1.         Color has a psychological affect on all humans whenever and wherever we are. The psychology of color is based on the mental and emotional feeling colors leave on people. It is the most powerful aesthetic element, but it is also the most difficult to control. Color has lots of meanings and symbols, but how you feel about the colors you see is the most important aspect. Color can be reflected, refracted, or absorbed in different light spectrums though a color prism. It has recognizable properties that catch the humans eye and we know the meaning behind them. This includes hue, value, and intensity. The harmonies and optical effects that colors and different combinations you can put them in effect the way a viewer analyzes art.

2.         In my opinion, he most intriguing theoretical aspect of color are the optical effects color has on the human mind. Artists can make certain color combinations play tricks on the mind by using simultaneous contrast and aftetimage. Some colors seem to advance or recede when place together. Optical mixing is a very interesting concept in which an artist uses thousands of tiny dots or points to create a greater image. These types of images are unique because each dot is its own work of art, its own distinct color, but the overall image catches the eye on a greater perspective.

3.         While watching the color video, I was shocked to how much color affected artist June Redfern. When she went to Venice, she picked a particular spot to paint because she felt that the view was picturesque and she was in the scene itself. The narrator went over how paintings first started with wet plaster absorbing color and it could not be changed. There was actually a contract saying how much paint an artists were allowed to use, which I found to be interesting. Watching June take advantage of the advancements that painting has has though the centuries proved that the colors will drive you mad.

4.         In the feeling video, the most interesting thing that stood out to me was David and Goya’s ideas about God and the medieval times. They believed that social progress in art could cause a change to a better society where all men were free to be themselves. God was irrational to them ad religion was about demons and angels fighting. Their goal was to have a society were great minds were always seeking knowledge and humans had a reasonable conscience. Humanity should have its own was of thinking and feeling that is not affected by a greater power.