devils (1971). In the 1970s, he began to enter the film industry. The influence of painting made Jarman different from traditional directors. He cared more about film form and conveying ideas than storylines. He liked to shoot super 8mm experimental short films with the most primitive cameras. Jarman also published installation art works and served as stage design for operas. In addition to movies, he also shot a lot of videos for pop singers and orchestras at the time, such as the well-known British orchestras Pet Shop Boys, Orange Juice, The Smiths, etc. .
The discussion of politics, sex, rights, death, desire and life is the eternal theme of Jarman's films. Poetic works contain strong references to social and public issues. Caravaggio, the Italian painter who started the Baroque era, is one of the painters whom Jarman admired. In 1986, he used a subversive technique to shoot "Caravaggio" (Caravaggio). The light, shadow and composition of the film were designed using Caravaggio's chiaroscuro painting. This work, like a biography of Caravaggio, won the Silver Bear Award at the 36th Berlin Film Festival in 1987, making Jarman famous.
Premiered at the Venice Biennale in 1993, "Blue", which caused a worldwide sensation, is an important text in the history of film and also Jarman's last innovation in art. The film was conceived for almost two decades, starting with an exhibition of the French avant-garde artist Yves Klein that Tate Modern launched in March 1974. After visiting the exhibition, Jarman wrote in his notebook: Make a blue film for Yves Klein.
Jarman died of AIDS in 1994. Not only did he dare to face his own sexuality, but he also campaigned for the rights of gays throughout his life. He is one of the few film directors who has won the respect of the world, the idol of avant-garde artists and young gays. Dida Swinton, the actress who has worked with Jarman for the longest time, once said: "If God hadn't let me meet Jarman, I might not be able to act in those movies that make me crazy in my life. The cooperation with Jarman is indeed It is a miracle." The London Film Association also established the Jarman Award in 2008 to encourage film creation and pay tribute to pioneers of avant-garde films.
◆A blind person used poetic language before his death, expressing his love for art and memories of life
"Chroma" is the only special book about color and life by Jarman, who has a deep artistic sense. The words and artistic conception in the book are quite poetic and imaginative, which is amazing, like a monochromatic ray of light passing through a shackle, exuding colorful colors. In the book, Jarman talks about paintings, movies, characters, and personal thoughts and memories of color. Quoting from many sources, citing quotations from philosophers, poems, and fairy tales, and discussing history, social and cultural phenomena, and explaining the meanings of various colors. In addition, it also mentioned various personal experiences from childhood memories to illnesses in later years, as if entering another Jarman movie.
●White Lies
White seems pure and devoid of color, but is it? This article talks about white being regarded as a lack of color, until Newton discovered that white contains multiple colors (the white of light is actually composed of three primary colors in different proportions.) And culturally, white also has multiple meanings: such as innocence, chastity, but white It also has a strong ability to conceal, for example, the bride's white wedding dress actually has desires just around the corner.
White is not an absolute color, for example, the white of flowers is slightly yellow, and the white of snow is slightly blue. In the second half of the article, Jarman talks about what it means to be white while growing up, such as living in a "white" community. All in all, white is not as simple as it appears on the surface, and its meaning cannot be summed up in one word.
●Shadow is the Queen of Color Shadow Is the Queen of Color
This article discusses Aristotle's "On Color" and the aesthetic view of the painter Pliny the Younger. Aristotle believes that all colors are derived from the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth. After they are mixed with black and light, they are the colors that our eyes see. Pliny believed that the more realistic the painting is, the more it is the same as the objects in nature, the better it is. Whether it is Aristotle or Pliny, they all value the true colors of nature, but people gradually prefer to use expensive minerals plundered from nature to create artworks and blend exquisite pigments.
Jarman changed his style of writing, saying that the current painting does not pay attention to the talent of the painter, but to the exploration of materials. However, no matter what material is used to paint, the best works are often shadows of past glory days. Colors will eventually fade away in the twilight of history.
●Seeing Red On Seeing Red
Red is a special color, which is different from black or white, because when it comes to red, everyone must have a different red in mind. In this article, Jarman first talked about the red that he came into contact with in life, such as the equipment used to check his eyesight, and the endless sea of red flowers in his childhood memory. Then he talked about the cultural significance of red (such as love, war), and the appearance of red in history. well-known scenes (such as the Crusades). In addition, knowledge about the production of various reds such as cadmium red, Venetian red, and madder crimson is also mentioned. Jarman pointed out at the end of the article that this article is a letter to readers. He put the letter in a red envelope, representing "urgent mail", and then put it in a red mailbox. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the postman will drive a red car to receive the letter .
●The Romance of the Rose and the Sleep of Color
When it comes to the Middle Ages, most people will think of a large number of serfs, and the monotonous brown color comes to mind. However, Jarman pointed out that in fact, religious buildings and books of this period used colorful and bright colors like jewels. Not only were the colors bright, but the pigments were also very precious. Although pigments are easy to obtain today, under the restrictions of standardized "color tables" and slightly lime-colored paints, it may be difficult to reappear as dazzling architecture and art as in the Middle Ages.
●Maxilio. Marsilio Ficino, Leonardo, Isaac Newton
These three essays are essays with characters as the theme. Ficino translated Plato's exposition into Latin, which had a great influence on the Renaissance. He was the one who came up with "Platonic love," a celebration of same-sex love. His ideas (such as his views on color) were not recognized by Christianity, and his writings were sidelined, but they were still influential.
Leonardo refers to Da Vinci. Jarman said in the article that he was not keen on Da Vinci's paintings, but rather liked Da Vinci's notes, because Da Vinci was observant and unique in his observation of light and shadow, and his genius can be seen from his notes. However, while admiring Leonardo da Vinci, Jarman also wrote an anecdote: Mona Lisa's smile was originally intended to paint the banker's wife in Florence, but on the day she was going to paint the face for the portrait, she had a bad cold, So he sent a handsome young boy to inform Da Vinci. Da Vinci simply painted the boy's face on the portrait, and then gave him a kiss.
Newton's article is very short. In the article, he mentioned that he discovered that white light is actually composed of various colors. Although this article does not mention too many anecdotes about Newton, he mentioned Newton as "a well-known bachelor" in previous articles, which seems to imply that this genius is also gay.
Only these three chapters in the whole book focus on characters. Jarman not only explained the talents of these people, but also pointed out their homosexual identities. From this point of view, these articles actually involve homosexual identities.
●Into the Blue Into the Blue
Most of the articles in this book take one color as the theme, look at the meaning of this color from many points of view, and express your own aesthetic views or emotions. Different from other chapters, in addition to talking about the meaning of blue, this article also has a large section of the script of Jarman's movie "Blue". This movie has a special technique, the picture is only a whole piece of blue, and it is accompanied by narration and sound effects to simulate that Jarman is blind due to AIDS and can't see anything, and the narration is telling his situation. The article mentions his blindness and receiving medical treatment, and also mentions that many of his friends have died of AIDS. The endless sadness is revealed between the lines, and it is the saddest one in the book.
Jarman was seriously ill when he wrote this book, but we don't see any blaming or aggressive words, only a blind person who is entering the final stage of his life, telling his love of art and memories of life in poetic language.
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