Class Reflection September 25

This lecture revealed the complex nature of colour. Human systems incorporate colour through cultural, architectural, and personal relationships. Colour is also deeply tied to natural systems, whose landscapes we borrow for inspiration in our built environments. Vaike gave a history of several colours including ochre, which aboriginals in western Australia believed represented ancestors who rose out of the mud at the beginning of time. The dies for this ochre literally came from natural elements while the mythologies behind the colour were also tied to natural systems. The human aura demonstrates the connection between human physical and emotional relationships to colour. This lecture made me aware of the interrelationship between human and natural systems and colour, which should be considered in our designs.