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Color Theory and Composition

Color is a language with the unique ability to communicate both meanings and direct sensations. Picture a row of flags: color information of striped bands is used to distinguish country affiliation. Now, on the other hand, imagine standing in front of a Rothko painting: entering fields of red and orange raises your heart rate slightly, makes you feel warm, excited, complex emotions. We are immersed in the language of color. From rainbows to stop signs to paint, color can function as code, sensa

Author

Lauren Champlin

Publisher

Rio Hondo College

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LibreTexts

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Mixed

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EN

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English