Topics change each semester.
Yet colour is omnipresent in our social lives and in the artefacts that surround us. We can observe that colour is more and more present and remains an important research domain, particularly in the areas where it is perhaps less explored, such as architecture, and to a lesser extent in design.
The aim of this lesson is more knowledge and more mastery of colour. The physical aspects (from what, from which phenomena does colour appear?), physiological aspects (how we perceive colour) and cultural aspects (historical: related to notions of harmony for example, sociological: why certain societies use colour more than others) will be studied. In parallel, students will apply these notions through a series of practical exercises and projects which will help them to better use colour, its combinations and interactions: to understand different types of mixes, contrasts and associations of colour but also to be able to name and recognize different colours.
Students will mainly work using gouache colours, coloured inks and through the combination of coloured films.
The exercises will lead to artistic or design-based projects where the use of colour will be central (artistic compositions, interior design, architectural projects, objects, wearables etc…