Reacting to color is an unconscious reaction for human beings. Most people understand that blue is calming, but can also drive us to melancholy. Pink is a happy color, and it has been scientifically proven that certain shades of pink can control agressive reactions. (Some correction facilities have instigated ‘the pink room’ - a room that they put unruley prisoners to calm down.) Interior designers use color to manipulate specific outcomes. Fast food restaurants are often decorated with garish colors so as to make patrons eat and leave - to not sit and occupy table space for lengthy periods. For me - color choses make my work come alive. As an example - I was working on a wall mural for a family - as seen above. The piece had all the details the family had requested - in a plane, flying over the earth which exhibits all the places they have traveled to. Somehow the mural was not working - until I realized that the color of the plane (originally white) did not pop and react with the rest of the colors. After some contemplation, I took the bold move of changing the plane’s color to a shade of orange - the contrasting color of blue - and suddenly, the mural came to life!
Humor In Art
Why, What, When and How the funny in art is the lifeblood of great living!