While I'm reading Josef Albers's color studies, I'm especially aware of the influence of color everywhere. Here are some examples from a recent walk:
Road crew markings. I suspect the color choices signify technical specifications, but it is fun to think the guy with the spray cans has been reading Albers, too.
I love the contrast of the hot pinks against the strong, neutral grays.
Lovely. Now, how can I mix this exact shade of vibrant blue?
Earth tones, naturally.
So many shades of gray! And that nice hot pink again for eye catching contrast. Just a little bit does the trick.
I like your street art observations. "Road crew art," is rather systematically rendered by the Underground Services Alert (USA) process. You'll like their site's presentation http://www.digalert.org/
ReplyDeleteI reference it in my "Our Boys in Orange" post to Signal Hill Voices http://bit.ly/a37N0U
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Blue is for water, yellow electrical. Albers probably selected the colors.
ReplyDeleteGood research, Richard. Or if it was not Albers, it was someone who had a good knowledge of color theory. Such a good example of how visual literacy can be put to use in many fields.
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