Publications

Central contributors to ColorAcademy Don Pavey and Roy Osborne have written a number of books on the subject of colour. The most recent of these books are available to buy online at Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. (links in titles are for amazon.co.uk)

Colour and Humanism - The Psychology & Art of Colour from Greek Times until today.
by Don Pavey, published by Universal Publishers. Looks at colour expression and patterns of thought about colour over history, from the dynamics of the classical palette of earths to the lost tradition of the great Venetians, and the power of colour as a cultural instrument.

On Colours: A Translation from Latin
by Don Pavey and Roy Osborne, published by Universal Publishers. A translation from an original work by 16th century scholar Antonio Telesio, probing ancient colour words and ideas, foreshadowing future trends.

Colour Influencing Form
by Roy Osborne, published by Universal Publishers. A compact course book for the study of colour in art and design. Various chapters examine colour mixing, colour illusions, the relationship between surfaces, light sources, and colour vision, symbolic and functional aspects of colour, and colour in relation to line, tonality, texture, transparency, pattern and composition.

Books on Colour 1500 - 2000: 2500 Titles in English & Other European Languages
by Roy Osborne, published by Universal Publishers. A partly-annotated, cross-referenced and indexed A-Z of authors of books on colour, organized by category.

Romanian for Sale
by Bogdan Tiganov, published by iUniverse. A step towards putting Romania on the map and getting people to read independent, original books. Here are poems dealing with loneliness, culture and politics. Are Romanians not facing up to the truth of what a totalitarian system did to them and what wild democracy is doing to them now? Are the people only interested in themselves? Is it a selfish nationalism? Bogdan Tiganov wants Romanian culture to be recognised as important; its deep spirituality and beauty can inspire the whole world.

11 Year Old Refugee
by Bogdan Tiganov, published by Writer's Club Press. The experiences in this book are based on years of humiliating refugee experience. Refugees are homeless in body and soul and not because they want to be but because they had to be due to circumstances. And yet in Britain they are tagged as 'unnatural' and are persecuted by those who hate foreigners and some of the media. Bogdan is interested in changing perceptions.

Tarnish and Fakery
by Bogdan Tiganov, published by Writer's Club Press and Booksurge respectively. Written under pseudonym Paul Escu, these are attempts to widen the perspective of modern fantasy. Both books break barriers in terms of technique. For example, in Tarnish all characters are equally important and the reader can see through all their eyes. The novel Fakery has several endings. The readers can accept the ending that feels best for them.