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Week 10: Complementary Colors, 2023

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MARYCATHERINE TIERNEY Follow Unfollow

“ The Complements of Blue on Orange ”

I saw this stunning mural, Braid Up by Elicser Elliot, in Toronto’s Union Station. It caught my attention because it so vividly used blue and orange to complement each other. The two men sitting on the benches on either side of the mural appear to be too lost in their phones to notice the ...

Photo Location: Union Station, Toronto

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NJ Weiner Edited 2 years ago

On my computer I could hardly see the guys on the sides so would have lightened them up

On my computer I could hardly see the guys on the sides so would have lightened them up

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Abe Beer Edited 2 years ago

Great shot!

Great shot!

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Joan Davies Edited 2 years ago

Really like your choice of submission. The complementary colours provide a dramatic effect to the facial expressions of the people in the mural.

Really like your choice of submission. The complementary colours provide a dramatic effect to the facial expressions of the people in the mural.

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Gregg Thurlbeck Edited 2 years ago

Glad you decided to put this in. The similarity in the head positions of the two non-observers and the person getting the braids creates a nice echo. And while all four… more

Glad you decided to put this in. The similarity in the head positions of the two non-observers and the person getting the braids creates a nice echo. And while all four faces are focused on and engaged in something, the paintings subjects are engaged with the people at hand. Really like that they are the colourful and interesting humans in this shot. I also really like the symmetry here, dividing the screen into three segments with the interest in the centre.

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