The document discusses the historical evolution of color perception and representation, tracing its origins from prehistoric cave paintings to ancient writing systems. It highlights how colors are an interpretation of light energy in human perception and emphasizes the need for grammatical rules to manage color use effectively. Furthermore, it presents periodic color models and their relationship to natural cycles, concluding with a proposal for a twelve-period color model that aligns with these cycles.

1. Does the language of coloursg g
already exist?
Vojko Pogaēar
Historical oveview
N j i ti i S iNerja cave paintings in Spain ,
could be the oldest yet
found,
dated between 43,500 and
42,300 years old.
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2. Historical oveview
cave paintings in ChauvetͲ
PontͲd'Arc are dated
around 30.000 years old!
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And they are already
“undersigned”!
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Historical oveview
Palm prints on the alls of Cha etPalm prints on the walls of ChauvetͲ
PontͲd'Arc looks similar to nowadays
fingerprints of illiterate people!?!
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3. Historical oveview
The best known Paleolithic
cave paintings from Lascaux
were dated between 15.500
and 19.000 years old.
In this cave can be seen all
the narrative richness ,
expressed in drawings!
A d h iAnd, at that time means
drawing equal to writing!
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The clay tablet fragments from
M t i R l Lib fMesopatamian Royal Library of
Ashurbanipal, represents the
principles of pictorial storyͲtelling.
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4. Historical oveview
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs represent the
example of pictorial transition to abstract
signssigns.
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evolution of pictorial writing
results in abstract signs!
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5. Historical oveview
Luckily, the Rosetta stone
(196 BC) helped us in the
real breakthrough inreal breakthrough in
decipherment.
On the stone is presentedp
a hieroglyphic and a
demotic version of the
same text in parallel with
a Greek translation.
Napoleon's troops find it
in 1799, but the complete
decipherment finally
made JeanͲFrançois
Ch lli i hChampollion in the
1820's.
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Historical oveview
writing principle in abstract signs are represented onwriting principle in abstract signs are represented on
the Flood Tablets: Venus Tablet of Ammisaduqa, the
Gilgamesh Table Ͳ Royal Library of Ashurbanipal.
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6. Historical oveview
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Such screw presses were applied in Europe to a wide
range of uses, but mostly for winemakers!
Historical oveview
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This woodcut from 1568 shows a Printing press as
it was probably Gutenberg's press.
For Gutenberg was such model obviously proper
inspiration for his printing press.

7. Historical oveview
Similar printing presses like Gutenberg's press fromp g p g p
approximately 1436
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Therefore, the reproduction is crucial
for any kind of development!y p
…for plants, animals, humans, busines, whatever…
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8. Historical oveview
The linguistic and grammar development was enabled
by Gutenberg’s invention to its perfection!y g p
It was important for spreading books and all kinds of
knowledges in wider range.
But for linguistics and writing is one dimensional levelBut for linguistics and writing is one dimensional level
sufficient.
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Nowadays, we have computers with monitors which represent
this necessary tool (like printing press) for two dimensionaly ( p g p )
pictorial reproduction!
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9. Historical oveview
And the colours represent
the skin of all visual world!
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Historical oveview
But the colours does not exist at all!!!!
And, this we know already from Newton., y
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10. Historical oveview
The colours are only interpretation of light energy in our cortex
(and, also on our monitors)!( , )
Therefore, for any kind of managing with colours is necessary
to initiate the grammar!
It means conditional necessity to introduce the rules which weIt means conditional necessity to introduce the rules, which we
must learn!
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Background
And, in this sense will be representedAnd, in this sense will be represented
background of natural cycles in
relationship with colours.
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11. Background
Daily cycleDailyͲcycle
encompasses
24ͲhourͲtime,,
when the Earth
rotates 360q along
its axisits axis.
The brightest and
lightest point islightest point is
around noon and
the darkest around
id i hmidnight.
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Background
DailyͲcycle
The simplest division results in two extremesp
Black&White
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12. Background
DailyͲcycle
The simplest division results in two extremes
Black&White,
but in more sophisticated division on
12 levels grey scale.
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Background
AnnuallyͲcycle
The Earth revolves around the Sun within aThe Earth revolves around the Sun within a
year and, it creates on ecliptic rail:
Ͳ five symmetrically equal horizontal levelsfive symmetrically equal horizontal levels
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13. Background
AnnuallyͲcycle
The Earth revolves around the Sun within aThe Earth revolves around the Sun within a
year and, it creates on ecliptic rail:
Ͳ five symmetrically equal horizontal levelsy y q
Ͳ and one opposed extreme.
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Background
AnnuallyͲcycle
the distributed light power symbolically correlates with the relative values ofthe distributed lightͲpower symbolically correlates with the relative values of
7Ͳsteps achromatic scale,
what is typical for each halfͲyear period from one observing point of theyp y p g p
globe and, at the same time, it is just the opposite on the other side!
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14. Background
AnnuallyͲcycle
The simplified division results in minimum two oppositionsThe simplified division results in minimum two oppositions,
what is the basis for:
Ͳ Four Seasonal Model
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Background
Such principles of areal colour modulation were
l d d l d i di l fi i ialready developed in medieval fine art paintings,
illuminations and in Heraldry, known as local
colouring principle.
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15. Background
Heraldic colour system
In principle, it is already ancient
Heraldic system based on threeHeraldic system based on three
pairs, six opposing colors that
are visually different, except that
th l b li d iththe color symbolized with
materials from nature, such as:
Silver for WhiteSilver for White,
Gold for Yellow,
Blood for RedBlood for Red,
Night for Black,
Sk f Bl
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Sky for Blue, ...
Description
Certain level of achromatic scale corresponds with certain lightnessͲlevel of the
chromatic scale, allowing the colours to appear in a two different unique featureg pp q
qualities: warm and cold.
In a symbolic sense it presents also the basis for
Colour Circles.
Beside mentioned symbolic and conceptual explanation it is physically defined as a
wavelength of light energy!
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16. Description
The simplified version has been divided in a horizontal level to a basic
YellowͲBlue and RedͲGreen relationship (xͲ, yͲaxis) and
in a vertical to BlackͲWhite relationship (zͲaxis).
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Description
More sophisticated model of integrated AnnuallyͲand DailyͲcycle has been
devided through transition from horizontallydevided through transition from horizontally
7Ͳlevel symmetricͲachromaticͲscale
toto
12Ͳpart chromaticͲcolorͲcircle!
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17. Description
This two different geometry kind of twoͲ and threeͲbasicͲpairs of
opposed colours are the background for two different type ofpp g yp
colourͲcircles…
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3 9
12
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Description
… defined by the angle among the colours
4 Colours Circle = 90o
6 Colours Circle 60oD D4 Colours Circle = 90o
6 Colours Circle = 60oD D
360o
270o 270o
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18. two main geometrical series of Major and Minor angle lines result with different colour
opponents and out of it with different results in harmonious combinations!
RRAnglesAnglesMAJORMAJORRRAnglesAnglesMINORMINOR
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Synthesis
An example of
Periodic colour modelPeriodic colour model
PCM
composed of mini Mayor palette andcomposed of miniͲ Mayor palette and
presented with dominant crossͲsections
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19. Synthesis
Periodic Colour Model – PCM
S t f d i tSystem of dominants
by the colour palettes
with different numbers of colours:with different numbers of colours:
4 6 8 12 16
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Synthesis
Periodic Colour Model – PCM
PCM base on 4 Colours palette
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20. Synthesis
Periodic Colour Model – PCM
PCM base on 6 Colours palette
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Synthesis
Periodic Colour Model – PCM
PCM base on 8 Colours palette
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21. Synthesis
Periodic Colour Model – PCM
PCM base on 12 Colours palette
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Synthesis
Periodic Colour Model – PCM
PCM base on 16 Colours palette
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22. Synthesis
PCM – model would be more adequately interpreted in a Torus like geometric body, but
because of increased complexity it would be also harder to use it in explanation!
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Conclusions
Sineidic scheme emphasizes the dynamic aspect of annualͲ and dailyͲcycle and, enables
Periodic Colour Model (PCM) to become a tool for natural differentiation among
dominant colours in certain cross section!dominant colours in certain crossͲsection!
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23. Conclusions
It is almost impossible to confuse or barter two opposite dominant colour
crossͲsections of the dailyͲ or annualͲcycle!
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Conclusions
All this systematic is summarized in the scheme of
FourͲSeasonalͲColourͲModel (4SͲCM)
(based on MayorͲangled palette)(based on Mayor angled palette)
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24. Conclusions
A scheme of
TwelveͲPeriodͲColourͲModel (12PͲCM)
(based on MinorͲangled palette).(based on Minor angled palette).
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A drawings Vitruvian man is one of the most famous drawings. With it have Leonardo
da Vinci defined the most meaningful canon of the Renaissance:da Vinci defined the most meaningful canon of the Renaissance:
the Man was placed in the centre of the World!
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25. Old astrological charts told us that the ancient inhabitants have had great interest as closely
as possible to arrange their calendars to help them survive With astrological chart theyas possible to arrange their calendars to help them survive. With astrological chart they
wanted to summarize the observation of celestial bodies.
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Understanding the movement of the sun, moon and stars are downloaded in figures
zodiacal signs. These are groups of stars which are observed by cyclic. And maybe in the
f ill i h diff i i d d di fnear future we will come up with different interpretations and understanding of cave
drawings.
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26. Conclusions
TwelveͲPeriodͲColourͲModel represent the canon in relationship among
natural cycle's features and colours, included in grammatical structure with
meaningful background!meaningful background!
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Phenomenological view over light and colour
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