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Victor Ostromoukhov - Université de Montréal
Efficient Color
Plato c. 380 BC
•Inverse
physical model: visual rays are emitted from the eye
•Two
basic colors:
white extends visual rays
black is its opposite
•Other
colors are derivative:
"by virtue of the ray of blended fire gleaming
through the moisture, a color similar to that of blood is created"
