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Symbolic Colors
Here
Comes The Bride
Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride
by Jan Van Eyck , 1434
"The
bride in this Renaissance masterpiece wears green as
a symbol of her fertility. She is slouching in imitation
of pregnancy, thus indicating her willingness to bear
children." (colormatters.com)
Learn more about: The
Evolution of the Color Green
"Tyrian
purple was only for the great. Caesar and Augustus decreed
that none but the Emperor might wear it. In Nero's day,
even the selling of it was punishable by death."
(HermanMiller)
"The
colors of the Olympic logo: It consists of five interlacing
rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and red. At least
one of these colors is found in the flag of every nation."
(colormatters.com)
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Places
of Color
Switzerland's
Light Emitting Hotel
"Light
emitting diodes (LEDs) - tiny rectangles of semiconductor
material with varying abilities to conduct electrical
current - are popping up everywhere from tail lights
to flashlights. Now they're also appearing on large
surfaces. Take the Park Hotel Weggis, for instance,
which is located on Lake Lucerne, about 50 km south
of Zurich, Switzerland. A new extension to the hotel
known as Aquarius Hall is now bathed in a spectrum of
LED colors. " (innovation news)
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India:
Holi - Festival of Color
It is said that if you travel to India in the
month of March you could end up covered in a blanket
of color. "The holiday Holi is celebrated
throughout India, but Northern India goes the
craziest on this day. People of all ages are drenched
with colors like red, green, yellow, blue, black
and silver." "Holi means that spring
has arrived and winter has passed. It's also a
day to forget all your problems and be happy -
having color-bombs explode everywhere makes things
pretty cheerful. " (kidzworld.com)
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