The blues are a feeling not associated with the color blue at all.
Blue as a color is often considered as trust, loyalty, confidence, intelligence, faith, or wisdom. The feelings have depth and stability in their meaning. Since blue is thought to be beneficial to the mind the color would not be found in paintings that provide a "sad" feeling.
Red and black would be the colors most associated with feelings of sadness or at least have negative connotations. Red can mean war, while black can be death. Though the concepts of what meanings or feelings are associated with colors can be varied from person to person, and black and red do not have to make one feel sad or the blues, they tend to be associated that way.
In a painting, a person will most often feel sadness by the expressions. For example, if the paintings are of people the expressions of those people may provide the feeling of the blues over what colors they are painted in or that are around them. Black and white can also lend to feelings of the blues.
Given that the author of the statement in question believes the color blue is needed to feel the blues the statement is flawed. It is not always color that lends to the feelings of sadness, but more what is depicted in the painting. Without more information one cannot argue any further about what may make people sad when it comes to the paintings.
- The argument in the question is based on a false assumption that the "blues" is related to the color blue.
Blue as a color is often considered as trust, loyalty, confidence, intelligence, faith, or wisdom. The feelings have depth and stability in their meaning. Since blue is thought to be beneficial to the mind the color would not be found in paintings that provide a "sad" feeling.
Red and black would be the colors most associated with feelings of sadness or at least have negative connotations. Red can mean war, while black can be death. Though the concepts of what meanings or feelings are associated with colors can be varied from person to person, and black and red do not have to make one feel sad or the blues, they tend to be associated that way.
In a painting, a person will most often feel sadness by the expressions. For example, if the paintings are of people the expressions of those people may provide the feeling of the blues over what colors they are painted in or that are around them. Black and white can also lend to feelings of the blues.
Given that the author of the statement in question believes the color blue is needed to feel the blues the statement is flawed. It is not always color that lends to the feelings of sadness, but more what is depicted in the painting. Without more information one cannot argue any further about what may make people sad when it comes to the paintings.
