Schools of new vision rise and fall. The type of that man who said he couldn't see shadows purple but hoped soon to do so, is yet our average type. We are not yet developed to the plane where there are many who would pit their own originality against the fashion of the day. Our future freedom rests in the hands of those whose likeness will be in their dissimilarity, and who will not be ashamed of their own originality, whatever the fashion may happen to be. Being familiar with the sources of color and its principal properties is of little value unless we can understand how these facts are used by the artist.
Color serves several different purposes in artistic composition.
To create mood and symbolize ideas 3. To serve as a vehicle for the expression of personal emotions and feelings 4. To attract and direct attention as a means of giving organization to a composition 5. To accomplish aesthetic appeal by a system of well-ordered color relationships 6.