Module 2

1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.

Colors is the way we see light reflecting or passing through certain objects. We can see many colors like blues, greens, oranges, reds, and a lot more. Colors can effect human's emotions just as much as anything else. When people see blues, they often think of serenity and coolness. For red, it can be interpreted as love, or on the opposite hand, aggression. All different colors have many different effects on people's emotions, some good, and others not so good. But, every color has a way of influencing a person's feelings. 

2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?

The way we see color as signs fascinates me the most. While reading the article, it was completely true that it threw me off when seeing a red stop sign and a green go sign switch colors. I realized how much I depend on colors and how I see them. If I saw a green stop sign I would not know what to do. In our world, green typically stands for GO and red for STOP or BAD. And when talking about love, or relationships, all I see in my head are the colors of red, purple, and pink. The way color influences my life is amazing and I never realized how much I depend on colors until this module. 

3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

The way June painted her painting and how hard it was for her to even like the artwork made such a big impact on me. It made me realize how hard it is for her to express the feelings in her painting through colors. She would paint for hours and still be upset with the outcome so she would restart on the canvas. It looked extremely hard but it took a lot of hard work. Eventually the right colors will be found to express the feeling you want others to notice, and it will turn out amazingly. The blues and reds/oranges did seem to portray her painting perfectly and the way she wanted it to be. Once she added the lighter blues, it turned out to look even better over the dark blues and reds. 

4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

The biggest impact on me in this video was David's paintings. He used his paintings to get people to feel their emotions such as things like being patriotic, sacrificing themselves for society, and to show that the good must be fought for. David creates works of art that are violent and action, not for pleasure. He makes his art work give off feelings of certain characters in the art, like deep dark feelings. David's artwork gives us sorts of feelings to be good, and to fight for what's good. Not to let the bad tempt us into things because it's easier. His artwork gives off emotions that can be shown through his art work.