Good and Evil Colors
Nowhere do you find better examples of color being used to convey properties of good and evil as in comic books. Comic ink artists are well versed in the subtle inferences that occur through the transfer of emotions via color palettes. Have you ever noticed what colors the costumes of your favorite comic book super heroes and heroines are, and how those make you feel? Aside from just making comic book characters look super cool, colors actually serve a dual purpose in establishing the characters’ identities and creating a psychological bond between fans and their comics. It’s not something we may consciously pay attention to: Spider-Man’s classic red and blue webslinger suit and Thor’s red, blue, and gold — versus the...
New York Asian Film Festival Always Rouge
After ten years of putting together some of the most renegade Asian films on the outskirts of culture in a slew of high-class New York film festivals, the Asian Film Festival is finally garnering some recognition and respect as one of the better ensembles of a genre of movies. Without the flashy red carpet scene including decked out starlets and elaborate art and food displays that characterize the prominent gatherings like New Directors New Films and the Tribeca Film Festival, the 40 feature program showing at the Walter Reade Theatre and Japan Society this July may seem to come up short in comparison to its peers. However, even without fancy promotions and insider parties, the overall quality and variety of feature presentations is equal to or if not better than...
