Did you know your surroundings may be influencing your emotions and state of mind? Do you ever notice that certain places especially irritate you? Or that certain places are especially relaxing and calming? Well, there’s a good chance that the colors in those spaces are playing a part.
In art therapy, color is often associated with a person’s emotions. Color may also influence a person’s mental or physical state. For example, studies have shown that some people looking at the color red resulted in an increased heart rate, which then led to additional adrenaline being pumped into the blood stream. You can learn more about how color therapy works and how light and color might affect us.
Three Ways You Can Enhance Your Understanding of Color Meaning and Symbolism:
I’m often asked what my favorite color is and my response is always, “For what? My favorite color for my car is different than my favorite color for my bedroom, which is different than my favorite color for a sweater." Do you have a favorite color? Is it the same for everything or is it more items specific? Why?
You know that colors link ideas and emotions so if I asked you to describe “happy” what color(s) would it be? What color would “innovative” be? How about “boring”?
Think about the color blue? Do you love it, like it or hate it? What about light pink? What about bright yellow-green? Think about why you have these views?
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