This is a wonderful essay by Jonathan C. Fish that addresses the separation between the fields of art and science when it comes to investigating and understanding color.
The abstract is quoted below. You can find the essay on JSTOR online through the UIC library website. Once you've logged onto the website, follow the link to the alphabetical list of electronic journals. Once you fine JSTOR under "J", Do a search for the author name. In case you need further search terms, the essay was published in a journal entitled Leonardo in 1981
"Colour as Sensation in Visual Art and in Science," by Jonathan C. Fish © 1981 Leonardo.
Abstract
Contemporary colour science and colour art are, for the most part, on separate paths in spite of strong reasons for unity and collaboration. It is argued that this schism is not based on any intrinsic incompatibility, but on causes that are symptomatic of a disorientated culture. These causes are recent in origin and may be classified into those that are common to art or to science, in general, and those that are peculiar to the subject of colour. Prominent in the latter class is the failure by artists to appreciate the importance of distinguishing colour sensations from the external causes of these sensations and the inevitable priority given in science to the objective, rather than to the subjective, aspects of colour. It is suggested that material for a common philosophy, deeper than that of medium or technique, can be found in the study of colour sensation as part of the wider problem of relating private experience to external reality. An important example is provided by a discussion of contemporary uncertainties about the number and nature of colour attributes and of the relevance that this problem has for the visual arts. Some of the author's kinetic artworks and colour demonstrations pertinent to the subject are discussed.Read by Thursday, August 27th. There will be an active discussion where i will call on students to chat about the essay.
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