I began writing about specific artists and the colors they are widely identified with, and quickly realized during my plunge down this colorful rabbit hole that the histories had another strong point in common. Each of the artists have had their color stories connected with the sense of sound
PS - I found a fun fact about Yves Klein while stumbling upon an online shop (HouseandParties.com) in one of Ali LaBelle's gift guides. "In 1958, Klein held an exhibition in Paris to introduce his color, and to the surprise of visitors, the gallery was empty and white. As it turns out...his guests went home to urinate blue because of the methylene blue that was in their cocktails."
PS - I found a fun fact about Yves Klein while stumbling upon an online shop (HouseandParties.com) in one of Ali LaBelle's gift guides. "In 1958, Klein held an exhibition in Paris to introduce his color, and to the surprise of visitors, the gallery was empty and white. As it turns out...his guests went home to urinate blue because of the methylene blue that was in their cocktails."
loved this deep dive! thank you
Thank you for taking the time to read it!!
This was so fascinating! I’m going to join you in this deep dive now, thank you!
Thank you, Meg! I think I'm going to play the Le Corbusier piano more today too.
Oh wow! I had no idea this book existed, thank you!
Here's an English link for anyone lurking in the comments: https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/Colour-Meaning-Art-Science-Symbolism-137/31126225231/bd