Nuanciers :Subtle transformations
Professeure : Tamarind Rossetti
Option : Art et Design 
Semestres : 5 et 6
Type de cours : Cours pratique
Spécialité du cours : écriture,video, dessin, peinture, son, etc.
Créneau : mardi 14h - 18h
Objectifs pédagogiques
Improvement in written and spoken English through art and design research, conversation, and creation of new projects. Increase use and comfort of Anglophone resources and connections.
Compétences développées
Confidence in speaking and writing English, improved understanding of language as a tool in art and design.
Contenu du cours et méhode
Exploration of the history of nuanciers and gradations in art and design, the use of subltety, quiet changes, color spectrums and changes in atmosphere. Learning through recent and historical artworks which employ use of nuanciers and related tools.
Method
Conversation, reading, writing, research, creation of new works, presentation of works.
Évaluation
Presence, curiosity, speaking and writing English, exploration of new possibilities in personal art/design work.
Bibliographie
“Interaction of Color” – Josef Albers
“Color: A Natural History of the Palette” – Victoria Finlay
“Le nuancier des émotions” – Jean-Gabriel Causse
“The Secret Lives of Color” – Kassia St. Clair
Pantone® Color Guides
NCS – Natural Color System
RAL Color Charts (Germany)
“La matière du bleu” – Michel Pastoureau
“Nuances du français” – Henriette Walter
The Arbré des teintes (Tree of Tints) by Jean-Baptiste Coche (1761)
The “Dyes of the East India Company” Catalog (Early 18th Century)
“Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau” by Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1839)