CERAMICS, oh yea!

The reading for this week entitled, Hanunoo was very interesting to me. I was very fascinated with the in depth discussion about color from various scholars. Previously I had not given much thought to the intricacy of color; however, after reading this article I became aware of the unimaginable complexities involved in the debate of color. The beginning of the article which discusses color as abstract and formless was a very enchanting concept. I enjoyed that color is regarded by some as a remote or original state of being as well as part of the unconscious mind. Another part of the article that I found to be beautifully descriptive was the portion involving speechlessness. The article describes color as being one of the few things that can move someone to the point beyond language, an idea I found to be quite truthful. I enjoyed also the debate regarding whether colors exist at all. It was interesting to find out that there are so few names for the basic colors in different cultures. I also enjoyed that different cultures divide the colors into different basic categories. Overall, I found that this article gave me a different perspective on the concept of colors. I found the theories to be well supported and very informational.