WEEK #5 - Diana Herrera - Sensual Colors? Oh My!

 Sensual by definition is the gratification of the sense and physical pleasure. For me as an artist, I find this sensuality in color. Color heightens my senses of touch and sight with a load of overwhelming emotions, just as much as sharp shadows and textures of light heighten my sense tactile imagination. I get this spur of deepening emotions when I see saturate colors in my surrounds, especially with colored lights. I can feel the colors on my skin. It gives me goosebumps and chills. It feels as if I am swimming in a pool of overwhelming passion for the colors my eyes consume. The heightening of senses can be equivalent to eating your favorite food with overpowering satisfying flavor, like that first bite into a taco with lime and salsa. The taste buds on my tongue quiver in pleasure.

For these reasons mentioned, I love playing and incorporating color in my lighting designs and why I become tremendously thrilled when I attend theatrical events. Bold choices like these are able to transform a simple space into a new world of imagination and feeling. Whenever the holiday season arrives, I get a kick out of having the power to transform a plain common space into a new atmosphere by using colored lighting. With a simple color palette, I am able to create a new environment in my bedroom as seen in the images provided below. Depending on the colors used in the space, my body will have different responses. For example, the warm color palette in my bedroom of rich amber, purple, and magenta provide this new level of meditation of warmth and relaxation. If I were to use warm twinkling Christmas lights in my room, the space would be transformed into a magical world making it feel like a calmer candle-lit space where calm waters can be found. Whereas if I use cool blue tones, the space will make my mind feel cold and lost in a floating cloud with nowhere to hide. Is being able to feel color considered a superpower?