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Colour
and Culture Andrew
Hanson, Colour and Chemistry Seminar Chair Dr John Gage is Reader in the History of Western Art at Cambridge University and author of several definitive books on colour, including 'Colour & Meaning' published by Thames & Hudson, 1999. He will be giving a presentation on the colour purple called 'Seeing Purple and Seeing Red'. Purple was the most prestigious colour in Antiquity, but what colour was it? Modern experiments suggest it could have been a type of blue, but ancient literature generally classed it among the reds. Katherine Barker is an historical geographer by inclination and training, and has also been described as a freelance scholar! She has made a study of early medieval Wessex and has published papers in academic journals. Her paper will - for the very first time - examine the colourful world of Aldhelm, first bishop of Sherborne, through a free-wheeling exploration of his own richly-textured words. Roy Osborne is an artist, teacher and writer on colour. His first book, 'Lights and Pigments: Colour Principles for Artists', was published in 1980. He has since lectured on colour at over 150 art schools worldwide. His presentation will examine colour symbolism in heraldry, alchemy and pictorial and abstract art. Patrick Collister was the Creative Director and Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather for seven years. He helped create award-winning advertising campaigns for Guinness, Ford, Golden Wonder, Fisherman's Friend and Warburtons. His presentation will look at the importance of colour in brands and branding. Try to imagine the Shell logo in green or the AA in pink!
Seminar Programme 10.00
10.20
10.30
11.30
12.30
2.00
3.00
4.00
4.15
Cost £30 to include lunch, teas and coffees or £25 with no lunch. Discounts: £25 with lunch or £20 with no lunch for Sherborne DFAS members and Friends of Sherborne House. This seminar is supported by the Sherborne Decorative and Fine Arts Society (NADFAS). Grateful thanks to Sherborne School for the loan of the Powell Theatre.
Directions By car: A30 to Sherborne, or A303 to Wincanton then B3145 to Sherborne. Park off Acreman Street (Long Stay) and walk to Hospital Lane / Abbey Road. By train: Direct line from London Waterloo. Powell Theatre a short walk from station - Abbey Road on left of main shopping street (opposite Woolworths). Sherborne House is in Newland at top of the main street, opposite Somerfields car park. Colour and Culture is one of two seminars organised as part of the Colour and Chemistry Project at the Powell Theatre. The second seminar is called Pigments Past and takes place on 28th October 2006.
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