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Recieved: 2001/10/25 04:56
Subject: and green and purple and yellow and ... Re: [K-list] Blue
From: Nina
On 2001/10/25 04:56, Nina posted thus to the K-list:
Aaahhhh... color. :)
Excuse me while I get up on my <rainbow colored> soap<bubble> box...
I could entertain myself for hours, days even, and have, simply
enjoying the interaction of color(s) in changing light. The pleasure
of this is akin to eating rich food, a total sensual indulgence. This
might seem initially odd, that color could be so infusive...
The power of color extends well beyond manifestation of pigment on
surface, enlivening space, sometimes toppling over the boundary
between color and space. I am thinking of work such as James
Turrell's... simply because he makes the phenomenon specific in his
work... altering the perception of space through color, making color
space.
The pigment on surface has a depth. For instance, painted surfaces
have a literal thickness and a depth of coloration based on the
various pigments used to arrive at a certain "color". It is
interesting to note here that color is the interaction of light and
pigment... if there is no pigment to engage the light, the "painted
surface" will go flat and lifeless.
(The next time you paint, check the paint formula. Many companies
skimp on the pigments. A "cream" white paint would be the white base
paint plus a bit of yellow pigment and then black pigment to get the
apparent color to the right spot... leaving out red and blue and the
secondary colors in-between. So, walls become lifeless in light that
begs for red and blue (and inbetween) pigments to play with. The
result: "cream" walls of varying dullness all day long. This can be
remedied in commercial paints by having the paint mixer add as little
as a 1/64 unit of complementary color to the paint... though for
really interesting effects while only subtly changing the color, as
much as 1/16th may be added... this depends on the color, though.
Generally, 1/32 is safe.)
Our bodies were made in full-spectrum light. Our bodies thrive in
full-spectrum light (think: color). So, given that many people spend
only a fraction of their time outdoors in a true full-spectrum
setting, the use of color and light in the buildings we spend our
time in is of critical importance. Granted, emulating the perfection
of nature is a tall order. <g>
warmly, (and coolly, as well,)
Nina
--- In Kundalini-GatewayATnospamy..., divine_goddessATnospamh... wrote:
> > At a time in the late afternoon it catches the sunlight and
> > reveals it's true colors on the wall above my bed.
> >
> > It makes me smile.
--- In Kundalini-GatewayATnospamy..., Paul Perner <ravensdawnATnospame...> wrote:
> Blue is my favorite color.
>
> My apartment has tons of blue in it,
> including blue glass and ceramics.
>
> I painted my kitchen cupboards and drawers
> dark blue with burgundy trim.
>
> It's such a cool, clean and relaxing tone.
>
> There's a blue light bulb that makes the
> wall glow behind my piano, but I never think
> of it as a sad musical color.
>
> Now amber, that's a somber one for me.
> But I don't think a song would sound right if
> it went like, "My baby left me.... and I got the ambers."
>
> Lots of Blue for All of You,
>
> Paul
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