Chromophobia, David Batchelor
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Chromophobia, David Batchelor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 119-[122])
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Chromophobia
Medium
electronic resource eBook
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
David Batchelor
Series statement
Focus on contemporary issues
Summary
Batchelor coins the term "chromophobia"--a fear of corruption or contamination through color--in a meditation on color in western culture. Batchelor analyzes the history of, and the motivations behind, chromophobia, from its beginnings through examples of nineteenth-century literature, twentieth-century architecture and film to Pop art, minimalism and the art and architecture of the present day. He argues that there is a tradition of resistance to colour in the West,exemplified by many attempts to purge color from art, literature and architecture. Batchelor seeks to analyze the motivations behind chromophobia, considering the work of writers and philosophers who have used color as a significant motif, and offering new interpretations of familiar texts and works of art
Table of contents
Whitescapes -- Chromophobia -- Apocalypstick -- Hanunoo -- Chromophilia
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