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Chroma
by
Derek Jarman
Chroma is a meditation on the color spectrum by the celebrated late artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman. From the explosions of image and color in In The Shadow of the Sun, The Last of England, The Garden and Wittgenstein, to the somber blacks of his collages and tar paintings, Jarman has consistently used color in unprecedented ways, making his ideas on the subject of inter...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
October 1st 1996
by Overlook TP
(first published February 27th 1994)
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I read this as part of a book group. The first book group I've been a member of, the first book group book. What appealed was that I was vaguely aware of Jarman. I'd heard of his films like 'Jubilee' and his house and garden in Dungness ('Prospect Cottage'). I knew he was 'different', but not a lot more.
His being different is reflected in this book. It's different to most books, in that it doesn't have a clear narrative. There's a thread running through it which his failing health from AIDS, par...more
His being different is reflected in this book. It's different to most books, in that it doesn't have a clear narrative. There's a thread running through it which his failing health from AIDS, par...more
Beautiful meditations on colour, and a love-letter to sight and the richness of the world written as Jarman was on the verge of leaving it.
This is an outstanding meditation on color, its cultural, personal and societal significance, built on an array of snippets from the life and readings of the British filmmaker/artist Jarman. Jarman is and was a great source of perspective on the causes and perspectives of the British empire (see his film 'Requiem'). So this book would certainly offer those interested in a study of color as it relates to "white" culture, although it transcends that through personal insight and transparency. A gre...more
wanted to look at this because had seen a ballet inspired by it.
was a bit tedious, not interested enough in Jarman's p-o-v I guess, but I liked that it was a personal collection of observations, quotations and information.
was a bit tedious, not interested enough in Jarman's p-o-v I guess, but I liked that it was a personal collection of observations, quotations and information.
Doing research in high school for my term paper on trees -- yes i was quite the hippie -- i found a book called Chroma, written by an english artist/poet named Derek Jarman. The book is so pretty and full of emotion. Each chapter is a color and it seems to just be feeling, desire, and memories associated with those colors. Derek Jarman died of AIDS and it shows in his chapter "seeing red" where he does lose his vision in the end, this heartbreaking for an artist. The chapters are just snipets he...more
Philosophical, poetic and witty meditation on colour.
'Silver is for the night.'
'Only the Empress is allowed to wear yellow.'
Diana Vreeland's 'pink is the navy blue of India' is missing. Maybe too obvious for Jarman.
'Silver is for the night.'
'Only the Empress is allowed to wear yellow.'
Diana Vreeland's 'pink is the navy blue of India' is missing. Maybe too obvious for Jarman.
After this ... Dungeness
I saw this on Amazon and put it on my wish list. Thanks to a birthday, I received a copy. Oh, technology! Anyway my surprise (this is the trouble with online browsing) was: there are no actual colors in this book. Sure, they are painted with words, blah blah blah, but from the description and cover (which is not the cover pictured here) it seemed like it would contain examples of its subject. Even though you have to have the colors in your head, ala Fredrick the mouse, this is a nice book.
This is a cool book about color. Derek Jarman is pretty cool - so reading his flowing associations following color through culture is illuminating.
Love this book just as long as it doesn't contain a blue screen:)
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