Secret Lives of Color

Secret Lives of Color

Color #1 Chosen: Madder, 152

This piece was created in Adobe Illustrator, and I decided to use this color as a vessel to visually communicate the history of the color madder. It was originally used in textiles, hence the patterns in both the upper right and bottom left corners. Additionally, the dye color was originally obtained from flowers, hence the roses. 

                                                              Color #2 Chosen: Magenta, 157

    This piece was painted on watercolor paper, with watercolor paint. On the left, the background is more purple, and then fades into pink, as the original development of the color magenta was more of a mauve shade, which is more of a purple tone than pink. On the canvas there are flowers, which signify the early "bloom" of the color magenta, as it rose to popularity rather quickly amongst individuals when it was introduced.