Learn More: Resources and Other Color Projects

Color has been a hot topic of research and debate for artists, theorists and intellectuals, far longer than my own interest in the subject. Here are just a few external projects and resources based on color that I gained inspiration from.

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The Pink and Blue Project - Jeongmee Yoon

In 2005, Korean photographer Jeongmee Yoon captured the possessions and bedrooms of young boys and girls in Seoul, South Korea. Titled "The Pink and Blue Project", Yoon's images showed the sharp discrepancy between genders: pink for girls and blue for boys. Her study has been reviewed and praised by National Geographic and other journals for demonstrating this notion of gendered color. The project has been turned into a book and translated into English (found here).

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The Secret Lives of Color - Kassia St. Clair

This book has some fascinating insights and historical context on the influence and of colors and their various dubbed shades. St. Clair is a passionate advocate for the beauty and eccentricity of color. "I fell in love with colors the way most people fall in love: while concentrating on something else," she writes in the preface about her journey of discovering the world of color. The Secret Lives of Color takes you back in time to the deepest origins and histories of color, as well as reflects on modern-day implications of age-old color associations. 

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The "Nude" Controversy

One of contemporary minimalist fashion's hottest (and most controversial) shades has been put to the test for its racially typified name, "nude", that only allows the definition to fit Caucasian skin. The L.A. Times, The NY Times, and BBC are just a few media sources to debate the ethical and political definition of the term. 

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