Color of Feelings

by Utkrishta Mulmi

Theater, Language, Photography, Art all rolled in one.

Hippy and happy photographed by Utu.

Our language class today was quite different. We discussed, enacted, colors and connected them to emotions. Pallav sir named a color and we had to figure out the feeling that it was connected to.

 

All smilies photographed by Anita.

Pink = happy

I feel in the pink today, I cannot stop from breaking out in smiles.

In the pink means happiness and or healthiness, physically and emotionally. Someone in the pink may be smiling, look radiant and especially attractive.

Two angries photographed by Utu.

Red = Anger

He saw red: as in he was very angry.

Red is a bright, warm colour that evokes strong emotions. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It is associated with intense, angry feelings and passion as in love.

Blue = Sadness

I feel blue today. My best friend has gone abroad.

If you feel blue, you are feeling sad or unwell, mainly associated with depression or unhappiness. The use of blue to mean “sad” dates from the late 1300s. There are many references as to where this expression came from.

The sad face photographed by Eena.

Yellow = Cowardice

The cowboy said of the outlaw, “He is a yellow bellied bully.”

To be yellow is to be cowardly or easily scared. If you're yellow-bellied, you're not brave. It's the kind of word cowboys use, partner. This word originally applied to birds that literally have a yellow belly, like the yellow-bellied sapsucker.

Sick, yuck, yok photographed by Eena.

Green = Illness or Envy

The ride was so shaky that she felt quite green at the end of it.

Ram was green with envy.

Full of desire for someone else’s possessions. Shakespeare described envy as the green sickness but the current phrase, dating from the mid-1800s, is the one most often heard.

Grey = Depressed

It’s a grey world today. There is no rejoicing in it.

Grey can mean ongoing unhappiness or depression. Mist, lack of sun, lack of light and warmth describes grey. It also means lack of hope.

Depressed? Not really, more like annoyed by Anita and Eena.

Black = evil or mourning

The villain had a black heart. She wore black.

Black is associated with evil or death.  To have a bad heart that is no good or to have ill feeling and evil intent. In Nepal and India when people die, people wear white signifying recovery and the cleansing of the soul. In the West when there is death, people wear black to signify sorrow and mourning.

Pretending by Utu.

Purple = luxury, royalty

While not a popular saying, the purple dye and cloth was coveted by the royalty of England who declared anyone else but the kings and queens wearing purple would result in death penalty. Part of the evidence in sentencing to death an adversary of Henry the VIII was him wearing purple without belonging to the royalty.

White = shocked, pure

That’s very white of you. Thank you for this.

She was white, as if she had seen a ghost.

White is associated with light, goodness, innocence, and purity. It is considered to be the colour of perfection. White means safety, purity, and cleanliness. As opposed to black, white usually has a positive connotation.

Ooooer, what did I seeeee? by Anita.