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Does the language�of�colours�g galready exist?

Vojko�Poga�ar

Historical oveview

N j i ti i S iNerja cave paintings in�Spain ,�could be the oldest yetfound,��

dated between�43,500�and�42,300�years�old.

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Historical oveview

cave paintings in�Chauvet�Pont�d'Arc are�datedaround 30.000�years�old!

***And they are�already“undersigned”!

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Historical oveview

Palm prints on the alls of Cha etPalm�prints�on�the�walls�of�Chauvet�Pont�d'Arc looks�similar�to��nowadays�fingerprints�of�illiterate�people!?!

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Historical oveview

The best�known�Paleolithic�cave�paintings from Lascauxwere dated between�15.500�and 19.000�years�old.

In�this�cave�can�be�seen�all�the�narrative richness ,�expressed�in�drawings!

A d h iAnd,�at�that�time�meansdrawing equal�to writing!

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Historical oveview

The clay tablet�fragments fromM t i R l Lib fMesopatamian Royal Library ofAshurbanipal,�represents�the�

principles�of�pictorial�story�telling.

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Historical oveview

Ancient�Egyptian�Hieroglyphs�represent theexample of pictorial transition to�abstractsignssigns.

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Historical oveview

evolution of pictorial writingresults in�abstract signs!

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Luckily,�the�Rosetta�stone�(196�BC)�helped�us�in�the�real breakthrough inreal�breakthrough�in�decipherment.�

On�the�stone�is�presented�pa�hieroglyphic�and�a�demotic�version�of�the�same�text�in�parallel�with�a�Greek�translation.�

Napoleon's�troops�find�it�in�1799,�but�the�complete�decipherment��finally�made�Jean�François�Ch lli i hChampollion�in�the�1820's.

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writing�principle�in�abstract�signs�are�represented�on�writing�principle�in�abstract�signs�are�represented�on�the�Flood�Tablets: Venus�Tablet�of�Ammisaduqa,�the�Gilgamesh�Table�� Royal�Library�of�Ashurbanipal.

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Historical oveview

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Such�screw�presses�were�applied�in�Europe�to�a�wide�range�of�uses,�but mostly for winemakers!�

Historical oveview

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This�woodcut�from�1568�shows�a�Printing�press as�it�was probably Gutenberg's�press.

For�Gutenberg�was�such�model�obviously�proper�inspiration�for�his�printing�press.

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Similar printing presses like�Gutenberg's�press fromp g p g papproximately 1436

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Therefore,�the�reproduction�is�crucial�for�any�kind�of�development!y p

…for plants,�animals,�humans,�busines,�whatever…

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The�linguistic�and�grammar�development�was�enabled�by�Gutenberg’s�invention�to�its�perfection!y g p

It�was�important�for�spreading�books�and�all kinds ofknowledges in�wider�range.

But for linguistics and writing is one dimensional levelBut�for�linguistics�and�writing�is�one�dimensional�level�sufficient.

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Historical oveview

Nowadays,�we�have�computers�with�monitors�which�represent�this�necessary�tool�(like�printing�press)�for�two�dimensional�y ( p g p )

pictorial reproduction!

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And�the�colours represent�the�skin�of�all�visual�world!

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But�the�colours does�not�exist at�all!!!!And,�this�we�know�already�from�Newton., y

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The colours are�only interpretation of light energy in�our cortex(and,�also on�our monitors)!�( , )

Therefore,�for�any�kind�of�managing�with�colours is�necessary�to�initiate�the�grammar!�

It means conditional necessity to introduce the rules which weIt�means�conditional�necessity�to�introduce�the�rules,�which�we�must�learn!

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Background

And, in this sense will be representedAnd,�in�this�sense�will�be�represented�background�of�natural�cycles�in�

relationship�with�colours.

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Background

Daily cycleDaily�cycle

encompasses24�hour�time,�,when�the�Earthrotates�360� alongits axisits�axis.

The�brightest�and�lightest point islightest�point�is�around�noon�and�the�darkest�around�id i hmidnight.

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Background

Daily�cycle

The�simplest�division�results�in�two�extremes�p

Black&White

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Background

Daily�cycle

The�simplest�division�results�in�two�extremes�

Black&White,�

but in�more�sophisticated�division�on�

12�levels�grey�scale.

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Background

Annually�cycle

The Earth revolves around the Sun within aThe�Earth�revolves�around�the�Sun�within�a�year�and, it�creates�on�ecliptic�rail:

� five symmetrically equal horizontal levelsfive�symmetrically equal�horizontal�levels

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Background

Annually�cycle

The Earth revolves around the Sun within aThe�Earth�revolves�around�the�Sun�within�a�year�and, it�creates�on�ecliptic�rail:

� five�symmetrically equal�horizontal�levels�y y q

� and�one�opposed extreme.�

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Background

Annually�cycle

the distributed light power symbolically correlates with the relative values ofthe�distributed�light�power�symbolically�correlates�with�the�relative�values�of7�steps�achromatic�scale,�

what�is�typical�for�each�half�year�period�from�one�observing�point�of�the�yp y p g pglobe and,�at�the�same�time, it�is�just�the�opposite�on�the�other�side!

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5

6

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Background

Annually�cycle

The simplified division results in minimum two oppositionsThe�simplified�division�results�in�minimum two�oppositions,�what�is�the�basis�for:

� Four Seasonal�Model

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Background

Such�principles�of�areal colour modulation�were�l d d l d i di l fi i ialready�developed�in�medieval�fine�art�paintings,illuminations�and�in�Heraldry,�known�as�local�colouring�principle.

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Background

Heraldic colour system

In�principle,�it�is�already�ancient�Heraldic system based on threeHeraldic�system�based�on�three�pairs,�six�opposing�colors�that�are�visually�different,�except�that�th l b li d iththe�color�symbolized�with�materials�from�nature,�such�as:

Silver for WhiteSilver�for White,

Gold�for Yellow,

Blood for RedBlood�for�Red,

Night for Black,

Sk f Bl

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Sky for Blue, ...

Description

Certain�level�of�achromatic�scale corresponds with�certain�lightness�level�of�the�chromatic�scale,�allowing�the�colours�to�appear�in�a�two�different�unique�feature�g pp q

qualities:�warm and cold.�

In�a�symbolic�sense�it�presents�also�the�basis�for�

Colour�Circles.�

Beside�mentioned�symbolic�and�conceptual�explanation�it�is�physically�defined�as�a�

wavelength�of�light�energy!

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Description

The�simplified�version�has�been�divided�in�a�horizontal�level�to�a�basic�

Yellow�Blue�and�Red�Green relationship�(x�,�y�axis)�and�

in�a�vertical�to�Black�White relationship�(z�axis).�

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Description

More�sophisticated�model�of�integrated�Annually�and�Daily�cycle�has�been�devided through transition from horizontallydevided through�transition�from�horizontally�

7�level�symmetric�achromatic�scaleto�to

12�part�chromatic�color�circle!

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Description

This�two�different�geometry�kind�of�two� and�three�basic�pairs of�opposed�colours�are�the�background�for�two�different�type�of�pp g yp

colour�circles…

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3 9

12

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Description

…�defined by the angle among the colours

4 Colours Circle = 90o 6 Colours Circle 60o� �4�Colours Circle =�90o 6�Colours Circle =�60o� �

360o

270o 270o

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two�main�geometrical�series�of�Major�and�Minor�angle lines�result�with�different�colour�opponents�and�out�of�it�with�different�results�in�harmonious�combinations!

RRAngles

Angles

MAJOR

MAJOR

RRAngles

Angles

MINOR

MINOR

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Synthesis

An�example of

Periodic colour modelPeriodic colour model

PCM

composed of mini Mayor palette andcomposed of mini� Mayor palette andpresented with�dominant�cross�sections

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Synthesis

Periodic Colour Model –PCM

S t f d i tSystem of dominantsby the colour palettes

with different numbers of colours:with different numbers of colours:

4 6 8 12 16

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Synthesis

Periodic Colour Model –PCM

PCM base on 4 Colours palette

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Synthesis

Periodic Colour Model –PCM

PCM base on 6 Colours palette

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Synthesis

Periodic Colour Model –PCM

PCM base on 8 Colours palette

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Synthesis

Periodic Colour Model –PCM

PCM base on 12 Colours palette

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Synthesis

Periodic Colour Model –PCM

PCM base on 16 Colours palette

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Synthesis

PCM – model�would�be�more�adequately�interpreted�in�a�Torus�like�geometric�body,�but�because�of�increased�complexity�it�would�be�also�harder�to�use it�in explanation!

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Conclusions

Sineidic scheme�emphasizes�the�dynamic�aspect�of�annual� and�daily�cycle�and,�enables�Periodic Colour Model�(PCM)�to�become�a�tool�for�natural�differentiation�among�

dominant colours in certain cross section!dominant�colours in�certain�cross�section!

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Conclusions

It�is�almost�impossible�to�confuse�or�barter�two�opposite�dominant�colourcross�sections�of�the�daily� or�annual�cycle!

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Conclusions

All�this�systematic�is�summarized�in�the�scheme�ofFour�Seasonal�Colour�Model�(4S�CM)

(based on Mayor�angled palette)(based on�Mayor angled palette)

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Conclusions

A�scheme ofTwelve�Period�Colour�Model�(12P�CM)

(based on Minor�angled palette).(based on�Minor angled palette).�

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A�drawings�Vitruvian man�is�one�of�the�most�famous�drawings.�With�it�have�Leonardo�da Vinci defined the most meaningful canon of the Renaissance:da Vinci�defined�the�most�meaningful�canon�of��the�Renaissance:

the�Man�was�placed�in�the�centre�of�the�World!

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Old�astrological�charts�told�us�that�the�ancient�inhabitants�have�had�great�interest�as�closely�as possible to arrange their calendars to help them survive With astrological chart theyas�possible�to�arrange�their�calendars�to�help�them�survive.�With astrological chart they

wanted to�summarize the observation of celestial bodies.

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Understanding the movement of the sun,�moon and stars are�downloaded in�figureszodiacal signs.�These are�groups of stars which are�observed by cyclic.�And maybe in�the

f ill i h diff i i d d di fnear future we will come up�with different interpretations and understanding of cavedrawings.

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Conclusions

Twelve�Period�Colour�Model represent the�canon in relationship among�natural cycle's�features�and�colours,�included�in�grammatical�structure�with�

meaningful background!meaningful�background!

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Phenomenological�view�over�light�and�colour

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ThanksThanks forfor youryourtt titt ti !!attentionattention!!