Plastics, Neon and Psychedelia
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Course Long Title
Plastics, Neon and Psychedelia
Subject Code
CSCM
Course Number
382
School(s)
Program(s)
CS BFA
Academic Level
UG - Undergraduate
Description
Plastics, Neon and Psychedelia: The Synthesis of
Unnatural Colors
Bright, permanent color is rarely found in
nature. Interventions are needed to refine,
extract, concentrate and synthesize color from
natural sources. Full color palettes did not
exist until the industrial revolution. These
colors are a by-product of industrial technology.
Demand for man-made materials such as glass,
soap, metals, dyes and plastics resulted in
collateral advances in pigments and color.
Color is at once a concern of art, philosophy,
materials science, psychology, petroleum
engineering and computer science. Material,
aesthetic and technological disciplines entwine
to advance color science. We will touch on all of
these issues paying special attention to the
development of synthetic color.
Unnatural Colors
Bright, permanent color is rarely found in
nature. Interventions are needed to refine,
extract, concentrate and synthesize color from
natural sources. Full color palettes did not
exist until the industrial revolution. These
colors are a by-product of industrial technology.
Demand for man-made materials such as glass,
soap, metals, dyes and plastics resulted in
collateral advances in pigments and color.
Color is at once a concern of art, philosophy,
materials science, psychology, petroleum
engineering and computer science. Material,
aesthetic and technological disciplines entwine
to advance color science. We will touch on all of
these issues paying special attention to the
development of synthetic color.
No Requisite Courses