Synopsis
The celebrated late artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman takes the reader on a journey through the color spectrum, introducing each color as an embodiment of an emotion, evoking memories or dreams. From the explosions of image and color in "The Last of England" and "Wittgenstein", to the somber blacks of his collages and tar paintings, to his most personal and innovative film, "Blue",--a film comprised of a monochrome blue image accompanied by a compelling soundtrack that is a comment on Jarman's diminishing eyesight due to AIDS--Jarman's artistic vision throughout his career has contributed an exciting perspective on this subject.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-10-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Chroma is a meditation on the color spectrum by the celebrated late artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman. From the explosions of image and color in In The Shadow of the Sun, The Last of England, The Garden and Wittgenstein, to the somber blacks of his collages and tar paintings, Jarman has consistently used color in unprecedented ways, making his ideas on the subject of interest to filmmakers, film audiences, artists and students alike. Blue, his most personal and innovative film, consists of a compelling soundtrack accompanied by a monochrome blue image and is, among other things, a comment on Jarman's diminishing eyesight due to AIDS. In his signature style, a lyrical combination of classical theory, anecdote, and poetry, Jarman takes the reader through the spectrum, introducing each color as an embodiment of an emotion, evoking memories or dreams. He explains the use of color in Medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists and draws on the great color theorists from Pliny to Leonardo. He writes too about the meanings of color in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Read either as a work on color, or a distillation of Jarman's artistic vision, Chroma presents an exciting perspective on the subject.
Industry Reviews
"These are notes jotted in the waiting room of an apocalypse, erudite and fascinating..."
Morgan
"Having read this book, you see the world more clearly and more joyously."
Morgan
"Full of anger, wit, emotion, and knowledge, this collection of essays by one of England's premier filmmakers informs and astounds. Immensely powerful, this is the final testimony to a life of art and vision."
Morgan
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