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"Two adjacent colours, when seen by the eye, will appear as
dissimilar as possible" Michel Eugène
Chevreul |
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DOWNLOADS CONTACTS Bakewell Festival Simultaneous Contrast is
supported by Derbyshire Dales District Council and Derbyshire County Council.
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SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST We
are used to how strangely colours behave as they are processed by our optical
and mental mechanisms. But as concepts, as they tangle with the network of
language, their behaviour becomes even more unpredictable. Reds and blues stand in political and
sporting opposition; yellow is a sign of cowardice although only one shift
along the spectrum from the affirming green
light and virtuous green agendas;
and discussing the warmth of red
and quenching of blue provides a
synaesthesic experience. There is far more to colour than meets the eye. In
a set of seven posters, Simultaneous
Contrast explores the interaction of colour and language. Each poster
promotes not only the sensations but different interpretations of the
colours. Like Chevreul’s contrasts, they highlight dissimilarities to promote
an understanding, not only of individual colours, but of Colour itself. DERBYSHIRE ART FESTIVALS Simultaneous Contrast is
created for the 2007 Derbyshire Art Festivals. It seeks public sites for
display, such as church notice boards and other hoardings. Each display, involving
up to seven posters, will be shown at the following festivals: Matlock Live! (21-25
June) Ashbourne (22 June – 8 July) Bakewell (1-12 August) Wirksworth (8-9 September) SHARED SPACES Shared Spaces is a partnership formed to
promote a fresh approach to public art. Based on a core team of Charles
Monkhouse and Shared Spaces places the public at the heart
of its methodology and aims to emphasise the process of engaging with the
location and its community in the generation of relevant, contemporary and
sustainable public art. |
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