Farbkreis von goethe biography
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Theory of Colours
book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Not to be confused with colour theory.
Theory of Colours (German: Zur Farbenlehre) is a book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about the poet's views on the nature of colours and how they are perceived by humans. It was published in German in and in English in [1] The book contains detailed descriptions of phenomena such as coloured shadows, refraction, and chromatic aberration. The book is a successor to two short essays titled "Contributions to Optics" (German: Beiträge zur Optik).
The work originated in Goethe's occupation with painting and primarily had its influence in the arts, with painters such as (Philipp Otto Runge, J.&#;M.&#;W. Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Hilma af Klint, and Wassily Kandinsky).
Although Goethe's work was rejected by some physicists, a number of philosophers and physicists have concerned themselves with it, including Thomas Johann Seebeck, Arthur Schopenhauer (see: On&#;Vision
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Figure Johann Wolfgangvon Goethe&#;sFarbkreis().Colour, struktur, and environmentROYOSBORNEprovides a practice-oriented overview of colour inColour Influencing Form(), linking it to form eller gestalt and observation. Heargues that the observation of colour is intrinsically linked with the actof comparisonAccordingly, we can compare colour twofold. First, itcan be arranged chronologically, for example, one after the , it can be arranged spatially, for example, side bygd side. Bothcome together in architecture, where we can never perceive&#;all forwalls of a room at once; It takes time to explore space&#;OSBORNEargues that textures are more important for perceiving volumes thanhue and chroma. According to him, textures result from the contrast ofbright and dark areas on the surface of an object when lit bygd naturallightOSBORNEprovides useful definitions for colour-relatedterminology. He summarises them as the&#;three&#;dimensions&#; ofcolor,&#; which are&#;hue, colorfulness(chroma), and tonality(value)&#;C
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File:Goethe, Farbenkreis zur Symbolisierung des menschlichen Geistes- und Seelenlebens, jpg
Das Schema illustriert das Kapitel "Allegorischer, symbolischer, mystischer Gebrauch der Farbe" in Goethe's Farbenlehre. Umschrift:
- (innerer Ring) [rot] "schön" [orange] "edel" [gelb] "gut" [grün] "nützlich" [blau] "gemein" [violett] "unnöthig"
- (äusserer Ring) [rot-orange] "Vernunft" [gelb-grün] "Verstand" [grün-blau] "Sinnlichkeit" [violet-rot] "Phantasie"
Română: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Cercul culorilor pentru symbolizarea spirit şi sufletului omului, Original: Freies Deutsches Hochstift - Frankfurter Goethe-Museum