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| The light at the end of the tunnel |
As I get (it feels anyway) that I'm getting towards the end of my Leap Year project - I've really appreciated input and support from those who get it (thanks to Noah especially)
Here's what I've summarised it as so far - will be fine tuning and adding before my September BEAT outings and November finale- if you've got input
please let me know..................
For
about three years I've been going through a process where I've
looked, blogged and documented my Own 365 Creativity
Project – A big part of what set me off on this has been
Noah Scalin's book and project.
My
goal was to actively engage in Photographing and try to get somewhere
beyond just capturing a subject in a pleasing manner.
Much
is made of the Monochrome Muse in photography, the starkness
and detachment that it (perhaps) brings – I'm not generally an
enthusiast for the less is more idea and colour is
rarely absent in my own favourite images.
Looking
at the endeavour so far I've got three aspects to reflect on;
1)
Memory
Looking
at my pictures, there's a trigger in practically all of them, they're
personal and (to me) memorable – which is partially the reason why
I'm keen to get others to provide their stories and talk about their
own narratives.
2)
The Colour
So
what about red? Having done a little research I find that it's the
colour of excitement, energy, passion, desire, speed, strength,
power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence pretty
much all the things of intensity and passion, and in the East it's
often associated with sincerity and happiness -it's a lucky colour
in China.
Red,
triggers hunger so that's probably why you'll see restaurants like
McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and plenty of others using it in
their logos and advertising.
Red
instantly attracts, makes people excited and has been shown to
increase the heart rate.
Red's
often seen as the colour of assertion, strength, romance, excitement,
vitality, physical power, outgoing, ambitious and impulsive. It is a
colour that flatters the skin and can make an excellent background.
The deeper reds create an atmosphere of restrained opulence and
power. Red brings to mind an uncomplicated nature with a zest for
life. But, red can also warn of danger or threats. Fire engines,
stop signs and traffic lights are good examples.
It's
said that the meanings of red and people’s reactions to it tend to
be fairly consistent across all age groups and cultures.
Psychologists and researchers agree that red is a colour which stirs
up passion, with both negative and positive meanings. We think of it
as the colour of Cupid and the Devil. It’s the colour associated
with both Love and War.
In
Christianity, the colour red symbolizes the blood of Jesus Christ and
of his sacrifice.
In
fact, Red is so intense that people suffering from temporary
blindness due to a brain injury will begin to perceive red long
before they see any other colours -so perhaps I've given myself an
easy job?
3)
The result
So
what have I got from the exercise and perhaps more importantly have
you or will you get anything from it?
The Twitterati
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| I'm on it |
So today I've hit a thousand tweets - if you want to follow me (and I've over a 100 followers now) it's #tjbourne
Red 73
when you want people to come in and look offer them something - why not a Red sweet?
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It's okay to take a sweet.
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