Mark Rothko Complementary Colors What are Complementary Colors

What are Complementary Colors? Colors which lie directly across from each other on the

The major Complementary Colors consist of the three Primaries and their Secondaries: (Primary) (Secondary)

Every color has a complement. Complementary Colors can complement, enhance and balance each other.

Andy Warhol commissioned work of Muhammed Ali

Hindu Deities Krishna and Radha in a Grove, 1780. (gouache on paper) Persian Miniature

3 Properties of Color 1) VALUE 2) HUE 3) SATURATION / INTENSITY

3 Properties of Color 3) SATURATION / INTENSITY

Complementary Colors can also neutralize or cancel each other out. When mixed together, their

Willem de Kooning Seated Woman oil and charcoal / board 54" x 36" 1940

Complementary Color combinations found outside the Fine Art world…

ALBERS’ COLOR RELATIVITY: The 3 Principles of Color Interaction 1. Light/Dark Value Contrast 2.

ALBERS’ COLOR RELATIVITY: The 3 rd Principle of Color Interaction 3. Subtraction

Principle 1 & 2: LIGHT/DARK CONTRAST & SUBTRACTION

Principle 3 COMPLEMENTARY REACTION/EFFECT

Principle 3: COMPLEMENTARY REACTION OR EFFECT Our eye “seeks” the complement of any given

Exercises: Work time on 2 RE-Master Paintings *Collect Apocalypstick written responses… DUE NEXT WEEK:

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Mark Rothko

Complementary Colors

What are Complementary Colors? Colors which lie directly across from each other on the color wheel. Also called Color Dyads, since they’re in pairs.

The major Complementary Colors consist of the three Primaries and their Secondaries: (Primary) (Secondary) Red Green Yellow Violet Blue Orange

Every color has a complement. Complementary Colors can complement, enhance and balance each other. They produce the highest color contrast (after Black & White). Their INTENSITY is heightened when paired alongside each other. BUT…

Andy Warhol commissioned work of Muhammed Ali

Katy Grannan’s Cassandra

Hindu Deities Krishna and Radha in a Grove, 1780. (gouache on paper) Persian Miniature Painting

3 Properties of Color 1) VALUE 2) HUE 3) SATURATION / INTENSITY

3 Properties of Color 3) SATURATION / INTENSITY

Complementary Colors can also neutralize or cancel each other out. When mixed together, their original INTENSITY is suppressed, leading us to Chromatic Neutral Grays… Soon Y. Warren (watercolor)

Willem de Kooning Seated Woman oil and charcoal / board 54" x 36" 1940

La Fenetre Ouverte, 1921

Complementary Color combinations found outside the Fine Art world…

Jack Lenor Larsen’s Red Garden

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And in sports!

ALBERS’ COLOR RELATIVITY: The 3 Principles of Color Interaction 1. Light/Dark Value Contrast 2. Complementary Reaction or Effect 3. Subtraction

ALBERS’ COLOR RELATIVITY: The 3 rd Principle of Color Interaction 3. Subtraction

Principle 1: LIGHT/DARK CONTRAST

Principle 1 & 2: LIGHT/DARK CONTRAST & SUBTRACTION

Principle 3 COMPLEMENTARY REACTION/EFFECT

Principle 3: COMPLEMENTARY REACTION OR EFFECT Our eye “seeks” the complement of any given color. For example, you’re staring at a red stop sign for a long period of time…your RGB photoreceptors grow tired, namely the Rreceptor. Therefore, G-receptor comes to the rescue and “appears” to give the R-receptor a break.

Jessica Stockholder Interview Art: 21

Exercises: Work time on 2 RE-Master Paintings *Collect Apocalypstick written responses… DUE NEXT WEEK: -2 RE-MASTER Painting / Collage: Achromatic & Monochromatic