Throughout the semester, students will explore color through discussions, lectures, presentations, and a series of studies and projects.
Color is a fundamental element of visual art and design, yet it is not absolute. Its perception is always relative—shaped by surrounding hues, lighting conditions, and individual perception. As a constant presence in daily life, color serves as a compositional tool for artists and designers to develop pictorial form, create spatial relationships, and convey meaning and emotion.
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the relativity of color and its interaction with other visual elements. They will learn key terminology and study relevant references to build a strong foundation for future work in painting and design. The course will also encourage critical exploration of the aesthetic, historical, and psychological dimensions of color.
Colors are both physical and digital entities, but also optical illusion. We will consider colors as organisms in constant transformation, hard to consider outside of their context. We will focus on the idea that Color Exists in Context. We will explore art theory and design practice, industrial applications, and commercial use, to address the many possibilities and few limitations of colors.