Chromosphere: The Color Theory Podcast

Ed Charbonneau
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Chromosphere: The Color Theory Podcast

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 and Fine Arts 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)

  1. TV Party Tonight

    JUN 11

    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 a textPlease find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

    59 min
  2. Interview with Gamma Jeanne: I Love Blue

    MAY 14

    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 AssociatesSouth...

    51 min
  3. The Eclipse: Purkinje Shift Reprise

    APR 8

    The Eclipse: Purkinje Shift Reprise

    CNN online article: Wear red and green to experience the Purkinje effect during the total solar eclipseSend us a textPlease find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

    28 min
  4. Interview with Luanne Stovall: A New 21st Century Color Literacy Paradigm

    MAR 12

    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. ...

    1h 18m
  5. Interview with Suyao Tian: A Journey into Color

    FEB 13

    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 a textPlease find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

    45 min
  6. Interview with Jon Reischl: Memory, Perception, and Experience

    JAN 9

    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 ...

    1h 8m
  7. Interview with Sebastián Wilson: The Mystery of Color

    12/12/2023

    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 a textPlease find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

    1h 5m
  8. Interview with Dr. David Briggs: Understanding and Applying Colour

    11/14/2023

    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 a textPlease find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

    50 min
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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 and Fine Arts 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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