1. Describe Color and its effects on emotions. Use the appropriate
vocabulary of color in your posting.
Color is the most powerful tool an artist can have. There are many
of different hues, values and intensities in color that make up all the emotion
of the piece. Color is what reaches out and grabs a hold of the observer. There
have been many studies on how colors can affect your mood. Which is why color
is a key aspect in advertising. Designers use color to draw the person in to
look at their product. The best example of psychological and physiological
responses of color would be a stop sign. The red of the stop sign shouts
caution! If that stop sign was painted a blue or green, would it have the same
effect on us? Would we even notice it? Although red is usually used as a
caution or danger color, it is also used for love. Which shows the differences
of the emotions that a color can convey.
2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most
intrigues/fascinates you? Why?
I was most fascinated with just the basic principles of color. Color
comes from the reflection of light on a surface. The darker the surface, the more
it will absorb the light, while lighter objects reflect the light that hits
them. Think of a rainbow. The white sunlight reflects off all the tiny rain
droplets and creates one specific color of the spectrum. It’s amazing to me
that white, a bland boring color, can produce these intense and beautiful
colors.
3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in
regards to color and its effects on emotions?
The biggest impact the video had on me was how different values
and hues of a color can portray a totally different emotion in the piece. The
fact that June Redfern did so much research and had so many failed attempts at
finding the right color for this emotion of her piece really intrigued me. She
wanted to portray how the location felt when she was there. Even the subtle
changes she made really made a difference on how the painting felt to me.
4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in
regards to color and its effects on emotions?
It’s funny, until now I never really noticed how much I overlook
the darker pieces of art. I tend to focus on the bright and captivating pieces.
I would rather look at art that makes me feel happy and joyous, not the aggressive
or morbid pieces that depress me. This video really made me realize the type of
art I enjoy. I think Goya’s paintings are disturbing and strange. This video also reminds of Picasso's Blue period. Where he only used various hues or blues and
greens during a period of time when he was very sad and depressed.
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