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THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOUR - KASSIA ST CLAIR KA...

A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story  and
here are some of the most alluring  alarming  and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the
hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.'  Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells
the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades  dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger 
the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the
plague  Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux  acid yellow to
kelly green  and from scarlet women to imperial purple  these surprising stories run like a
bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong
obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or
punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics
art and war  The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.

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