secret lives of color

"Color is the fruit of life." - Guillaume Apollinaire Author: Kassia St. Clair The sensory elements of our world, especially color, tell us so much about ourselves, about one another, about culture, and about the natural world. Colors affect our moods and even our value judgements. Kassia St Clair knows this about color – that it is an entire cosmos in and of itself: that it has defined groups of people (positively and negatively), that it has marked wealth and poverty, driven trends, and showcased everything from religious fever to taste. Colors have started and influenced the outcomes of wars, warned of [...]