Chromorama /anglais Weston Simonato fait des découvertes extraordinaires

Simonato fait des découvertes extraordinaires dans un environnement apparemment banal

Nicolas Richard

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Milhazes lives and works in Rio de Janeiro

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Chromorama /anglais Weston Simonato fait des découvertes extraordinairesHave you ever wondered why so many pencils are yellow? Why black is the colour of mourning? Or why carrots are orange? In Chromorama, acclaimed graphic designer Riccardo Falcinelli delves deep into the history of colour to show how it has shaped the modern gaze. With over four hundred illustrations throughout and with examples ranging widely across art and culture from Flaubert's novels to The Simpsons, from Byzantine jewellery to misshapen fruit,