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It has been often described on Chromophilia how colours reflect emotions and the choices in hues can mirror our state of mind or attitudes. If fashion is a language, colour is one of its main means of expression.
Apparently, in the future technology will lead to a point where not just colour, but the whole garment will be able to act as a medium to display the wearer’s emotions and feelings.
“Philips has developed a series of dynamic garments as part of the ongoing SKIN exploration research into the area known as ‘emotional sensing’. The aim is to demonstrate how electronics can be incorporated into fabrics and garments in order to express the emotions and personality of the wearer. Continue reading ‘Emotional Dress’
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Archive for March, 2007
Yesterday I went to see the exhibition Face of Fashion at the National Portrait Gallery in London (open until 28 May 2007). Beautiful pictures of Paolo Roversi, Mario Sorrenti and other fashion photographers, definitely a good show.
Afterwards I was walking around Neil street and noticed Mango’s shop window. PANTONE BAGS! I guess stools were not enough.
[photo by giovanna]
Today Tita and I should have gone to Optronica to see this
PROJECTED LIGHT & COLOUR: EARLY VISUAL MUSIC COLOUR ORGANS & LIGHT SHOWS
Unfortunately I feel very tired after yesterday (it’s San Patrick’s fault) and we couldn’t make it. However I still think the programme of the talk is very interesting.
“From the first known colour organ experiments in the 1700s, to Oskar Fischinger’s multiple projector light shows of the mid 1920s, through to some legendary 1960s light shows; key examples of visual music’s long, rich but little known history will be explored in this talk. Presented by Cindy Keefer from the LA based Center for Visual Music and illustrated by slides and rare film footage, the talk contextualises colour organs and light shows as precursors to modern VJ and audiovisual culture. Continue reading ‘Projected Light & Colour at Optronica’
Creativity Mobilization Technique
“Art is the plank after the shipwreck, that saves someone…”
—Constantin Brancusi
A nonverbal process-oriented method involving work with brush, paint, and paper that attempts to activate functions essential for various types of creative activities. This method is based on the effects of painting with carefully chosen colours in order to affect the subconscious mind.This allows releasing projections and creative blocs…
it works and it’s fun.
That is why I decided to start an online test group!
To know more email me at: joanna@chromophilia.eu
My friend Francesca has just posted on Neural an interesting review about Spin Cycle, a turntable that allows the user to navigate color and aural spaces by Spencer Kiser.
“It’s a plain ordinary turntable, surmounted by a webcam. On the same turntable, there are some colored plexiglass discs (shoot by the camera). Depending on chromatic combinations and on the dj’s juxtapositions, sounds are produced. During the performance the resulting chromatic mix is projected onto a wall or on a computer monitor while the sounds are played in the same environment. Continue reading ‘Spin Cycle, color turntable’
image by thomasmau
I have been thinking a great deal lately about the environment. Especially now when Chromophilia is going fashion it seems natural to consider all aspects of environmental pollution related to making the garments and by… dying them in colours. Continue reading ‘Colours and environment’
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