Iridescence : the play of colours

Resource Information

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Label

Iridescence : the play of colours

Title remainder

the play of colours

Statement of responsibility

Peter Sutton and Michael Snow

Title variation

• Play of colours
• Play of colors

Creator

• Sutton, Peter, 1946-

Contributor

• Snow, Michael, 1929-

Author

• Snow, Michael, 1929-
• Sutton, Peter, 1946-

Subject

• Iridescence
• Australian
• Color
• Color in art

Language

eng

Summary

This book introduces and explains the mysterious capacity of the human eye to perceive the beautiful effects of iridescence, or non-pigmented colour, on a wide range of phenomena that seldom fail to capture our attention, and have particular applications in art and the environment. In this book, the shimmer of iridescent colours - on ancient glass, abalone and pearl shells, soap bubbles and oil slicks, rainbows, feathers of the peacock and rifle bird, butterfly wings and even computer discs - is both explained scientifically and presented via a range of spectacular images drawn from the natural world and the realm of world art. Iridescence is an important component in the arts of the Asia-Pacific region and Indigenous art of Australia, where pearl shell is frequently a major component and iridescent feathers are a feature of ceremonial dress. Iridescence is irresistible and wondrous to human eyes

Cataloging source

ANL

Dewey number

535.6

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography