Colour is my medium: David Sequeira, colourblind art and the magic of Autochrome

ABC RN Arts

English - June 15, 2022 00:05 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Why artist and curator David Sequeira doesn't believe in just a 'pop of colour'.
How a colour-blind artist adapted to colours he couldn't perceive. And how glasses that allow colour-deficient people to see the full spectrum of colours, work.
Plus, Daniel chats to V&A curator Catlin Langford about her book on the mania for Autochrome, an early colour photography process invented by the Lumière brothers.