Question of the day: Why is it that certain colors work well with one another than others?
Because that is just how color works. This topic has been left up to discussion many times and still
no conclusion has come about. The reason why is because there is no conclusion at all. Color preference
has to do with the person who wears the color. The funny thing about color preference is that the preference is left up to the person wearing the color. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say, and so is the eye for color on a person.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
"Hey Mr. DJ! Spin That One Again!!"
Something wild about color is it's ability to represent almost anything, a thought, a moment, a person, an emotion, or an album cover? It is interesting to look back and see how different recording artists choose album covers based on different varibles of color. One cannot say for sure that the color reflects the music one hundred percent, but it does have to do with it just a bit.
Take for example Iron Maiden's Fear of The Dark album cover; the gouls, and monsters are their trademark characters for albums and the colors work exceptionally well. In history Iron Maiden album covers were some sort of crazy scene being depicted, it was very bloody, and very graphic, and had some semblance of red hues in it. Fear of The Dark has nothing of that, sure the creature is scary but its not brutalizing the innocent or death and decay. The creature is lit by an eerie blue aurora of the night sky, and jagged scary trees all abound. The tracklist featured alot of experimentation from the band as well as an album cover designed by Melvyn Gran, all this can be traced back to the unorthodox album cover and color scheme used for it.
Oppositely, another famous album cover that gave a sense of the music would be Prince's Purple Rain. The mood of the whole album can be felt from just the album cover, or just Prince on a purple motorcycle, but more so the color scheme from the album. The cover is a photograph of Prince sitting on the aforementioned motorcycle, looking pretty badass, there is a woman off in a doorway, and there is an ominous blue light behind the back tire each suggesting more. The cover goes right along with the subject matter, about love, lust, and that very special lady.
In essence the colors used on alot of albums for musicians translates to how the music might sound.
Take for example Iron Maiden's Fear of The Dark album cover; the gouls, and monsters are their trademark characters for albums and the colors work exceptionally well. In history Iron Maiden album covers were some sort of crazy scene being depicted, it was very bloody, and very graphic, and had some semblance of red hues in it. Fear of The Dark has nothing of that, sure the creature is scary but its not brutalizing the innocent or death and decay. The creature is lit by an eerie blue aurora of the night sky, and jagged scary trees all abound. The tracklist featured alot of experimentation from the band as well as an album cover designed by Melvyn Gran, all this can be traced back to the unorthodox album cover and color scheme used for it.
Oppositely, another famous album cover that gave a sense of the music would be Prince's Purple Rain. The mood of the whole album can be felt from just the album cover, or just Prince on a purple motorcycle, but more so the color scheme from the album. The cover is a photograph of Prince sitting on the aforementioned motorcycle, looking pretty badass, there is a woman off in a doorway, and there is an ominous blue light behind the back tire each suggesting more. The cover goes right along with the subject matter, about love, lust, and that very special lady.
In essence the colors used on alot of albums for musicians translates to how the music might sound.
Color or the Lack Of?
In the world of color one must become bored, so that is where the black and white photographers come in.
Color photographs can be amazing, but the beauty behind a black and white photograph is something else. The stark portrayal of subject matter through B&W film is something different. It is the loss of color that makes the image. You form a one-ness with the viewer, everything becomes the same.
It is these points exactly that personify a black and white image. Why viewers across the world fall in love with black and white images. Perhaps it is the triple combination of blacks, greys, and whites. The Adsence of color. A black in white image is just that the absence of that same color that is almost a mystery to the viewer. In some whys black and white images are unpredictable, where as the colors on a color image are easily transferable. You do not always know what you will end up with when it comes to black and white images but it is a surprise nonetheless.
B&W photography is a refreshing break from the world of color, it is a reminder that there is a world outside of color imagery. Nevertheless we should make an attempt to not forget the full value of B&W photography and apperciate it for its nuances.
Color photographs can be amazing, but the beauty behind a black and white photograph is something else. The stark portrayal of subject matter through B&W film is something different. It is the loss of color that makes the image. You form a one-ness with the viewer, everything becomes the same.
It is these points exactly that personify a black and white image. Why viewers across the world fall in love with black and white images. Perhaps it is the triple combination of blacks, greys, and whites. The Adsence of color. A black in white image is just that the absence of that same color that is almost a mystery to the viewer. In some whys black and white images are unpredictable, where as the colors on a color image are easily transferable. You do not always know what you will end up with when it comes to black and white images but it is a surprise nonetheless.
B&W photography is a refreshing break from the world of color, it is a reminder that there is a world outside of color imagery. Nevertheless we should make an attempt to not forget the full value of B&W photography and apperciate it for its nuances.
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