Colour is a language
Colour is a language, is a book designed for book lovers who cannot withstand an exclusive publication. It revolves around Pascale Marthine Tayou and his art. More specifically his use of colours. "Colour is like a letter in an alphabet." he writes. "Letters are forms used to write languages. Colours are tools to make things talk."
With colour is a language, Marijn and Margot translated Pascale Marthine Tayou's philosophy into a colourful. talking book. We really wanted to bring his ideology forward as a kind of manifesto. To convice you of the power of colour. Because he too, is conviced of its power and especially of its ability to make things talk. To say that Tayou's work is dreamy is not to say his vision is uncomplicated. His use of colour is as political as it is bright. In Pavés Colores, a seemingly unorganised pile of painted paving stones, the colour of each stone calls attention to its unique path through the world. But it is also a warning of its radical potential to build or hurt. And at the same time he is setting different energies free by using multiple energetic colours. That way Pascale Marthine Tayou uses his colours for different outcomes. To put things in motion, lure us in and make us think about our choices. Or just for the beauty of it! Which is also the foundation of our book.
In collaboration with Margot Rau.
With colour is a language, Marijn and Margot translated Pascale Marthine Tayou's philosophy into a colourful. talking book. We really wanted to bring his ideology forward as a kind of manifesto. To convice you of the power of colour. Because he too, is conviced of its power and especially of its ability to make things talk. To say that Tayou's work is dreamy is not to say his vision is uncomplicated. His use of colour is as political as it is bright. In Pavés Colores, a seemingly unorganised pile of painted paving stones, the colour of each stone calls attention to its unique path through the world. But it is also a warning of its radical potential to build or hurt. And at the same time he is setting different energies free by using multiple energetic colours. That way Pascale Marthine Tayou uses his colours for different outcomes. To put things in motion, lure us in and make us think about our choices. Or just for the beauty of it! Which is also the foundation of our book.
In collaboration with Margot Rau.
