Every colour has a story to tell. The pigment Verdigris, for example, occurs naturally on copper, bronze and brass. Its use in the arts can be traced from antiquity through to the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods, and, according to The Anatomy of Colour (Thames & Hudson, 2017), it was deemed “the best and most useful green of all others” in the 1600s – despite its blue tint and poisonous nature. Chrome Yellow, meanwhile, was discovered by a French chemist during the 1790s. Within 50 years, it became “almost the only bright yellow in use.” The colour remains popular today; the millennium saw 90,000 tons produced annually and it had acquired hex code #FFA700. These two shades can be found across Dublin-based Sarah Doyle’s (b. 1981) body of work, which plays with harmonies of contrast. Torn paper, wooden sticks and cut-out circles pop against block-painted backgrounds, whilst figures shade their eyes from an artificial sun. sarahdoylephotography.com
Image credits:
1. Sarah Doyle, Hilary Wearing Anrealage, from Hi! Fashion project. Image courtesy the artist.
2. Sarah Doyle, In Red from the series Getting Warmer. Model: Claire Gunn @ Not Another Agency. Hair and Make-up by Leonard Daly @ Not Another Agency.
3. Sarah Doyle, Red Dress by Michael Stewart, from Hi! Fashion project. Image courtesy the artist.
4. Sarah Doyle, Curve # 2, from the series Make the World Go Away. Image courtesy the artist.
5. Sarah Doyle, Telephones, from the series Make the World Go Away. Image courtesy the artist.
6. Sarah Doyle, At Sea, from the series Getting Warmer. Image courtesy the artist.
7. Sarah Doyle, Portrait of Louisa Jane. Image courtesy the artist.
8. Sarah Doyle, Black, White and Yellow. Image courtesy the artist.
9. Sarah Doyle, Always the Sun # 2. Image courtesy the artist.
10. Sarah Doyle, Orange Suit by Anrealage, from Hi! Fashion project. Image courtesy the artist.
11. Sarah Doyle, Hilary Wearing Anrealage, from Hi! Fashion project. Image courtesy the artist.
12. Sarah Doyle, Yellow. Image courtesy the artist.
The post Joyful Contrasts appeared first on Aesthetica Magazine.
