The Imperial Palace in Beijing, China is a typical architecture which demonstrates a colour combination technique. In Chinese culture, the Imperial Palace was made up of the best materials and contains the colour which symbolises power and wealth (Wu, 2016). The Imperial Palace in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, implies symbolic meaning which is related to Chinese traditional culture. The following content will focus on the analysis of one colour combination technique the Forbidden City applied through its related culture symbolization, strengths and weaknesses and suggestions to improve this technique.
In general, yellow and red are the two dominant colours in the Forbidden City (Bushell, 2009) which have bright symbolizations.
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This makes the yellow roofs looks brighter and shining (O'Regan, 1992). Yellow was the colour of Imperial China which symbolises power, royalty and prosperity in traditional Chinese culture (CM, 2016). In the Book of Changes, yellow corresponds with earth and earth is the middle of the Chinese five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth). Thus, since ancient time, the colour yellow has been regarded as the most fabulous colour (AI, 2016). The yellow roofs have a significant contrast with blue sky visually and also is correlated with Chinese traditional culture. In Chinese culture, blue represents the wood element which symbolises immortality and advancement (CM, 2016). To the imperial family in ancient China, the yellow roofs under blue sky symbolises that the imperial family is supreme, powerful and wealthy of emperors and also represents the expectation of the imperial family that the dynasty would develop in a prosperous …show more content…
For example, the complementary colours of red and green have a high requirement of proportion luminance and of colours, otherwise, it would give people a feeling of rejection (ADVT, 2016). In the Forbidden City, all the walls are in vermilion which is the main colour of it while green plays a minor role but also important. It is mostly used in decorations and architraves which are not dominant but indispensable. If the proportion of red and green changes, for example, if there were plenty of decorations and all of those were in green not other colours, then green occupied a greater proportion than what it has now, the whole picture would be imbalanced. People might feel exhausted and confused since red and green are too bright to identify which is the main. Besides, in the Imperial Palace, the red walls are of high saturation and luminance, if the saturation of green roofs and decorations were higher, then those would attract people’s eyes. Nevertheless, all green roofs and decorations are used to set off the red walls which is the main part, if they were brighter, the picture would be incompatible, the characteristic of red walls would be less apparent. It would also reduce people’s excitement since it looks unharmonious and would look dirty. Thus, the application of contrasting colours such as red and green highly
Gender and Race play the most prominent role in the criminal justice system. As seen in the movie Central Park 5, five African American boys were charged with the rape of the a white women. In class decision we’ve discussed how the media explodes when it reports cross-racial crimes. The Central Park 5 were known everywhere and even terms were being made up during the process such as wilding. Also, during one of the class discussions it was brought up that victims of crime are of the same race of the perpetrator. However, the media likes to sensationalize crime of the victim being of a different race, because it makes for a good story. By doing this, the media does create more of a division of race. As seen in the video Donald Trump was trying
There is a great art that can be found in being able to describe the world of an ancient civilization. Especially in one where large man made walls form because of the creases of a sleeping dragon’s back, or that the layout of the fields and streams of a small village create the image of a galloping unicorn when looked from up above. Yet, this is Imperial China, or as Barry Hughhart writes in his Novel Bridge of Birds, “an Ancient China that Never Was” (Hughhart 1984). This novel explores the history and the world of Ancient China, and the tales of the people who have walked across the land. Offering a summary of the book, we will be able to analyze
Throughout the story, many different colors are used. Every color in the rainbow can be seen throughout the story. One major example is the yellow brick road the Dorthy has to travel down in order to get the the Land of Oz. The color yellow is interpreted in many different ways by different people. To me the color yellow symbolizes happiness and joy. The yellow brick road is what leads Dorthy and her friends to the magical wizard, and once they reach him I am sure that they will be filled with joy and happiness. I remember that the color yellow symbolizes joy by thinking of the sun, which starts a new day and
The color blue is mentioned in different ways and represents more than one meaning depending upon the interpretation. Blue is used when Fitzgerald introduces the eyes of doctor T.J. Eckleburg on a billboard in the vall...
Secondly, Emperor Huizong was a patron of arts and in his painting academy he highlighted 3 aspects of painting: realism, systematic study, and poetic idea. (source dri buku yg foto di library) These 3 aspects were clearly shown in Cranes above Kaifeng: Auspicious Cranes which indicates the amount of control Emperor Huizong had on the visualization of auspicious events.
Red is by far the most used color in this book. It is used so much because it has so many meanings. The color red is interchangeable with the colors crimson, ruby, blood, and rose. Red comes in various shades too, but with each different shade comes a different meaning. There is light red, pink, dark red, and
In terms of colours, the white colour dominates in this painting. It signifies purity, freedom and change. In the past the rulers have dominated over the people but now the prevailing power is in the hands of the peasants. The large green leaves, echoing the horse`s mane in the painting symbolise the revival of the human mind and notify of the arriving change in people`s lives.
Colors, are something to be determine, not just colors, they mean many things depending on the way people analyze them. Colors are important in life, not only in life but also in books. One book that really describes that is The Great Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, colors represent many different things. One of the major colors are yellow and gold. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes these colors and associates them with different things. For example, gold represents real wealth and yellow represents fake gold. Fitzgerald associates colors with different things by really describing them in depth. For example, the green light at Daisy’s is just a green light, but Fitzgerald made it so that it would represent much more than that and that is what made The Great Gatsby such a great novel. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald associates yellow and gold in depth with different things. In life people sometimes make bad decisions and do bad things to gain money. Very similar to the novel, where Jay Gatsby gains money from bad ways, while he could have gained it from good ways.
The use of color inside the house is symbolic of the mood. The almost yellow fluorescent lighting is ironic when compared to the first image of the painting since the painting had set the expectations of an enthusiastic film. The yellow tint throughout the house is also conflicting since yellow is known to be a luminous color. Yellow usually represents happiness and warmth, which are emotions that are lacking in the Bishop household. The dim lighting also mirrors the gloomy and dark weather outside.
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The colour grey in the Valley of Ashes symbolizes all of the corruption, while the colour blue represents the reality that is blinded throughout the plot, and green represents all of the jealousy and envy. In the end, the colours have a lot of important significance to the book, just as certain colours may have importance to people. Work Cited for: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 2013.
Repetition of the word green can be seen throughout the narrative. Green represents powerful emotions such as lust. jealousy, envy, anger and cunning. Green is an effective and certainly a dominant color. Green represents life through the color of nature.
It is a benchmark for development of ancient Chinese palaces, and it provides insight into China’s ritualistic traditions, and legal proceedings. Its layout is very urban, since it is based symmetrically around a central axis, and it spreads out over a large area. Subsequent dynasties have used the Forbidden City as a reference point when constructing other similar palaces, showing that it was still considered very significant to China’s history. It is a remarkable representation of a variation of beliefs brought together into one large palace, and as such, it is a testimony to the history of the Ming dynasty, and its influence on Chinese
Have you ever wondered why yellow makes you irritated? Why purple makes you feel happy? Why green calms you? Why orange helps you feel energized? Many people think that colors are just colors. But in reality, colors have been useful throughout the years as they have an huge impact on our lives. Many of us need to be aware of colors that surround us in everyday life.
Gold represents understanding, respect, virtue, majesty, and generosity. My family is all about supporting and respecting each other, that’s why I chose this color. Blue means strength and loyalty, my sister is especially loyal to me. Red is the meaning of eagerness to serve one country, although we didn’t serve the country, but we always volunteer and help whoever needed help.