Art of the Issue

Captivation: An Exploration in Chromatics

By Mayah Pico

Captivation: An Exploration in Chromatics

By Mayah Pico

What determines the pigments we see? How does colour affect our reality? From the anatomy of the eye to the occipital lobe a vastly complex yet seemingly effortless process is carried out by the brain. Images and wavelengths of light from the outer world are processed internally; as a result, the perception of colour allows us to discern one subject/object from the next. On a psychological level, colours within a given context maintain the ability to trigger specific emotional states. This piece is an attempt at tracing a thread of chromatic through the psyche-inviting viewers to question the role of colour in relation to their own lived experience.