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Jan 02, 2010
This is a book for someone interested in the art of letter writing, collaboration, writing, painting/drawing...and simply being in the world and seeing.
This book is too big to carry in your pocket--not just because of its physical size, but due to its conceptual weight and the attention it pulls away from what you're supposed to be doing. If a book can be a friend (and I think it can be) this is one of those you want to have with you, talk and listen to because it helps you see what More...
This book is too big to carry in your pocket--not just because of its physical size, but due to its conceptual weight and the attention it pulls away from what you're supposed to be doing. If a book can be a friend (and I think it can be) this is one of those you want to have with you, talk and listen to because it helps you see what More...
Jan 16, 2012
A book as a work of art. I waited a long time to get this now out-of-print book, a visual and written record of a correspondence between John Berger and his friend, artist John Christie, on the topic of color. If I could only have one book for the rest of eternity, this would be on my short list.
Oct 15, 2007
It's a different way of looking at color, and a correspondence between two men (two friends/artists). Hard to explain beyond that - it's kind of a synaesthesia-like approach ... some of the quotes really stick with a person. "Color is troubled light."
Oct 16, 2007
gorgeous book.. it's an artist correspondence between two artists... and it starts with the author sending his friend a swatch of the color red. it's gorgeous, nice paper, a perfect size book! i love it, i love anything by john berger!!!
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