1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.
Color, by Google definition, is the "property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light." Color is one of the first things I think of when anyone brings up art because it sets the mood for the entire piece of work. Color has this strange effect on emotions in which is beautiful because you can use colors to explore the art world. Using different colors and light to make a viewer or yourself feel a certain way really sets the mood for wherever the color is placed. Even the slightest bit of color change in a piece of work can make the emotions of the work change completely. Not only do we feel emotions while looking at art, but when the artwork is placed in a room or a setting, we feel a large amount of emotion, there too. Like how VanGogh made a painting of a cafe so the viewer would feel stressed out, violent, and mad when looking at it by using clashing, unnatural colors of red and green. Certain colors make you feel different ways, like more calm, more violent, depressed, sad, happy, and indifferent. This is how humans perceive the different colors and light and that is interesting because without it, I feel as though we would not have the emotions we have. Color and light are important for that reason exactly.
2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?
A theoretical aspect of color that intrigues/fascinates me the most is the aspect that color can change a mood completely. This goes for both art and design. I am really into decorated and home decor (it is more of a hobby for me) and I love when colors in the room or the decor set the tone for the room. That is interesting to me because I believe it is beneficial for aesthetics and for life in general. That is why people like artworks of nature because it is so calm and pleasing to look at. Someone can make a piece of artwork that uses colors that are violent and harsh and it could set your mood while looking at it. I also like how certain colors completely compliment each other, subtly compliment each other, or do not compliment each other at all. I am a freelance makeup artist and I find this is very important for certain looks and color correcting on a face. I think this is important because it really puts the finish product all together and completes it. This also sets the mood for the piece of work.
3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
In the Color video, the biggest impact in regards to color was the fact that certain colors make you feel different types of ways. How blues can make you feel calm and warm, while reds can make you feel stressed and angry. This is not always true though, because different shades of those colors can make you feel just the opposite. I think this is very interesting because the way the light hits a color, kind of changing the color, can set the mood for a piece of work completely. I enjoyed when VanGogh made the painting of the cafe intentionally the stress out the viewer of the painting and feel as though you could do "criminal acts" by just looking at the painting. That is very powerful because he is just using harsh colors and by just doing that, can change your emotion completely. If he were to of used complimentary calm colors, the entire tone of the cafe painting would be different entirely. That made a huge impact on me because of how neat I think that is.
4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
In the Feelings video, the biggest impact in regards to color was the faces of Goya and David. I believe this gave the biggest impact because of the impressions on the men's faces and the realism behind the time they lived in. Goya looks mysterious and dark whereas David is described as having a "blazing, fervent expression." This really set the mood for the time period these painters had lived in. That being said, these types of painters had similar painting styles but what differs the most is their use of color in their pieces of work. Goya's paintings during the Revolutionary wars are very dark and sad, using very dim and dark colors to express the sadness of the war and time period. David's paintings used colors to show the passionate, powerful side of the Revolutionary war that when looking at it you almost feel inspired. These two types of moods of the same exact time period shows the perfect example of feelings using color in art. This is important because color and different light is used to express the feelings of the time period and these two painters show both sides perfectly.
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