Gateways to Art, Chapter 1.4: Color
How does the use of color affect the meaning in the following works of art: #1.4.29, 1.4.31, 1.4.32, and 1.4.34?
1.4.29- The oppressive red, feverish yellow, and sickly green expresses that the nightspot had a detrimental psychological effect on its patrons. 1.4.31- Complementary colors influence one another resulting in a brilliant expression of vibrant color. 1.4.32- Yellows and browns symbolize the seasons of Earth and the cycle of life. The bright color creates an emotional connection with the viewer. The colors symbolize the optimism of rebirth. 1.4.34- The bright pink trash bags subverted the standard black bags and elicited a positive emotions from the community.
Identify the color schemes used in the images #1.4.5, 1.4.13, 1.4.14, 1.4.17.
1.4.5- Triadic color (red, yellow, blue) 1.4.13- Complementary colors (orange, blue) (pic) 1.4.14- Analogous colors (yellows, greens, blues) 1.4.17- Monochromatic color (blue)
Fauves
A French term meaning "wild beast" and descriptive of an artistic style characterized by the use of bright and intense expressionistic color schemes.
tone
A color that is weaker than its brightest, or most pure, state
color combinations
A combination of two or more colors.
tint/shade
Adding white to a color/Adding black to a color
What is the difference between additive and subtractive color? Which one is used with pigment (paint)? Why does a blue GVSU sweatshirt appear blue?
Additive color is when you mix colored light together, which makes it brighter and with more colors it will make white. Subtractive color is when you mix pigments, which makes the colors duller. Pigments use subtractive color. A blue GVSU sweatshirt appears blue because the pigments in the shirt absorb all the other wavelengths and reflects blue.
What color combination do artists use to create color unity and harmonies? Which creates jarring, contrasting combinations of color and moods?
Analogous colors // Complementary colors
Why did Kane Kwei use a bright color in "Coffin in the Shape of a Cocoa Pod" (1.4.15)?
Bright colors at funerals added to the festive mood, and half-ripened cocoa pods turn to a mid-hue orange color.
How are secondary colors made?
By mixing two primary colors
triadic color
Color scheme based on three colors equally spaced from each other on the color wheel, i.e. red, yellow, blue.
complementary color
Colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel
basic properties of color
Hue, value, chroma, tone
Why was it possible for the Fauves to use new and brighter colored pigments?
Industrialization led to more pure pigments being able to be made
What happens if white or normal daylight passes through a prism?
It is separated into the visible spectrum of light (colors)
When looking at an object (such as a sweater), what two conditions determine the color we perceive. Study note: you may see this presented as a multiple-choice question with only one of the two conditions listed as an answer or you may see this question reworked as a T or F question asking whether either of these two conditions alone determine the color we perceive.
Light and pigment.
primary/secondary color
Red, Yellow, Blue (cannot be mixed to achieve) // (mix primary colors) Orange, Green, Violet
Does the chroma of a color increase or decrease as it gets lighter (a tint) or darker (a shade)? Refer to the diagram #1.4.21.
The chroma decreases as a color gets lighter or darker because the intensity of the color is decreased.
optical color
The colors our minds create based on the information we can perceive.
Why don't the brown squares in #1.4.26a look the same even though they are the same?
The colors that they are placed next to influence how our brains perceive the colors.
value
The lightness or darkness of a color
What are the physical and emotional states communicated by color temperature?
The temperature of a color can communicate emotions, feelings, or physical experiences. For example, one can feel "blue", associate blue with depression, and associate blue with cold ice.
What visual effects happen when complimentary colors are painted side by side?
They create visual anomalies and intensify one another.
Why did artists called the "Fauves" use strong, bright color?
To rebel against The Academy, which was a state-sponsored school of art that set rigid rules about acceptable standards for art in 20th century.
If two different-colored paints, containing two different-colored pigments are mixed, the result is not brighter but tends to be duller. a) TRUE or b) FALSE
True
The brown squares in the diagram #1.4.26a are the same. a) TRUE or b) FALSE
True
monochromatic color
Use of one color of different values
Which colors are considered "warm"; which are considered "cool"? What real life experiences do we associate with these two groups of colors?
Warm colors- Red, Yellow, Orange Cool colors-Blue, Green, Purple
color wheel
a circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors.
temperature
a description of color based on our associations with warmth or coolness
analogous color
colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
hue
general classification of a color; the distinctive characteristics of a color as seen in the visible spectrum, such as green or red
pigment
the colored material used in paints. Often made from finely ground minerals
additive/subtractive color
the colors produced from light // the colors produced from pigments
chroma
the degree of purity of a color (saturation)
color
the optical effect caused when reflected light of the spectrum is divided into separate wavelengths
