. Thinking, feeling, doing . in formerperiods of art. Why should we not be allowed to enjoy the combina- Appeal totions of color as nature shows them to us ? Nature dec- nature-orates her fields, hills, and skies with the most gorgeouscolors; we northern nations decorate our towns, ourhomes, and our persons with the dullest combinationswe can find. Any one who attempts to put a little lifeinto our colors is decried as an uncultured being. AsRuskin says: The modern color enthusiasts who insistthat all colors must be dull and dirty are just like peoplewho eat slate-pencil and chalk and assure ev
. Thinking, feeling, doing . in formerperiods of art. Why should we not be allowed to enjoy the combina- Appeal totions of color as nature shows them to us ? Nature dec- nature-orates her fields, hills, and skies with the most gorgeouscolors; we northern nations decorate our towns, ourhomes, and our persons with the dullest combinationswe can find. Any one who attempts to put a little lifeinto our colors is decried as an uncultured being. AsRuskin says: The modern color enthusiasts who insistthat all colors must be dull and dirty are just like peoplewho eat slate-pencil and chalk and assure everybody thatthey are nicer and purer than strawberries and worst general character that decorative coloring canpossibly have is a prevalent tendency to a dirty yellow-ish green, like that of a decaying heap of vegetables. It 220 Thinking, Feeling, Doing. is distinctively a sign of a decay of color appreciation. In these remarks on modern taste I have referred to the tastes of the general public. I must except from.
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