Category: Color

01/03/2015 #blackandblue | #thedress | #whiteandgold | blue and black or white and gold | blue lighting | original dress | science behind dress color | the dress controversy | wave-length Feitosa-Santana

The Polemica do Vestido teaches: We see what we think!

If you prefer a short version, read  The dress color went viral. Everyone fussing over whether the dress is gold-and-white or blue-and-black. Caitlin McNeil, the owner of the dress and the photo that originated the discussion, has already revealed that the dress is blue-and-black, but the discussion doesn’t stop because now people want to understand […]

13/07/2013 chicago museum of science | Color is in the Brain | education | entertainment | Isaac Newton Light and Color | john werner | physical stimulus | science | science for lay people | visual stimulus | wavelengths of light Feitosa-Santana

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago: Review

According to the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL) “the color of an object is determined by the specific wavelengths of lights that it absorbs and reflects” but THIS IS NOT TRUE. This wrong definition is presented in the Color Booth and situated in the Science Storm Exhibition. Here are some explanations about why color […]

13/05/2013 colored man | human-rights | politics | society | white brother | Who is the Colored Man Feitosa-Santana

Who is the Colored Man? By Léopold Sédar Senghor

Dear white brother, When I was born, I was black, When I grew up, I was black, When I am in the sun, I am black, When I am sick, I am black, When I die, I will be black. While you, white man, When you were born, you were pink, When you grew up, […]

30/12/2012 arts | illustration | Vogel Contemporary Art Collection Feitosa-Santana

Herb & Dorothy

“A couple of very modest means manages to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.” pbs.org “It all began in a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan… An art collection built by a postal clerk and a librarian that has now spread throughout America.” They have spent their lives paying the bills with […]