March 13, 2005 The Revolution Will Be Colorized By THOMAS VINCIGUERRA
... Lately, it seems, you can't have a decent political upheaval unless you color it in. The pro-democracy movement that recently swept Ukraine was famously known as the Orange Revolution, after its emblematic hue. When Iraqi voters dipped their fingers in purple ink last month to signify that they had cast their ballots, President Bush declared a Purple Revolution.
In Iran, the revolution is pink. Fed up with their theocratic government's strict laws, many Iranian women are silently rebelling by shucking the Islamic sartorial strictures. Instead, they are flaunting their femininity with hot pink coats, sweaters, head scarves and bags....
Karen Beckwith, a political science professor at Wooster College of Ohio and an authority on comparative political movements, thinks that color is a uniquely effective weapon.
"How does the state respond to it?" she asked. "It's very hard to defeat. ...
Experts agree that if you're going to tint your uprising, bold is the way to go. "I would caution any revolutionary not to choose mauve," said John Mincarelli, a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. "It's too washed out. Is it pink? Is it gray?"
He also advised: "Avoid puce at all costs. It's a brown and red combination that's neither here nor there. Even the name sounds awful." ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/weekinreview/13vince.html>
Carl
Colour in sky Prussian blue Scarlet fleece changes hue Crimson ball sinks from view ... Color sky Havana lake Color sky rose carmethene Alizarin crimson ...
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