

Chromosphere: The Color Theory Podcast
Ed Charbonneau
This podcast centers on my research and understanding of color, color usage, and optics as they relate to theories of human color perception in the making of visual art and design. By Ed Charbonneau, an artist (drawing & painting focus), and an adjunct faculty member in the Foundation, Fine Arts, and Creative Entrepreneurship Departments at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. (Content expressed does not reflect the views of the Minneapolis College of Art & Design)
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Jun 11, 2024 • 59min
TV Party Tonight
The final episode of Season 3. A reflection on the past three seasons.The Book of Colour Concepts, Alexandra Loske and Sarah Lowengard, Taschen 2024Color Theory: A Critical Introduction, Aaron Fine, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021Magenta + Green = Blue? Instagram video reelBlack Flag, TV Party, 1982Send us Fan MailSupport the show

May 14, 2024 • 51min
Interview with Gamma Jeanne: I Love Blue
Interview with Gamma Jeanne; a departure from our more in-depth discussions of color theory. Jeanne's career as an artist spans over nine decades and includes working with acrylic paints in the 1940s and being at the center of department store design in the 1950s. Our conversation is wide-ranging as it addresses an artist's inner drive to create and form connections with people.Relevant links:The Terrazzo JungleBy Malcolm GladwellThe New Yorker March 7, 2004Victor Gruen; Gruen AssociatesSouthdale CenterEdina, Minnesota, USAGruen (formerly The Gruen Transfer)Australian Broadcast CorporationSend us Fan MailSupport the show

Apr 8, 2024 • 28min
The Eclipse: Purkinje Shift Reprise
CNN online article: Wear red and green to experience the Purkinje effect during the total solar eclipseSend us Fan MailSupport the show

Mar 12, 2024 • 1h 18min
Interview with Luanne Stovall: A New 21st Century Color Literacy Paradigm
Luanne Stovall is an artist and color theorist with an MFA in painting from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. She attended the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture (New York City), and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Skowhegan, Maine).Luanne is a member of the Steering Committee of the global Colour Literacy Project and a visiting lecturer in the School of Design and Creative Technologies at the University of Texas in Austin. Currently she is teaching Color Literacy as an upper level interdisciplinary course in the School of Design and Creative Technologies at the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught color courses and workshops in many locations including UT Austin, The Contemporary Austin; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Wellesley College, MA; and MIT Sloan School of Business. Her paintings and works on paper have been exhibited widely, and are in private and public collections, including the Art Museum of South Texas; El Paso Museum of Art; Blanton Museum, Austin, TX; Moakley Cancer Care Center, Boston; and the Estee Lauder Collection.Luanne’s website: https://www.luannestovall.com/The Colour Literacy Project, Steering Committee member:https://colourliteracy.org/Inter-Society Color Council, Board of Directors member; Team leader, Fluorescent Fridayshttps://www.iscc.org/2023 International Colour Association (AIC), volume 33, Special issue on contributions by the Colour Literacy Project Team:https://aic-color.org/journal-issuesLuanne's contribution to the 2023 AIC volume 33:Prologue: one artist's journey from traditional colour theory to the Colour Literacy Project (PDF)University of Texas Color Literacy courseDesigned as four modules:Color PerceptionColor InteractionColor PsychologyColor Design / Portfolio Project.University website: AET Courses (Search under the Upper Division tab.) Flower Color Theory, by Darroch and Michael PutnamSend us Fan MailSupport the show

Feb 13, 2024 • 45min
Interview with Suyao Tian: A Journey into Color
A conversation with artist, Suyao Tian exploring her process as a painter and her personal approaches to using color. Please find more information related to this episode here.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Jan 9, 2024 • 1h 8min
Interview with Jon Reischl: Memory, Perception, and Experience
A conversation with Jon Rieschl. Please find additional resources to this episode here.Jon Reischl is a visual artist and designer specializing in mixed-media and oil painting. He has shown work locally in the Twin Cities and the greater metro area as well as regionally at venues throughout the Midwest. A graduate of St. Paul’s College of Visual Arts (RIP), He works out of Rock 9 Art Studio, located in the heart of the Creative Enterprise Zone. Jon lives on St. Paul’s East Side with his lovely wife Debra and their trusty beagle.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Dec 12, 2023 • 1h 5min
Interview with Sebastián Wilson: The Mystery of Color
Sebastián Wilson is a photographer living in Santiago, Chile. He studied architecture which has a clear influence on his work both on the graphic sense, and on the way he observes and portrays light. For links and resources related to this episode, please see the Chromosphere episode webpage.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Nov 14, 2023 • 50min
Interview with Dr. David Briggs: Understanding and Applying Colour
Dr. David Briggs has been teaching classes on colour for more than 20 years, and currently teaches colour, drawing and painting at the National Art School and the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. For links and resources related to this episode, please see the Chromosphere episode webpage.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Oct 10, 2023 • 38min
Interview with Jeremy Szopinski: Abstract Landscape Painting
I interview painter Jeremy Szopinski who is a good friend and longtime studio mate. For more information about the podcast and Jeremy's artworks, check out this website link.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Apr 25, 2023 • 31min
Mary Gartside and the Colour Ball: A Correction
The final episode of Season 2; includes a correction to the Mary Gartside episode from Season 1. The first version of this episode erroneously stated a connection between Mary Gartside and the writing of Johann von Goethe. This new episode was recorded as a correction and published on April 24, 2023. Mary Gartside was a painter, teacher, and color theorist who lived in England from 1755-1819. More information about Gartside can be found at: The Winterthur Museum's Program in American Material Culture, Sussex Research Online, and Medium.Send us Fan MailSupport the show


