“The Blue” and “The Red”

What I knew about colors so far was just that some of them have a specific message with specific objects in a specific situation. For instance, a yellow or red rose can be the sign of love for someone on February 14^th (The Valentine). No one in the world knows better about colors than artists, because colors speak to Artists in an artistic way.

But it was very interesting to know from my honorable instructor Marcia about the message behind the two colors “The Blue” and “The Red”. The two colors enjoy not only artistic meaning but also some political ones as well. The American aspect of the two colors is that “The Blue” refers to those states in US where voters predominantly vote for Democratic Party, while “The Red” refers to those states where people constantly vote for the Republican Party. Moreover, there is “The Purple” as well but “The Blue” and “The Red” dominate most of the states.

Keeping the new aspect of the two colors I observed the followings,

I know the places in the pictures are very familiar to you. Yes you are right. They are St. John’s Manhattan Campus where you can see that how beautifully the two colors are used in combinations. You can see them on floors, furniture and even the St. John’s Logo. I am not sure what exactly the intentions are behind using them on Campus but I could guess the followings,

1.       It can be a sign of bringing the nation together.

2.       Maybe it is to show a kind of respect to everyone’s political ideology.

3.       Another possibility is that the two colors are very prominent in the National Flag of USA.

4.       Or very weak guess, it can be a co-incidence.

What so ever the actual intention is, I just know that it is positive. I can say it with full attention and based on the St. John’s staff's behavior and professionalism in the administrative and instructive affairs. Thank you all. And I appreciate your comments.