I love this: "The idea here is that the very notion of a code is to be cut out, meaning that color is invoked so as to loosen the restraint of coding." To get beyond the meanings we ascribe to things all day long, which for me begins the moment I wake up, before I even open my eyes, and already hear a voice in my head making judgments about my life, my anticipated day. Thank you for proposing this practice, Sal.
I also loved this line “Could we not say, therefore, that with the color walk we are alerted to the singular and beautiful fact that color itself walks?” which reminded me of Dogen and walking mountains.
You have inspired me to add this exercise to my daily scent walks Sal! I’m so curious to experience the varying smells of a particular color - how does the smell of a red rose differ from the smell of a red leaf in autumn. Brilliant exercise! As always, thank you for your continued inspiration!
i had no idea this was a "thing." I've started doing this in the last couple of months with all the greens I see in the parks, and there are so many greens! It's a very soothing practice.
Thank you, Sal. This is a lovely way to take a walk. Back in the days when I lived in Oregon I was taken with the Albers book The Interaction of Color. I used to love gazing at the various combinations and trying to "see" the colors independent of their surroundings. When I came to New York and saw the squares at MoMa, I felt that they were holy objects. Maybe I forgot all this, but taking a color walk is a reminder of sorts.
Love this. A while back I was given a tip to do this to help me focus when I’m being very ADHD. I’m glad for the reminder to do it again.
Lovely to hear, Maj-Britt. I’ll try this out for time when I need focus as well.
oh I love this as a tactic for recapturing focus for us adhd people!
Also, this creatively amplifies the original suggestion i was given, which was about counting.
One thing I also do sometimes is to work my way from the darkest thing I can see towards the brightest.
Another good one for the repertoire. Thanks.
Yes. I intuitively do this , especially in times of higher stress. You've given me another layer to add to yh intentionally of the practice
Amazing to hear, Cynthia!
I love this: "The idea here is that the very notion of a code is to be cut out, meaning that color is invoked so as to loosen the restraint of coding." To get beyond the meanings we ascribe to things all day long, which for me begins the moment I wake up, before I even open my eyes, and already hear a voice in my head making judgments about my life, my anticipated day. Thank you for proposing this practice, Sal.
Thank you for that, Bonnie!
I also loved this line “Could we not say, therefore, that with the color walk we are alerted to the singular and beautiful fact that color itself walks?” which reminded me of Dogen and walking mountains.
this is beautiful
You have inspired me to add this exercise to my daily scent walks Sal! I’m so curious to experience the varying smells of a particular color - how does the smell of a red rose differ from the smell of a red leaf in autumn. Brilliant exercise! As always, thank you for your continued inspiration!
I have to try some scent walks, myself!
Sal, I love this! I don't think I've ever walked and really looked for specific colors and now I must try it!
Your photos seem so alert to color. I’m always struck by that quality in your work.
i had no idea this was a "thing." I've started doing this in the last couple of months with all the greens I see in the parks, and there are so many greens! It's a very soothing practice.
I was doing this yesterday while walking across Central Park — so many greens!
I love this idea and am going to try it out this weekend. Thank you!
Thank you, Sal. This is a lovely way to take a walk. Back in the days when I lived in Oregon I was taken with the Albers book The Interaction of Color. I used to love gazing at the various combinations and trying to "see" the colors independent of their surroundings. When I came to New York and saw the squares at MoMa, I felt that they were holy objects. Maybe I forgot all this, but taking a color walk is a reminder of sorts.
Love this idea