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<p>In the visual arts, the constructions of the spatial and chromatic structures of pictures can hardly be separated from each other. The phenomenological approach from the perspective of the arts provides an independent and worthwhile approach to the topic of colour and space. We address some matters of composition in design and, to some extent, in naturalistic painting. The phenomenological approach from the perspective of the arts reveals various topics that invite further investigation by the means of generic vision science. However, although such studies might lead to increased academic insight, a thorough inquiry by the means of experimental phenomenology might well lead to formal descriptions that come somewhat closer to possible applications in the visual arts.</p>
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In the visual arts, the constructions of the spatial and chromatic structures of pictures can hardly be separated from each other. The phenomenological approach from the perspective of the arts provides an independent and worthwhile approach to the topic of colour and space. We address some matters of composition in design and, to some extent, in naturalistic painting. The phenomenological approach from the perspective of the arts reveals various topics that invite further investigation by the means of generic vision science. However, although such studies might lead to increased academic insight, a thorough inquiry by the means of experimental phenomenology might well lead to formal descriptions that come somewhat closer to possible applications in the visual arts.

The Space of Colour and the Colour of Space

Gestalt Theory

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In the visual arts, the constructions of the spatial and chromatic structures of pictures can hardly be separated from each other. The phenomenological...

The Space of Colour and the Colour of Space

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 27 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2022-0004

Keywords
colour space, space, ecology, phenomenology

© 2022 Jan Koenderink et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Space of Colour and the Colour of Space

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 27 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2022-0004

Keywordscolour space, space, ecology, phenomenology

© 2022 Jan Koenderink et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
colour space, space, ecology, phenomenology