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My World: Color

fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

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A poster on OPF wrote, and I quote:

". ...I agree that color can be so distracting...."

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What would we do without color?

Our progress in science, to art and everything in between, even the cosmos owes a lot to us being able to see, detect, analyse and understand the various wavelengths of the visible and invisible spectrum.

We, the homo sapiens, and everything else that is found on earth is made up of the same stuff that is found in space and beyond. It is ' color ' that to a very great extent has enabled us to discover this intriguing fact. Everything is made of the same basic building blocks.

Color, our perception, understanding of and emotional response to , has played a very significant role in medicine, and behavioral sciences. We even have ' soothing ' colors. Studies have shown that various color combinations can elicit various and ' predictable , behavioral responses.

In the visual arts, painting, photography etc.., color plays a fundamental in directing viewers attention to and/or away from details. The harmony ( or otherwise ) of colors in a painting, e.g., has been used to balance, conflict, and provide various emotional responses from the viewers.

But the correct use of color; the balance of it requires a master craftsman. Very few possess that talent.
So, indeed, for the less proficient ' artists ' amongst us; color can be so distracting.

Unable to have developed the heightened proficiency in the proper use of color judiciously; I prefer to photograph in B&W. Some might argue that this too is a blend of the visible color spectrum.

Who am I to disagree :)
 
Tom dinning

Tom dinning

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The eye and its association with the brain is a stage on the evolutionary continuum. The recognition of different wavelength as different colors isn't isolated to humans, nor is it the same in those animals that 'see' color, as indicated by our esteemed Dr Klaus.
It is also well known among those who do the research that individuals can perceive color differently and at different phases during their lives, sometimes affected by their medical and psychological environment.
Color is certainly a wonderful thing to perceive and it has led us to many wonderful discoveries.
Few of us would pass a sunset by without comment, or a Turner, or the dress of a west African woman.
My great grand daughter loves purple. She delights in the presence of it, and what a delight that is to see.
Our scoiety has great expectations on the reception of color. Mood, security and fashion being a few.
Those who do not see color are behind the eight ball when it comes to coping in a modern world.
Yet they still have the emotions and make the same discoveries and enjoy life as those who do.
In some art, color is integral; in other arts it is abcent or a choice, or altered from reality.
And what of those who have the delight of synesthesia?
I enjoy the presence of color in my life. I also enjoy its absence in photography.

I wonder what the next evolutionary phase will be.
 
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