Roy Osborne has sustained interest in all aspects of colour in art and design since studying graphics and fine art at Brighton College of Art. In various ongoing series of paintings he has explored colour contrast, harmony, contour, optical colour mixing, and illusory depth in works that typically integrate figure-ground ambiguity, regular pattern, symmetry, hard versus soft edge, light and shade, and plainness versus texture. A presentation of his theories is included in his ‘Color Influencing Form’ (2004).
He has contributed to over 100 group exhibitions in the UK and abroad (including 6 solo shows) and has work in over 50 private and several public collections. For three decades he was a lecturer in tertiary education, specialising first in printmaking and then colour theory and art history. He has presented some 2,000 lectures at over 200 institutions in the UK, USA, Australia, and elsewhere. In 2003 he became the first recipient of the Turner Medal of the Colour Group (Great Britain). He has written, edited or contributed to 18 books on colour, starting with his innovative ‘Lights and Pigments: Colour Principles for Artists’ (1980).
Contact details
W - www.coloracademy.co.uk
E - art.school@virgin.net
He has contributed to over 100 group exhibitions in the UK and abroad (including 6 solo shows) and has work in over 50 private and several public collections. For three decades he was a lecturer in tertiary education, specialising first in printmaking and then colour theory and art history. He has presented some 2,000 lectures at over 200 institutions in the UK, USA, Australia, and elsewhere. In 2003 he became the first recipient of the Turner Medal of the Colour Group (Great Britain). He has written, edited or contributed to 18 books on colour, starting with his innovative ‘Lights and Pigments: Colour Principles for Artists’ (1980).
Contact details
W - www.coloracademy.co.uk
E - art.school@virgin.net
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