12th Dresden Colour Forum "free colour - it's logical".

Famous names such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Ostwald and Manfred Richter bear witness to Central Germany's leading role in the development of colour theory and colour theory to this day. The teachers there have only recently completed "FARBAKS", a publicly funded scientific project on colour worth millions. Over the course of time, the Technical University of Dresden has also amassed an extensive collection of current and historical materials on colour theory.

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In addition to the conference of the German Colour Science Society, the annual "Dresden Colour Forum" must be described as a highlight of the colour world, where leading representatives from science, art and architecture gather to present and discuss the latest trends in an informal atmosphere. The lectures were not about mathematical-physical approaches (which tend to be the focus of the DfwG), but about, for example, modern forms of printing (which by no means takes place only in print shops anymore), colour theory over the centuries, light design and media architecture or new approaches to teaching colour knowledge at primary schools - in other words, a colourful scientific kaleidoscope.

The Life's Work and the Collection of Harald Küppers

Harald Küppers has played a significant role in the developments of the printing industry and colour theory over the past decades. He was just as successful as an entrepreneur as he was as the author of numerous technical books. He was active in standardisation committees and was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. Out of purely private interest, he researched the subject of colour, taught, developed his colour theory of the "Rhomboeder" and compiled an extensive private library of materials on colour. Now, at the age of 91, he had bequeathed these to the TU Dresden in order to preserve them for posterity and make them publicly accessible.

Much of the conference was dedicated to Harald Küppers, there was a laudation from the printing industry and a report from Andreas Kraushaar, the head of Fogra, on how much Küppers is involved in our current printing technology. Particularly moving was the lecture by Harald Küppers himself, in which he presented his doctrine of the "colour homboeder" once again in brief, and which he concluded with the words: "I suspect that this is the final solution to the problem of colour theory."

FreeColour

In this environment, it was a great honour to be invited to report on the reasons for and perspectives of free colour and on our association. "Logic of colour" was the motto of the conference, "freieFarbe - ist doch logisch" the answer. In the context of the conference and the many interesting topics, it became clear once again that the "free colour" approach has enormous potential. In addition, good new contacts and ideas for projects emerged.

Wilhelm Ostwald

A visit to Großbothen, to the country estate "Energie" and today's museum of the chemist, colour researcher, Nobel Prize winner, universal genius... Wilhelm Ostwald (1852-1932) provided further interesting insights.


At this point a big thank you to the organisers of the Dresden Colour Forum for the invitation!

Holger Everding

https://tu-dresden.de/bu/architektur/die-fakultaet/news/12-dresdner-farbenforum
Conference Programme 12th Dresden Colour Forum

https://www.dnn.de/Dresden/Lokales/Dresdner-Farbensammlung-fuehrt-Schattendasein
https://www.deutsches-farbenzentrum.de/2009/11/sammlung-farbenlehre-an-der-tu-dresden/
Colours and Collection Colour Theory at the TU Dresden

http://www.farbaks.de
Research project FARBAKS (Colour as Actor and Memory)

http://kuepperscolor.de
Harald Küppers

https://www.bendin-color.de
Eckhard Bendin

http://www.wilhelm-ostwald.de
Wilhelm Ostwald

http://www.wilhelm-ostwald-park.de
Wilhelm Ostwald Park and Museum Großbothen

https://www.freiefarbe.de/thema-farbe/colour-people/harald-kueppers-kuepperscolor/
Interview with Harald Küppers

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