Matrix: Contemporary Printmaking - Museum of Fine Arts - Florida ...
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FALL 2009<br />
LESSON PLAN<br />
Green: Color <strong>of</strong> nature. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness,<br />
and fertility.<br />
Grey: Grey combines opposite colors and can be a natural and balanced<br />
color.It can also symbolize a dark or depressed mood. Usually grey<br />
is a color seen in storm clouds and some metals.<br />
Purple: Color which combines blue and red. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes power,<br />
nobility, luxury and ambition.<br />
Blue: Color <strong>of</strong> sky and sea. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes trust, wisdom, loyalty,<br />
intelligence, and faith.<br />
White: Color <strong>of</strong> pefection. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes light, goodness, innocence<br />
and purity.<br />
Black: Often the color <strong>of</strong> mystery, power, elegence, formality, and death.<br />
Discussion Questions:<br />
1. Do you think color choices decide the atmosphere <strong>of</strong> the artworks<br />
discussed in worksheet #1? Describe the colors you see.<br />
2. Can you determine what different colors mean to each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
artists?<br />
3. If you were the artist, which colors would you use to depict the<br />
same topic?<br />
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