What's In a Color?

Last class we talked about the importance of color. It's amazing that something we can't physically touch, hear or taste has such a profound impact on our emotions. A lot of the time, we can't even really explain why we have such a strong feeling towards one particular color or another; it's just a gut reaction, it feels right.

I recently read a book by Maggie Nelson called, Bluets, that is all about the color blue. She mentions several times throughout the novel that when people found out what she was writing, they would ask what there was to possibly write about, but if you think about it, the inspiration is everywhere! When we're sad or depressed, we're blue. Joni Mitchell had a blue album and Picasso had a blue period with his work.

Colors are everywhere and the feelings we associate with them are in a constant limbo depending on the shade, intensity, and placement of said color. It's crazy to think about how much we subconsiously care and think about something so small.