How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we are somewhat limited in the proper use of color in rooms.
Van Day TruexInteriors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two!
Van Day TruexToo many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration.
Van Day TruexBetter rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.
Van Day TruexThe overscaled compositions being produced by so many abstract painters, which are full of movement and use of color, are ideal example, ideal transformations of an entire wall and entire room.... There is no denying that one of the major attractions of these successful large compositions is their structural decorative use in the contemporary scene... That these large canvases can be superbly decorative may not be considered complimentary by some of the artists involved.
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