35 episodes

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)

Chromosphere: The Color Theory Podcast Ed Charbonneau

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 25 Ratings

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)

    Interview with Gamma Jeanne: I Love Blue

    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...

    • 50 min
    The Eclipse: Purkinje Shift Reprise

    The Eclipse: Purkinje Shift Reprise

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

    • 27 min
    Interview with Luanne Stovall: A New 21st Century Color Literacy Paradigm

    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. ...

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Interview with Suyao Tian: A Journey into Color

    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.Please find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

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

    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 ...

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Interview with Sebastián Wilson: The Mystery of Color

    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.Please find more information to each episode on the Chromosphere website.

    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
25 Ratings

25 Ratings

stitchXavi ,

Not an artist, but I love color

Not an artist in the classical sense, but I love inks and colors. This is such a great podcast about color. Super interesting and informative!!!

GladysHell ,

What a find!

Thanks for making this podcast Ed Charbonneau! Bound to be a classic resource, so interesting and full of valuable information.

JulietMermaid8 ,

The podcast of my dreams

I am binging and then I’m going to listen again because there’s so much to learn! Thanks you for sharing your knowledge, Ed!

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