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The color of modernism : paints, pigments, and the transformation of modern architecture in 1920s Germany /

"One of the most enduring and pervasive myths about modernist architecture is that it was white-pure white walls both inside and out. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. The Color of Modernism explodes this myth of whiteness by offering a riot of color in modern architectural treatises...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnstone, Deborah Ascher (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021.
Subjects:
Color in architecture > Germany > History > 20th century.
Color (Philosophy) > Germany > History > 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) > Germany.
Couleur en architecture > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Couleur (Philosophie) > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) > Allemagne.
Color in architecture.
Color (Philosophy)
Modern movement (Architecture)
Germany.
1900-1999
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Color in German Architecture of the 1920s
  • Color and Mysticism
  • Color and Fourth-dimensional Space
  • Color and Spatial Perception
  • Color and Optical Pleasure
  • Color Healing, Color Psychology and Emotion
  • Epilogue: The Problem with Color.