by Reg Down (Author)
The 3.1 revised and expanded edition of Color and Gesture
Color and Gesture explores the inner life of color in a way that only eurythmy and the initiation science of Rudolf Steiner make possible. What appears is a world of incredible richness, depth and beauty in the most common, unlikely and unexpected of places-gesture. Gesture reveals the human soul, and the fabric of the soul is color; as a result, we find that the souls' infinite expressiveness, with all its goodness, pathos, waywardness and humor, is intimately woven through with color experiences.
When we approach gesture via color, we discover whole gesture families, with, at times, the most unforeseen of bedfellows. We gain new insights into soul gestures, acting gestures, animal, planetary and zodiac gestures. The underlying eurythmic gestures of speech and music are also explored, and we learn to experience how the color chords underlying gesture are themselves a structured, musically-ordered language.
And when we approach color via gesture, we find inner laws, relationships and dynamics which allow us to gain, via artistic activity, not only a deeper understanding of color as a whole, but also a conscious foothold in the astral and etheric worlds.
Author Biography
Reg Down is an artist, teacher, and author. He has taught at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California, and in Waldorf schools in Australia, Canada and the USA. His books include Leaving Room for the Angels: Eurythmy and the Art of Teaching, AWSNA Publications, The Fetching of Spring, a novel, and numerous children's books.