"I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music."
1893 - 1993
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| Hand Catching a Bird (1968) |
Our lives are touched with color whether we are artists or not. We are attracted to color and repulsed by color. We wake to color in the morning and some of us dream in color. We love the color of flowers in spring and summer. We love the color of leaves in autumn. Our lives our filled with color. We often buy our clothes based on color. We paint the walls of our houses with color. We choose the color of the car we buy. Color is an important part of our lives. Chefs use color to make the meal appealing. Advertisers use color to convince us to buy things.
In a study of the colors blue and red, scientists at the University of British Columbia discovered that red makes us more cautious and attentive to details while blue makes us more creative and receptive to new ideas. Experiments showed that with a red background people performed as much as 31 percent better on tasks like proofreading. When blue was used, people were more open to new ideas and creative solutions.
What are your favorite colors? Do some colors make you happy? What colors make you sad? What colors excite you? How does color shape your art? What colors are you attracted to in a painting? How does color shape your writing? Do you use color as part of your description? How does color affect your music?
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| Red Sun |
