read a book called "解讀繽紛的色彩世界" by 張明
it's about how colors relate to the enivornment, culture and human
some of them are quite interesting
for example there's a chapter talking about the mask of chinese opera
the makeup is a combination between reality and symbolism
it presents the type, characteristics, status, age, etc. of the character in a exaggerated way
the following are some examples:
1. Purple: clarm, honest, determined
2. Red: brave, strong, loyal
3. White: sinister, deceiful
3. Blue: Strong, boorish, brave, rebel
5. Black: tough, brave, bluff, rash, justice
6. Green: brave, tyrannical, hot-tempered, violent
7. Yellow: fierce, cruel, insidious
8. Grey: elderly
9. Gold/Silver: god/ghost/Buddha
More examples:
However, the above are just some examples. The use of colors is very flexible and sometimes the colors may used to present different meanings.
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