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Blue, the color of creativity

Dior, as part of the promotion of its new ready-to-wear collection, has released a video of Professor Michel Pastoureau, a renowned symbolist, who talks about the meaning of the color blue throughout the ages.

I read his book Bleu a few years ago. A book that I recommend! We realize how religion and society have influenced the perception of this color, which went from a total lack of love to a certain craze these days.

"[In Roman times], having blue eyes was almost a physical disgrace. In women, it was the mark of an unvirtuous nature; in men, it was an effeminate, barbaric or ridiculous trait " - Michel Pastoureau

I love colors. I love learning about their symbolism. This may seem strange given the narrow color palette I use in my images.

This reminds me of another book, L'Etonnant pouvoir des couleurs by Jean-Gabriel Causse, a color designer. It was in this book that I first heard about Feng Shui, a practice that is now part of my daily life.

Besides the virtues of blue in Feng Shui, scientific studies qualify it as the color of creativity and it has inspired many artists.

Bleu by Michel Pastoureau on Amazon
L'Etonnant pouvoir des couleurs by Jean-Gabriel Causse on Amazon

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