Essays On Color

The use of the epistolary format in ‘The Color Purple’ is highly significant as it effectively conveys the author’s main themes and offers readers a captivating insight into the characters’ viewpoints. Although this technique was popular in the 18th century, as seen with Richardson, Walker’s decision to employ it during her time period was unorthodox. […]

“My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening.”Such captivating and expressive descriptions are continuously used throughout one of the most well-known and loved classics of the 19th century and it was none other than Charles Dickens who […]

The way a store displays its merchandise in their window has a distinct effect on attracting customers through the door. According to Mary Portas (1999), shop windows are the ‘art of the high street. ‘ Visual merchandising is the method of displaying products to promote a store with an aim to attracting potential customers. The […]

Avant-garde film can cause disorientation, as it is a relatively new medium with a history of only eighty (now over one hundred) years. Unlike most other disciplines, such as painting and physics, film has not experienced significant breaks from dominant codes. As a result, individuals may be less equipped to navigate unfamiliar territory in the […]

Abnormal Load Services provided me with a business card that is roughly 90mm by 55mm in size and constructed from durable cardstock. The card features white backgrounds on both sides, with the company logo prominently displayed in bold, dark blue text at the top left corner of the design. The logo incorporates red, yellow, and […]

An analysis and comparison of two advertisements to see how successful they are in reaching their target market Advertising is a form of introducing the public to a product to increase its sales. The purpose of advertising is to make the public aware of a certain product, so that the next time they need to replace […]

Chemical Basis of Color in Fireworks? Abstract The purpose of the first experiment was to see the light spectra of different elements, and confirm that each element shows unique emission spectra, in terms of being able to identify an unknown substance. The analysis is expected to show that elements do indeed have unique emission spectra, […]

In Afro-american texts. inkinesss are seen as fighting with the patriarchal universes they live in order to accomplish a sense of Self and Identity. The texts I have chosen illustrate the jeopardies of Western faith. Rape. Patriarchal Dominance and Colonial impressions of white domination ; an intend to demo how the supporters of Alice Walker’s […]

What would the universe be like without the charming colourss of a rainbow? What would the universe be like if people weren’t black. brown. yellow or white skinned? Would diversity be without colour? What would the universe be like if we couldn’t see the bright blue of the ocean or the sky? Would the skyline […]

The overall effectiveness of the film Simon Birch is enhanced by technical details such as, sound, lighting, colour and symbolic representation. Sound is an effective means of creating atmosphere and hence creating audience appeal. Similarly, lighting also brings emotion and mood to a film. Colour influences the appeal and aura a film may have upon […]

Sula” by Tony Morrison is the story of a friendship between Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who are opposites in the way of relating to other people, to the world around them, and to themselves. Nel is rational and balanced; she gets married and gives in to conformity and the town’s expectations. Sula is an […]

I am a lucky person. I was raised by a very caring pair of parents with three very good siblings in an extremely affluent town. I attended the best grammar and high schools in the state, continued on to graduate from one of the best universities in the world, and had no idea what to […]

The novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a ground-breaking work in American fiction. The topic of emotional/physical abuse, especially that endured by black American women of earlier generations is not openly spoken about or documented in history books. By bringing focus to this sensitive, yet saddening, experience of black women, the novel attracted […]

Mary Cassatt created her oil on canvas painting In the Loge in 1878. The two dimensional painting measures 81.28 x 66.04 cm / 32 x 26 inches and is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. The painting’s subject is a young upper class woman at the opera in Paris. The sitter […]

The analysis examines two paintings from different artists but the same era. There is a thirteen-year gap between these artworks. Although they belong to the same time period, they display both similarities and differences in their styles. The first painting titled The Goose Girl at Montfoucault, White Frost was created by Camille Pissarro. It portrays […]

Both Jupiter and Io and Boy Bitten by a Lizard exhibit resemblances in their utilization of darkness and restricted color palette, as well as their focus on light to accentuate the main figures. Additionally, both paintings prominently feature the human form, capturing a specific emotional moment in their subjects’ journey and expertly freezing motion akin […]

The Color Vision and Art (2006) Exhibit compared the artistic styles of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). Despite being considered the greatest painters of their time, they differed significantly in terms of color preferences and artistic techniques. Michelangelo’s artworks featured vibrant and contrasting colors, while da Vinci opted for more subdued and […]

Girl before a Mirror, an oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, shows two sides of a girl; one which is illustrated with a dark tone and one with a vibrant colorful tone. This painting is bright; colors are at full intensity and are arranged next to their complements, producing a visual relationship […]

Popular phrases such as, “the Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the juice,” and “If it’s White, it’s gotta be right,” have held opposing views in the African American community on the concept of skin complexion. This idea of a “Color Complex” has psychologically altered the way many African Americans perceive beauty, success, and their personal […]

What do you think of when you think of tie dye? I know I automatically think of hippie’s in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Today, many of us who wear tie dye feel some connection with that peace loving hippie spirit! Ironically, did you know that the first tie dye was worn by Japanese warriors as […]

Hair coloring or lightening is the practice of changing the color of hair. During lightening, hair goes through various stages until it reaches the ideal orange/gold color. Lightening time varies, depending on natural hair color. The darker the hair, the longer the lightening time needed. Medium brown hair on average takes somewhere around 40 minutes […]

While I am watching a movie on TV, my attention is usually on the dialogue and how the background music improves the scene. Nevertheless, I frequently neglect the significance of colors, lines, textures, and balance in the environment. These visual elements hold equal importance to spoken words or possibly even more so as they require […]