Colored Chairs

I really liked what Mary Stewart wrote in our textbook about color and the reactions that are evoked from certain colors. Following Stewart's explanation about red, yellow, and blue used on a Fisher-Price toy for children, she described a collection of chairs in Figure 9.63 (210). These chairs, made by Toshiyuki Kita, were an array of colored chairs that had different colored cushions that could be switched out to match any color of chair in the collection (210). When I saw the picture however, (before reading the description) I really felt as though some of the chairs could evoke an ominous feeling from the person about to sit on it, or even a happy feeling, or a disgusted feeling. The red chair with the black cushion seemed eerie, the pink chair with the red cushion could represent happiness, while the green chair with the yellow cushion didn't look so visually pleasing. Either way, if the chair's had different colored cushions than the ones described, then they would evoke a completely different feeling altogether. Amazing how chairs can be so thought provoking, and their colors, so intriguing.