Colors, Feelings, Emotions Oh My!

Color is defined in many different way, however my preferred definition of color is the visual attribute of things and this is a result of the light that is emitted. Studies show that color affects  a range of psychological and physiological responses. I remember asking my mother for permission to paint my room red, however, she refused to allow eto paint it red because she said it wasn't a "peaceful" color and that it reflects anger. Needless to say I was forced to paint my room lavender -__- not a color of my choice. Im not sure where she got that information but it was an interesting comment. In the book, however, I read that the color red is believed to increase appetite and therefore restaurants commonly use it. The other option for my room suggested by my mom was the color blue. She believed it created a feeling of peace and serenity. In our readings the color blue is known to lower blood pressure, which makes sense that my mother suggested blue because her and I have high blood pressure. 

A theoretical  aspect of color that most intrigued me was the connection between color and emotion. The way some colors such as red can increase hunger or anger but the color blue can give you a calmer feeling. I feel we also not knowingly wear colors that reflect our moods. You can definitely tell when I am feeling down because I usually paint my nails black or navy blue however when I feel happy and super energetic I always wear bright warm colors usually like infrareds, coral, orange, peach, summer like colors.

The biggest impact on me from the color video in regards to color and its effects on emotion was when Junaw was in London painting what she saw in Venice, a lot of the colors she used were warm colors such as oranges and red that brought me back to my mothers theory of red inflicting that emotion of anger or violence and I continued to watch the video Junaw mentioned something in relation to that.

The greatest impact on me in the Feelings video was from the painter Goya. Although the art pieces may have been disturbing for certain people, it was fascinating to me. The dark colors and dark vibe that the pieces gave off wear almost innate to me. His work is just so interesting and savage like that it makes for great art. The heavy use of darker shades and limited use of light really gives the pieces its emotional effect. Looking at his art work doesn't make you feel warm and fuzzy inside and thats how you can tell that color can effect feeling and emotion.