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Color symbolism. Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology refers to the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [ 1] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [ 2] The same color may have very different ...
Two men using the hanky code. In the 1970s, the modern handkerchief (or hanky) code emerged in the form of bandanas, worn in back pockets, in colors that signaled sexual interests, fetishes, and if the wearer was a "top" or "bottom". [85] [86] It was popular among the gay leather community of the United States [87] and the cruising scene more ...
A completed nonogram of the letter "W" from the Wikipedia logo. Nonograms, also known as Hanjie, Paint by Numbers, Picross, Griddlers, and Pic-a-Pix are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the edges of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle, the numbers are a form of ...
Design by Yoora Kim. When you see posters and graphics related to Black History Month, chances are you'll see them designed with the same four colors: red, black, green, and gold. These colors are ...
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) is a famous Black female artist with a knack for combining abstract and figurative styles, plus African and Mexican art traditions, to create sculptures and prints ...
Color theory. Color theory, or more specifically traditional color theory, is the historical body of knowledge describing the behavior of colors, namely in color mixing, color contrast effects, color harmony, color schemes and color symbolism. [ 1] Modern color theory is generally referred to as Color science.
African Americans. African-American art is a broad term describing visual art created by African Americans. The range of art they have created, and are continuing to create, over more than two centuries is as varied as the artists themselves. [ 1] Some have drawn on cultural traditions in Africa, and other parts of the world where the Black ...
Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs ( lit. 'Decorative Arts' ), [ 1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I ), [ 2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and ...