“Imagine someone pointing to a place in the iris of a Rembrandt eye and saying, 'The walls of my room should be painted this color.”
Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Bemerkungen Über Die Farben
This book delves into the scientific and philosophical aspects of color perception and theory. more
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, renowned for his profound contributions to language, logic, and philosophical methods. His ideas have had a significant impact on the development of analytic philosophy and philosophy of language. more
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Source: Remarks on Colour/Bemerkungen Uber Die Farben
“A color which would be 'dirty' if it were the color of a wall, needn't be so in a painting.”
“Transparency painted in a picture produces its effect in a different way than opaqueness.”
Source: Remarks on Colour/Bemerkungen Uber Die Farben
“One must always be prepared to learn something totally new.”
Source: Remarks on Colour/Bemerkungen Uber Die Farben
“We see, not change of aspect, but change of interpretation.”
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“There is such a thing as the impression of luminosity.”
Source: Remarks on Colour/Bemerkungen Uber Die Farben
“Dark' and 'blackish' are not the same concept.”
Source: Remarks on Colour/Bemerkungen Uber Die Farben