ARTHIST 3Q03 - Colours of the World

3 unit(s)

The traditional ways of extracting colour from plants, minerals, and animals and the ways for using colour that range from 1) making art, 2) ornamenting food, clothing, housing and transportation, and 3) symbolic/ritual purposes and visual communication (for example, sexuality, theatre, and warfare) in different cultures in early times.
Lectures and discussion (three hours); one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
Antirequisite(s): HISTORY 3QA3
Offered on a rotational basis.