Colour Palettes in context(origins + history + environment + interior)

2. Research into how colour palettes were chosen and in what media they were rendered and why.

Reference Linkshttps://www.retrowaste.com/1980s/fashion-in-the-1980s/https://www.thepearlsource.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-80s-fashion/Kuehni, Rolf G. Color : An Introduction to Practice and Principles, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aut/detail.action?docID=1031869.

Colour Palettes of 80s FashionFashion in the 1980s was known to be ‘bright and bold’. The funky colours were extracted from different forms of trends to produce a vibrant spectrum colour palette. Colours and styles of clothing were influenced by celebrities, music bands, and clothing brands at the time.

The vibrant colour palette in this era was applied to not only fashion items, it was explored in many digital forms. Companies began using the spunky colours to boost their products and to make it seem more friendly and inviting to consumers.

Fabrics that were at their peak popularity at the time were; velvets, velour, spandex, lycra, comfortable cotton and natural silk.

Müller and Baumgärtner’s hue circle, with triangles indicating colors that, when mixed, result in black or near-black colors, with such pairs or triples not being considered harmonious, and dotted lines indicating harmonious opponent pairs (Müller & Baumgärtner 1802). (Kuehni, Rolf G, 2012)

An analysis of the symbolic/cultural meanings of colour and how these might change depending upon the context (e.g. how are colour palettes influenced by the local contexts and environments).

“Different colours have different meanings in different cultures Several

Middle Eastern countries, consider blue to be a protective color and it’s often used in front doors to ward off evil spirits. In the Southeast regions people paint porch swings to keep

ghosts at bay. Now in France, back in the tenth-century, the homes of robbers, traitors and felons were

painted yellow. This was linked to a medieval inspiration where sunshine

was seen as the best disinfectant.”

In western cultures, bright colours such as yellow and red colour palettes symbolise warning. Street signs and road markings are bright yellow and red to make it obvious that people

need to stop, slow down or be aware.

“The bright cheery nature of yellow is the predominant meaning in most Western

nations. It is associated with warmth (the sun), summer

and hospitality. In the United States, specifically, the colour

is associated with transportation — taxis and

school buses are yellow as are many different types of street signage. Tea maker Lipton, for

example, uses yellow to market worldwide but there are changes in what colours

people are wearing in advertising material if you

toggle between sites aimed at different countries. In

Germany, yellow is associated with envy (which is described

as green in most other Western cultures).”

Black: spiritual energy and maturity, as well as funeral rites and mourning.Blue: love, harmony, togetherness and peace.Maroon: healing, plus the colour of Mother Earth.Red: sacrificial rites, bloodshed and death, but also spiritual and political moods.Gold: wealth in a number of forms, namely high status, monetary wealth and royalty, but also fertility and spiritual purity.Yellow: similar to the attributes associated with gold, but also including beauty and preciousness.Grey: symbolises ash, as well as cleansing and healing rituals.Silver: associated with the moon, as well as peace, purity and joy.White: festive occasion, cleansing rites and pureness.

The meaning behind the colours in West African Cloth:

https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/328059154104602628/ https://www.empiretextiles.com/blog/portfolio/west-african-cloth-what-do-the-colours-really-mean/ https://www.nictecreativedesign.com/color-theory/cultural-influences-connected-to-color/

https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/color-psychology

Nictecreativedesign.com/color-theory/cultural-influences-connected-to-color/

‘Hotunui’ (1880s)Gifted from Ngati Awa, to Ngati Maru.

Johannes Vermeer‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ (1665)

Rem KoolhaasSaks Fifth Avenue, NYC. Atrium (2019)

Frank Lloyd WrightGuggenheim Museum, NYC (1959)

Frances Hodgkins ‘Methodist Chapel’ (1936)

Colour Palettes Through the Centuries

How colours were named and examples of colour palettes

Black is an important colour because it was one of the first colours ever used by artists in cave drawings. In Proto-Germanic the colour black meant burning, in old english it was associated with ink and in Proto-Indo-European it was related to glowing or shining.

White was also a colour that was used by early artists. White originated from the Proto-indo-european language and was used to describe most things bright or light reflective.

Most modern english words come from 3 different ancient languages which are Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Germanic and old english and the names of most colours originate from these languages.

Winslow Homer was an American artist, who did this water colour called Basket of Clams. The colour palette of his work has mostly shades of brown-ish colours with blue and a rusty-red.

Billy Apple is an NZ born artist, who is famous for his Rainbow screen print. The colour palette of his is a range of colours that are very different from each other, so his colour palette is rainbow.

My own example of colour palette.( Model done in week 1)

A colour palette/colour scheme is a choice of colours that is used for any media. It is best to choose colours for your work/colour palette after knowing what you are trying to convey through your work and what colours will work together to get your message across to viewers.