COLORANDLIGHT
AndreasRentsch
TimSklyarov
NanGoldin
Someknowledgeoflanguageofcolorisculturalandisacquiredthroughconventions
ErnstHaas
Colorsareofteninterpretedbyhowtheyareexperiencedintheirphysicalenvironment
Feelingtheblues
TheVisibleSpectrum
Howweseecolors
SirIsaacNewton(1642-1726)
ComplementaryColors/Ratios
JohannWolfgangvonGoethe(1749-1832)
JosefAlbers,HomagetotheSquare:SoftSpoken,1969
JosefAlbers
JosefAlbers
Howweperceivecolorsondifferentbackgrounds
PracticalApplicationofColor:BrandIdentity
AnnevanHouwelingen
ArnoldNewman,RobertMoses,1959
Red
Above:MichaelLight,fromtheBook100Suns,2003
UpperRight:ErnstHaas,Volcano,Surtsey,1965
BottomRight:AlecSoth,Kym,PolishPalace,Minneapolis,Minnesota,2000
Red
Excitement,energy,speed,strength,power,heat,aggression,danger,fire,blood,war,violence,allthingsintense,passion,love,desire,sex
Yellow
Above:ErnstHaas,BuddhistMonk,AngkorWat,1956
UpperRight:RichardMisrach,DesertCroquet#3,BlackRockDesert,Nevada,1987
BottomRight:ErnstHaas,ShadowonPavement,Germany,1977
Yellow
joy,happiness,optimism,idealism,imagination,hope,sunshine,summer,gold,philosophy,dishonesty,cowardice,jealousy,deceit,illness,mentalinstability,friendship,trafficlights,signsandhazards,yellowstar,deitiesinmanyreligions
Orange
Above:ErnstHaas,LaSuerta DeCapa,Pamplona,Spain,1956
UpperRight:AlecSoth,FortJeffersonMemorialCross,Wickliffe,Kentucky2002
BottomRight:RichardMisrach,DesertFire#136,1984
Orange
Energy,balance,enthusiasm,warmth,vibrant,expansive,flamboyant,demandingofattention,fallcolors,goodhealth,robust
Green
Above:ErnstHaas,GondolaReflection,Venice,1955
UpperRight:AlecSoth,Untitled,2002
BottomRight:ErnstHaas,GreenWater,Mazatian,Mexico,1963
Green
growth,rebirth,fertility,ecology,theenvironment,renewal,life,health,prosperity,goodluck,youth,spring,generosity,inexperience,envy,vigor,money
Blue
Above:AlecSoth,Cemetery,FountainCity,Wisconsin, 2002
UpperRight:ErnstHaas,SulfurLandscape,Yellowstone,1966
BottomRight:ErnstHaas,BlueLight,Amazon,1965
Blue
Peace,tranquility,cold,calm,stability,harmony,unity,trust,truth,confidence,conservatism,security,cleanliness,order,loyalty,sky,water,technology,depression,passive,aristocracy
Purple
ErnstHaas,Geraniums,LongIsland,1961
Purple
spirituality,ceremony,mysterious,magic,transformation,wisdom,enlightenment,cruelty,mourning,subconscious,superstition,mystery,religiouspiety,nobility(dyeswereverycostlyinancienttimes),decadence,conceit,pomposity
Grey
AlecSoth,Memphis,Tennessee,2000 ErnstHaas,Utah,1960
Grey
Betweenblack&white,darknessandlight,badandgood,neutral,sadness,boring,modesty
Truegrayishardtofindasgrayisverysensitivetocontaminationfromothercolors.
White
AlecSoth,BuenaVista,Iowa,2002 BillJacobson(b.1955),InterimPortrait#388,1993
White
Reverence,purity,birth,simplicity,cleanliness,peace,humility,precision,innocence,youth,winter,snow,good,sterility,cold,clinical
Black
AlecSoth,Lenny,Minneapolis,Minnesota2002 BillJacobson(b.1955),ThoughtSeries#703,1993-96
Black
Power,sexuality,fear,unhappiness,depth,evil,sadness,evil,remorse,anonymity,underground,mourning,death(Westerncultures),plague
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