Food and color is a subject that can be taken in so many different directions. When I think of food, I immediately relate it to color. Green foods are typically healthy, blue foods remind me of children and red foods makes me think of spicy. Food can be related to color, because that is an easy way for people to justify one type from another. The color of foods also attract or detract people from consuming it. I like the vibrant colors of candy, but wouldn't pick up bread that had green on it. Considering this idea, I think that it would be interesting to have groups of food items sorted solely by color. It is interesting to see a large group of foods connected by a factor such as color. For an artwork, the viewer would be able to pull apart what they like in their mind and could be quite captivating. Many different types of foods combined with one another by color would also be visually appealing. There would be many different shades of a certain color all next to each other and could make a very interesting piece.
I think that making an artwork by using one color scheme per work that is created by foods would be visually beautiful. Not only are there many different shades, but also a variety of textures that would be next to one another. People tend to be drawn into bright colors, in which a single piece with bright reds would catch the attention of the viewer. The texture mixed in with the color would most definitely have many interesting elements. As far as constructing an actual piece with color and food, I think that a large photograph taken of a set that is created would be very captivating. A large focused image would pick up on every detail and spec of color.
Once again, you make some really valid points and give us something interesting to think about. I thought about what you wrote and it really made me think about what kinds of healthy food we associate with color. It truly made me think about how I should add some color to my palette, no pun intended, I generally eat really boring looking food that is almost colorless. I think that if I actually spent time on adding color to my diet I would probably be healthier and it’s probably that easy. And I agree That a project that focused on different shades and tints of food would be really interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like your last idea in your blog, which says that you would like to see a large, detailed, close-up image of a type of food would be beautiful to look at. I've seen examples of work like this, but they were done in black and white photography- so I think doing them in color would bring a whole other aspect to them. I think this is definitely an approach that Sarah could take for the next step of her project/series.
ReplyDeleteTo reiterate what Amanda has said, the close up images of food would be really beautiful to look at. I have seen some of this done through macro photography, and the results really are beautiful in color and texture. It would be interesting to see how these close up images might relate to my work with food and color, possibly relating them back to landscapes as well. I intend to use it as a jumping off point for the second part of my project.
ReplyDeleteFood tend to have patterns and are often symmetrical. They are compositionally convenient for our artistic eye. That may be why we are attracted to them. I find it strange that we sometimes eat food that does not look appealing. Like pumpkins, sushi, squash, sardines, etc. I guess it is just personal preference.
ReplyDeleteYou made good points in telling about how you associate different foods with colors as well as textures. I think this is exactly what Sarah's idea played heavily upon. She did use the colors of the food, but without the texture, we might not have known it was an actual image of the fruit of vegetable. I think that says a lot in our perceptions of things, and I thought it was very interesting to take note of for this project.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you related what each color reminds you of, and brought that into what food reminds you of too. The look of food determines highly what we tend to do with it. Like you pointed out, you wouldn't eat a piece of bread that had green on it. Just like you wouldn't eat an banana that was brown.
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