Yellow Peril

in with yellow chrysanthemums, “yellow stubble fields (276)” , and “The thick willow scrub along the river flamed with sharp and positive yellow leaves (277).“ Yellow is a color of happiness. It is ironic that that Mrs. Allen is surrounded by so many yellow colored things, maybe to show the reader that everyone around her is happy while she is having an internal conflict. Mrs. Allen does have a sense of happiness and empowerment when the stranger speaks with her about her lovely yellow…

“Mexican” describes a person who was born in Mexico and while the term “wetback” describes the same person, its tone is insulting and humiliating. Furthermore, the color yellow has numerous associations one can come up with. A radiant yellow symbolizes light, hope, brightness, but a more dull yellow is often interpreted as dry, dead, dull. Yellow relies on its stress to fully understand its meaning. Similar to words, the context behind them leaves clues to determine the author’s intent. The…

The straight forward title gives me this idea. Yellow is the dominant color in the background with varying shades from left to right in the foreground. The figures to the right are bright yellows, reds, blues, greens, whites and blacks. No recognizable geometric shapes are used in the painting: they are all organic and morph together, building off on another. The figures…

child. In this artwork, the light source is not clearly seen. However, the light source in this painting can be found on the faces of both the mother and the child. Höch uses a yellow color to bring out the light on the faces and she mixes it with different colors such as green, grey and purple. I believe that the color yellow is a good choice in a painting in order to bring out the color and light of the painting. Höch’s use of calm and warm colors enables both the mother and the child stand…

This art piece is, “The Wonder Of A Women From The Amazon” by Andrew Cain. It was completed in 2015 and displayed at CSU Stanislaus State Art Gallery. The art piece, now located in CSU Stanislaus State Art Gallery can be viewed straight on when you enter the south door of the gallery. It is an image of Wonder Woman repeated nine times; three images by three images. The image shows the top of Wonder Woman head to her waist. The face of Wonder Woman however is not of a young adult woman, but of a…

Things such as pathos, ethos, and color schemes help divulge advertisers’ messages to people. An ad that comes to mind is McDonald’s First Day. In this ad, a young man begins a new employment opportunity and is overwhelmed with the start process. He finally feels appeased when he takes a break from work. The color scheme in this ad plays an enormous factor in conveying the use of pathos and ethos in the ad. In the beginning of the ad, there is a use of dull colors. A man starts his first day of…

Another thing you have to understand about the Echo is that various ring colors signify different things about Amazon Echo. Here’s what you need to know about them: Solid Blue If the color of the ring on top of the device is solid blue, it means that the device is alive—it’s awake—and is actually waiting for your commands! Solid White If you see solid white, it means that the volume of Amazon Echo is currently being adjusted. For this, you can make use of voice commands, the remote, or the…

This landscape painting of Sailing with the Sun, consists of a blend of yellows, oranges, blues, and blacks. It is a large body of water with the setting sun sitting just above of it. There is a little white sail boat in the water sailing towards the shore. You can see the ripples in the water, showing that the wind is slightly blowing across the top. The dark black mountains in the background give depth to the water and allows you to see how big and deep it actually is. The sky is a reflection…

There has always been something fascinating about the way members in a crowd interact with each other and also how the whole environment looks because of those interactions accuring simultaneously. The artist who is named Reginald Marsh has made an artwork that is called Tattoo and Haircut because he believed in the same idea. This beautiful but mysterious piece of art truly supports and illustrates this thought in a whole spectrum of colors and forms. By looking at not only this painting form,…

Good prevails over all known evil. Beowulf an epic poem follows the adventures of a hero who wishes to vanquish all evil. Through his constant battles,the hero, Beowulf becomes more prideful. Beowulf’s hubris leads to his downfall and shows the audience hubris can lead to corruption and can happen to everyone no matter their status. Beowulf’s victories cause him to become egotistical and lose his heroic qualities. In his first battle, Beowulf’s intentions were good and honest. Despite the…