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# On Color

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Review: Smart, witty and Illuminating - The last thing I expected was to laugh out loud several times while reading David Kastan's latest book, “On Color.” It was pure pleasure: smart, witty and illuminating. When I’m getting dressed in the morning I keep hearing Coco Chanel...,‘When I find a color darker than black, I’ll wear it.” At first, after reading the chapter on orange, I was sure it was my new favorite color, but then I got to blue and he made me rush to watch/ listen to Jarman’s ‘Blue." I finally settled on black being closest to my heart after the quote, “It is the dress of pure possibility. It allows everyone to imagine that social gaps can be narrowed and perhaps, if only for a moment, closed.” It is as if Mr. Kastan culled the literary, film and art world for us. I imagine it as a museum that he curated and where I would want to spend hours and hours! I loved every quote, painting, photograph, and anecdote. It felt like the book was cleverly arranged in the same way he described experiencing color, layer upon layer and tapping all our senses.
Review: Great book for those new to colores and those not so new - I have been studying colors for a while now and read a lot about the meaning, pigments, history, science, art and architecture. Many of the subjects mentioned here to not cover all there is to know but it does however cover very few subjects very profoundly and interestingly. It portrays and explores one specific meaning of each color in a particular context. Also very well referenced that gives authority and confidence in the subjects discussed.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #817,463 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #143 in Philosophy Aesthetics #707 in Graphic Design Color Use #2,389 in Arts & Photography Criticism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (124) |
| Dimensions  | 7.9 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0300171870 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0300171877 |
| Item Weight  | 1.44 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 272 pages |
| Publication date  | May 22, 2018 |
| Publisher  | Yale University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Smart, witty and Illuminating
*by T***C on October 25, 2018*

The last thing I expected was to laugh out loud several times while reading David Kastan's latest book, “On Color.” It was pure pleasure: smart, witty and illuminating. When I’m getting dressed in the morning I keep hearing Coco Chanel...,‘When I find a color darker than black, I’ll wear it.” At first, after reading the chapter on orange, I was sure it was my new favorite color, but then I got to blue and he made me rush to watch/ listen to Jarman’s ‘Blue." I finally settled on black being closest to my heart after the quote, “It is the dress of pure possibility. It allows everyone to imagine that social gaps can be narrowed and perhaps, if only for a moment, closed.” It is as if Mr. Kastan culled the literary, film and art world for us. I imagine it as a museum that he curated and where I would want to spend hours and hours! I loved every quote, painting, photograph, and anecdote. It felt like the book was cleverly arranged in the same way he described experiencing color, layer upon layer and tapping all our senses.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for those new to colores and those not so new
*by L***E on July 3, 2019*

I have been studying colors for a while now and read a lot about the meaning, pigments, history, science, art and architecture. Many of the subjects mentioned here to not cover all there is to know but it does however cover very few subjects very profoundly and interestingly. It portrays and explores one specific meaning of each color in a particular context. Also very well referenced that gives authority and confidence in the subjects discussed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Provocative and playful
*by J***E on May 27, 2018*

Kastan and Farthing’s On Color manages to be both provocative and playful, able to move from Bertrand Russell to “The Dress” of internet fame with intellectual dexterity and wit. And the book is not only a great read: the edition from Yale is beautifully designed, presenting its own feast of color from the dust jacket to the pastedowns and photos within.

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