Faber birren this is the first paperbound edition of faber birren s monu mental study of the influence of color on human life. This is a study on color and how it affects emotion and human behavior. He pre scribes it to governments, to schools, to the armed forces, to architects, to industry and commerce. Whether he is reading the works of mystics, or of biologists, or of psychologists, he is reading and studying them not for their theoretical structures, and one might say not even to know whether what theyre saying is true but, quite simply, in order to find something to use in picking the colors for a mental hospital or a. He attended the art institute of chicago while in high school and the university of chicago for two years where he studied color theory he began publishing articles on color in 1924. Faber birren, one of the most prominent scholars in the field of the theory of color, spent most of his academic career studying the influence of color on art, the workplace, and human psychology. As a book, creative color illustrates and shows whereof it speaks. Similar to most color consultants i have undertaken color certification education. He has written over one dozen books and several hundred articles for general. Creative color by faber birren, 1961 online research. Creative color by faber birren 20070701 faber birren on. The harmony of dominant tints refers to the practice of diluting all the colors to be used with one dominant color which will suggest a pleasing chomatic lighting. Cretacolor artists studio line drawing 101 introduction.
Birren approaches color as sensation and attempts to explain in. This type of research is part of a field called color theory, which focuses on color mixing and its visual impact. He advised on topics such as product color, environmental safety, and staff morale for clients such as e. Information about the faber birren collection of books on color, part of arts library special collections at the robert b. Faber birren 19001988 was an early practitioner in the color industry, establishing his own consulting firm with a specialization in color in 1934. Cretacolor is a leading dry media manufacturer based in austria where all its products have been manufactured for decades.
Albert bierstadtemigrants crossing the plains 1867 art. Faber birrens most popular book is the elements of color. Light, color, and environment by birren, faber and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Publication date 1962 topics color publisher new york, collier books. The brilliance, transparency, and purity of colour is unparalleled to any other water colour. A factual study of the influence of color on human life. Birren was the author of numerous articles and books on color theory the birren system for outdoor color uses six basic colors which are listed here in a descending. The individual who i will refer to most in my research is faber birren. Books by faber birren author of color psychology and. Cretacolors products are internationally recognised as being of very high quality, with high colour intensity, rich colour laydown and superior lightfastness. Faber birren has become the best known and most widely read color authority of our time. Birren, a landscape painter, and crescentia lang birren, a pianist. The most vital recent information on the relationship of visual perception to color expression in art is presented here in clear detail. Pioneered by gestalt psychology many secrets of the brain are rapidly being discovered, resulting in creative new principles of color.
The most rewarding learning for me came from leatrice eisenmans, color class. Faber birren is not a theorist but a very practical craftsman. The author demonstrates in creative color his exciting thesis. Faber birren 11 september 1900 30 december 1988 was an american author and consultant on color and color theory. His first, color in vision, had already been published by 1928, and his final substantial work, the history of colour in painting, appeared in 1981. The birren color theory is an approach to color theory based on the ideas, writings and influence of faber birren, who lived from 1900 to 1988. Harmony and a practical equation in color definition. Faber birren has 24 books on goodreads with 55 ratings. Eisenman is the director of the pantone color institute and is responsible for selecting pantones color of the year. Pioneered by gestalt psychology many secrets of the brain are rapidly being discovered, resulting in creative new principles of. Fox bird giraffe duck bull horse monkey lion rabbit crocodile rhino camel silhouette animals paint dolphin kangaroo painted drawing cute color sign funny hand hand drawn paper grunge vivid set cartoon idea artwork fashioned isolated character old traditional white alligator thinking water. Faber birren, one of the bestknown colorists of our time, prepares us for what he believes will be a new era of color expression. Faber birren collection of books on color faber birren collection.
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