Description
Chroma is the title of the book written by Derek Jarman around color in the last months of his life when he was losing his sight. It is a sort of autobiography through color where chromatic impressions, reflections and childhood memories mingle.
Jarman no longer sees colors but he can tell them, they are in his mind, his body and in emotion. It thus exposes one of the most powerful aspects of color: its sensory and emotional impact.
It is from this postulate that we will, through the practice of painting and dyeing, explore the physical and subjective capacities of color.
The internship will be structured along these two dimensions by combining technical learning and experimental research.
It will involve addressing the physical character of color from the study of its luminous impacts to the point of physically entering into it with the practice of large format and plunging one's hands into it, via dyeing processes. .
And like a chromatic diary, we will apply the colored laws in connection with our moods of the day, with the help of the different symbolisms of color, to constitute an intimate and pictorial repertoire.
We will work with colored drawing, watercolor, acrylic painting and vegetable dyeing.
Required level
Open to everyone.
Equipment required
Available: large roll of paper for acrylic painting in any format.
To bring :
- Block of paper for color drawing
- Option for working on canvas: free white prepared canvas or prepared canvas on frame, formats of your choice, with the possibility of identical formats to make a series and for large format: prepared canvas minimum of 100x130cm.
Colors
Available: pigments and acrylic binder.
If you want to have your own acrylic paints, here are the colors you need: white / black / magenta red / vermilion / primary yellow / yellow ocher / ultramarine blue / cyan / Prussian blue / burnt umber / burnt sienna
Miscellaneous
- Colored pencils or dry pastels/gray pencil, eraser
- Box of watercolors or colored inks (assortment)
- Brushes: fine brushes and spalters, watercolor or ink brushes (wash, detail)
- Cloths, aprons, gloves, basins and pots for colors and water
- Images of your choice black and white/color
Vegetable paints
The materials are provided, but you can bring pieces of cotton/linen/wool/silk fabric
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Any questions?
If you have any questions, please refer to the practical information!
