Color and Emotions

1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.




Color is both culturally conditioned and intensely personal. Most colors could elicit a similar variety of response. As the color of the sky and the ocean, blue is  a “cool’’ color and has been shown to have a calming effect, however blue can evoke sadness in some cultures, or order and stability in other cultures. Red could stand for violence but it could also be a regal and passionate color. Depending on the hue, shade, or intensity color can mean something different to each person.


2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?

The theoretical aspect that color is a function of light is the most basic, but most fascinating to me. It is crazy that what we see as color is actually just an absorption of light that allows us to see that color. We just think everything is dyed or tinted to be that color, which it is, but technically it dyed with something that allows that item or liquid to absorb a specific ray of light to create that color.

3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

Color can make a painting feel violent. June's picture had lots of blue and lots of red. The colors were bold and because of their vibrancy they fought with each other. She ended up softening the colors, adding in more yellow, and blending the colors with white so it was more relaxed and more of a reflection of the feel in Venice.

4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

Goya explores the darkness in humanity and what he believed how humanity will be. The paintings are dark and depressing in the black paintings period. He was surrounded by the mad paintings which he felt was society being mad. He had nightmares coming out of his head.