Color theory

orange. Matisse combined several shades of yellows and ochres that contrast with the pink of the bodies; he also creates the trees sort of like stage in the theater, where the trees show the contrast of green and red. The artist is playing with the colors where the orange, the red, the yellow in their hue just opposed with the greens on the rights and the purple grass on the…

I’ve always enjoyed Impressionist art, but only recently became aware of Gustave Caillebotte’s “The Floor Scrapers,“ painted in 1875. The oil canvas is so unusually realistic that it really caught my eye. Here are three men planning a floor--perhaps it’s new, or an old one being refinished--and their really hard work (I’ve done the same job) is so strikingly at odds with the elegant room they are in, that the picture intrigues me. I can almost smell the raw wood, and the men’s sweat. We are in a…

alternative/holistic medicine industry, and the American economic market are the implementation of colors to promote a particular product or service. First introduced by ancient Egyptians in the sixth millennium BC, color has been utilized to capture one’s attention and to inspire emotions within the observer. Although a lack of scientific research exists, the research that is in existence supports color theory. It has proven that there are definite cognitive reactions that trigger emotions…

was around him to study how the color was affected by the time. The way climate, area, and time of day would be his specialty in his career. He was a great influence to others during his painting…

Mask Series No. 10 Evaluation The piece Mask Series No. 10 expresses strong complementary hues, such as the light pink that runs into the dark pink to create the background as the colors leap off the canvas. There are two types of lines that are present in this painting such as actual line and implied lines.Actual lines expressed are in the background and towards the foreground like the dark pink and orange adds another horizontal line. Implied lines present are the two peoples eyes staring at…

servant to the family, Pagoda (Kumar Pallana), that Henry Sherman (Danny Glover), Etheline’s accountant, proposed to his estranged wife. Anderson’s visual creativity was emphasized in The Royal Tenenbaums mise en scene. By incorporating deliberate color palettes, dominant contrast, character’s costumes, and settings to enhance his story: evoke an emotion, give insight to the characters, and present a pleasing picture for the audience is very impressive. The movie opens with a shot of a book…

Utagawa Hiroshige I created Hamamatsu: Winter Scene in the Edo period (1833-34) using the medium of woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Specifications include: dimensions of 9 in. x 14 in. and a landscape orientation, as showcased in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, U.K. The piece depicts a wintry rural scene on the outskirts of Hamamatsu station. The village and Hamamatsu Castle are visible in the distance. Porters warm themselves by a bonfire while another traveler looks on, pipe in hand,…

“Oranges and Orange Things”. I specifically chose this picture based on objects in the picture and how they all compile together based on their shape and mass. In this photo, I will be talking about three elements of composition: form/shape, color, and space. Within this photo, each item has a series of geometric shapes—mostly comprising of rectangles in the soaps and dryer sheets as well as circular in the tide pods. These shapes give the overall sense of man-made created forms,…

the painting than the other which also makes it asymmetric. There are more cool colors used in this painting then there is warm. I see a couple things that are red and a few that are a light yellow color, but besides that, there are all cool colors being used. The red is in two scarfs and the yellow is in the man’s scarf and the boats in the background. In this painting, they use several different textures and cool colors. The water seems to be very even in the background with not much…

paper. This use of watercolor is obvious because of the detail shown in the painting. The colors and shapes seem to blend into one another, creating this murky and almost blurred image which can only be achieved through the use of watercolor. How does the artist use color? Are stark contrasts or is it blended? Are there symbolic meanings behind the color choices? Whistler uses a mix of both cool and warm colors in order to create this piece. While the background focuses more so on blue and grey…