The artificial, the stylized is purple. Purple became the favorite colour of the Jugendstil. This movement in art rejected everything natural as artless. In the typical flower and plant ornaments of the Jugendstil, nature was styled decoratively to meet the demands of the then aesthetic. The Jugendstil is the only movement in art that appreciated … Continue reading Purple and the artificial
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‘Fashionable’ and colour in Germany
Fashionable: purple 20%, orange 17%, pink 14%, ... Heller (1989)
‘Extravagance’ and colour in Germany
Extravagance: purple 30%, gold 21%, silver 15%, ... Heller (1989)
‘Erotica’ and colour in Germany
Erotica: red 63%, pink 12%, ... Heller (1989)
‘Dreaming’ and colour in Germany
Dreaming: pink 34%, blue 27%, purple 9%, ... Heller, E. (1989)
‘Bigotry’ and colour in Germany
Bigotry: pink 38%, red 14%, purple 10%, ... Heller (1989)
‘Artificial’ and colour in Germany
Artificial: purple 23%, silver 18%, gold 15%, ... Heller (1989)
‘enigmatic’ and colour in Germany
Ambiguity: pink 34%, red 16%, white 13%, ... Heller (1989)
‘Fantasy’ and colour in Germany
Fantasy: blue 18%, purple 18%, yellow 13%, ...blue is the positive side of fantasy. It stands for utopian ideas whose realization lies in the distance. In the nefarious purple the negative side of fantasy is symbolized, namely the proximity of the lie. The negative aspect is reinforced by the third colour of the fantasy: yellow … Continue reading ‘Fantasy’ and colour in Germany
‘Longing’ and colour in Germany
Longing: blue 27%, green 13%, purple 10%, ... Heller E. (1989)
Cold and warm colours
The distinction between cold and warm colours is very old, rooted in the language about colours (Berlin & Kay, 1969) and is perceptually important. Psychological research at the University of Padua into the cold / warm qualities of colours shows that the subjective colour temperature experience changes abruptly when the limit of the hue values … Continue reading Cold and warm colours
Purple, anxiety and tension.
The association of purple with strong internalization of affect, anxiety and tension seems supported by findings of elevated purple in a number of psychopathological groups. Schaie, K. W., 1966