The new word for the next light and colour is "New"! Aspire, new adventures, new love, new haircut, new friends, new books, new music, new coffee, new tasty food, new good moments, new crazy moments, new shoes, new colours, new dream, new horizons... Never stop to bring something new to your life!
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Light: Is time to give a hand to the ones that need you more.
Colour: Smile. There's still hope.
Is the time of the year where Hope is everywhere. Be part of this project, showing us what "hope" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. Don't forget tell us your opinion about this project in the comments section below. Have a good week!
The next word from Light and Colour is "HOPE".
"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Shawshank Redemption.
The Christmas let have HOPE in people.
Light: I'm living in my own Chaos.
Be part of this project, showing us what "Chaos" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. Show us the chaos in your life, Don't forget tell us your opinion about this project in the comments section below. Have a good week!
The next word of Light and Colour project is “Chaos”. Chaos describe a state of disorder, confusion, unpredictable events, etc. Nevertheless, no all chaotic events in our life are necessarily bad or negative, sometimes with them we relearn again what it is to be live and what it is really important to us.
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Light: The fear of what is hide in the darkness.
Colour : The fear of open up, …be vulnerable, …be rejected! “If you've never tried then you'll never know.”
Be part of this project, showing us what "Fear" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. Be brave and face your fears. Don't forget tell us your opinion about this project in the comments section below.
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The word for the next Light and Colour is one of ours basic and innate emotions, triggered by the perception and expectation of danger or threat. The new word is FEAR! Everyone in their lives perceive fear in a rational or irrational (phobia) way, fear of failure, lost, rejection, spiders, …etc. What is your bigger fear? Take a minute to think about it. Facing our major fears can be one of the most empowering experiences. We challenge you to do it! Share with us your experience with a drawing, picture or leaving a comment bellow.
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Light: Love is sharing moments.
Colour: Love is like a chocolate that you share, taste and reinvent everyday with someone else. Be part of this project, showing us what "Love" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. What is the first picture that come to your mind when you think about “LOVE? Be brave and share it with us. Not all of us perceive love in the same way. Don't forget tell us your opinion about this project in the comments section below. Have a good week!
The next word of light and Colour is LOVE. One of the most strong and important feeling in life. Everyone feels love. Love for someone, for an animal, for nature or even fot something. What will be life without it?
Light: Always look to your reflection.
Colour: "In overwhelming days, lines, colours, some degree of symmetry and a simple "Hi" make all the difference."
Be part of this project, showing us what "Symmetry" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. We really want to see your vision for this word. Don't forget to symmetrically reflect your opinion about this project in the comments section below. Have a good week!
We already have the new word for the next Light and Colour artwork! Curious? If you want to know the word, you need to play an easy game. A little challenge for make this new word announcement more exciting and fun.
The letters that compose this word is mainly inspired in the elements present in the picture bellow.
1. Omelete Colour; First letter;
2. Bagel format; First letter;
3. Morning meal; Last letter;
4. How to make a dish; Same letter; 2nd and 6th letter;
5. Round and red; 3rd letter;
6. The same letter on 5;
7. This game is simple; Last letter;
8. Place where light lives, first letter;
9. Write the letters according the arrow direction;
And the word of the next Light and Colour is …………………………..!
If you know the word, comment bellow!
Have a nice weekend!
P.S. This picture is from an amazing Instagram account that we invite you to visit https://www.instagram.com/symmetrybreakfast/ ! We are sure that you would like to have mornings like these!
The letters that compose this word is mainly inspired in the elements present in the picture bellow.
1. Omelete Colour; First letter;
2. Bagel format; First letter;
3. Morning meal; Last letter;
4. How to make a dish; Same letter; 2nd and 6th letter;
5. Round and red; 3rd letter;
6. The same letter on 5;
7. This game is simple; Last letter;
8. Place where light lives, first letter;
9. Write the letters according the arrow direction;
And the word of the next Light and Colour is …………………………..!
If you know the word, comment bellow!
Have a nice weekend!
P.S. This picture is from an amazing Instagram account that we invite you to visit https://www.instagram.com/symmetrybreakfast/ ! We are sure that you would like to have mornings like these!
Be part of this project, showing us what "wind" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. We really want to see your vision for this word. Don't forget take the wind and let your coment below.
The next word of Light and Colour is WIND! More than just a movement of air strong enough to be perceived, wind is one of the five elements of Japanese Buddhism, known as 風 Fū or kaze. Wind have one the most gorgeous symbolisms representing grow, expansion and the act of enjoying freedom of movement, but also human mind. We grow physically, we learn, expanding our knowledge, experiences and personality. In addition, represents "open-minded" attitude and carefree feeling.
Wind is just a beautiful surprising word!
Because, Wild is the Wind and the human nature!
Wind is just a beautiful surprising word!
Because, Wild is the Wind and the human nature!
Colour: Travel feed my dreams, emotions and fears! Embrace me in a feeling of freedom and happiness to have the opportunity to explore my unknown.
Be part of this project, showing us what “Travel” means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. We really want to see your vision for this word. Don't forget to leave your coments below. Continue this voyage with us in the world of words and feelings
The word for our next "light and Colour" is TRAVEL.
We are constantly travelling. We travel during the day from one place to anothers, and many times this litlle travels takes for a new place. Other times we travel far and we meet new people, new places, new culture and more important than that we learn new senses, new feelings. Travel has the amzing capacity to change you and challenge you on the best way.
Let's travel together? If you like, share our project with your friends and stimulate in them new emotions.
We are constantly travelling. We travel during the day from one place to anothers, and many times this litlle travels takes for a new place. Other times we travel far and we meet new people, new places, new culture and more important than that we learn new senses, new feelings. Travel has the amzing capacity to change you and challenge you on the best way.
Let's travel together? If you like, share our project with your friends and stimulate in them new emotions.
Light: Time flies but memories stay with us in many ways forever.
Be part of this project, showing us what “memories” means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. We really want to see your vision for this word. Don't forget to leave your coments below. Creat a Memorie on us.
The word for our next “Light and Colour” project is MEMORY!
Memory refers to a three-stage process where information from our experiences is encoded, stored and retrieve. It seem simple, right? We are not even aware of this process most of the time. Why we remember some details and not others? Try to recall your last good memory? It was easy. However, did you remember what you have for breakfast five days ago? Not so easy to remember or even impossible. If you want to know how your memory works and how to preserve it, see this short video.
Let’s go outside, meet our friends and family and build good memories!
Memory refers to a three-stage process where information from our experiences is encoded, stored and retrieve. It seem simple, right? We are not even aware of this process most of the time. Why we remember some details and not others? Try to recall your last good memory? It was easy. However, did you remember what you have for breakfast five days ago? Not so easy to remember or even impossible. If you want to know how your memory works and how to preserve it, see this short video.
Let’s go outside, meet our friends and family and build good memories!
Be part of this project, showing us what “Blacklight” means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. We really want to see your vision for this word. Don't forget to leave your coments below. Show your BACKLIGHT and LOVE!
The inspiring word for our next Light and Colour artwork is BACKLIGHT!
What really is BLACKLIGHT?Blacklight by definition is form of illumination used on liquid crystal displays (LCD), present in our smart phones or even in your old fashion pocket calculator. Nevertheless, in photography and cinematography refers to a direct strong light from the back that with the presence of a diffuse front light (fill light) creates one of the most popular lightning techniques used, characterized by the creation of hot edges in the objects. Did you remind any movie where you saw this technique largely explored? One of the actual masters of this technique is the cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (IMDB), he was involved in the photography production of movies like “Schindler’s List”, “Lincoln”, “Catch me if you can”, among other.
What really is BLACKLIGHT?Blacklight by definition is form of illumination used on liquid crystal displays (LCD), present in our smart phones or even in your old fashion pocket calculator. Nevertheless, in photography and cinematography refers to a direct strong light from the back that with the presence of a diffuse front light (fill light) creates one of the most popular lightning techniques used, characterized by the creation of hot edges in the objects. Did you remind any movie where you saw this technique largely explored? One of the actual masters of this technique is the cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (IMDB), he was involved in the photography production of movies like “Schindler’s List”, “Lincoln”, “Catch me if you can”, among other.
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Light: Keep your life bright and yellow like a Sunflower.
Colour: Yellow take me to better place and help me to channel positive energies.
Be part od this project, showing us what "yellow" means to you with #mylightandcolour on social media. We really want to see your vision for this colour. Don't forget to leave your coments below.
Show your YELLOW and LOVE
The next word of “Light and Colour” is YELLOW!
Do you know the meaning(s) of the colour yellow? If you want to know what this colour means to you, do the following experiment. Close your eyes in a quiet place and say to yourself “yellow”, revisit your memories that this colour arouse to you and define the most predominant feeling about it. For you, yellow means …
Yellow can present happiness, positivism, sunshine, but also, caution, sickness, and jealousy. One simple colour and so many feelings/meanings. If you want to know more details about the different meanings of yellow, we invite you to visit this website MEANING OF THE COLOR YELLOW
Coldplay summarize the beauty of their yellow, as a positive feeling of hope, love and beauty, let’s revisit this amazing song
And for us YELLLOW means….
…wait for the next “Light and Colour” artwork!!!
Have a good weekend!
Do you know the meaning(s) of the colour yellow? If you want to know what this colour means to you, do the following experiment. Close your eyes in a quiet place and say to yourself “yellow”, revisit your memories that this colour arouse to you and define the most predominant feeling about it. For you, yellow means …
Yellow can present happiness, positivism, sunshine, but also, caution, sickness, and jealousy. One simple colour and so many feelings/meanings. If you want to know more details about the different meanings of yellow, we invite you to visit this website MEANING OF THE COLOR YELLOW
Coldplay summarize the beauty of their yellow, as a positive feeling of hope, love and beauty, let’s revisit this amazing song
And for us YELLLOW means….
…wait for the next “Light and Colour” artwork!!!
Have a good weekend!
Light: The valley where is produced the oldest and world known portuguese Porto wine,the Douro Valley. 
Be part of this project, showing us which are the symbol of Portugal for you., comment below or tag with #mylightandcolour on social media. Show your love and freedom!
The next word "Light and Colour" is Portugal. Last Sunday each Portuguese stop their relax weekend routine to see the futebol game, the final of European Cup. We won, despite all the difficulties and controversy. More important was the fact that we were all together around the world to support our national team, Portugal.
Despite at this moment we are known as a country in financial crisis, we have a great history and more important than that, people. People that show passion, courage, perseverance and vision through the time.
We are proud to be Portuguese.
Be proud of your origins, when they are good. Be proud of be you.
If you want to know a bit more about our country see this movie.
Despite at this moment we are known as a country in financial crisis, we have a great history and more important than that, people. People that show passion, courage, perseverance and vision through the time.
We are proud to be Portuguese.
Be proud of your origins, when they are good. Be proud of be you.
Light: Always feel free like a child...
Colour: Be free, be you!
Be part of this project, showing us what “Freedom” means to you, comment below or tag with #mylightandcolour on social media. Show your love and freedom!
The next word of Light and Colour project is “Freedom”!
Freedom is a special word with a powerful meaning, expressing the act by choice and leaving free of restraints. Despite all these years, freedom is not guaranteed, some countries still facing oppression and war. And, we also suffer of our self-imposed oppression due our own insecurities, fears, crazy daily life routines. Let’s think and express about freedom!
Let’s add some freedom to our heads (“Liberdade para dentro da cabeça”) and spirit! Let’s move, do something!"
Colour: The beauty of the natural pattern of flowers.
The next word at Light and Colour is “Flowers”!
The grace, colour and perfume that light our senses and take us to a better place… the power of Flowers!
Be part of this project and comment bellow what you think about the project and what you would like to see!
The grace, colour and perfume that light our senses and take us to a better place… the power of Flowers!
Be part of this project and comment bellow what you think about the project and what you would like to see!
Light: Not all movements take us somewhere...
Colour: The dance of love is played by two people in harmony and grace.
Light and colour share their vision of “Movement”. Be part of this project, showing us our "Movement". Show your love! Comment below or tag with #mylightandcolour on social media.
The next word of our project is Movement. The act of movement is present in our daily life, we walk, we run, we move objects, we move people…and then, we stop when we sit, we fall asleep…Do we really stop? We don’t stop moving on time and space. Our biological clocks continue count time..
Light: Is the same water that made you alive that can froze your memories to eternity.
Colour: Under water I reconnect with my inner self, my bads and goods, goals, dreams... I feel free and lost! Light and colour share their vision of “Water”. Be part of this project, showing us what “Water” means to you, comment below or tag with #mylightandcolour on social media.
"Water”! Water is one of the most abundant elements of our world, life and of ourselves. Are you aware of that? Water change is state and the way how we perceive it. How does it feel when you close your eyes and ear the water?
There is always two sides in everything, the real and the fake.
Turn your best expectations, in your sweet reality.
Don't forget to share your Reality using #mylightandcolour on facebook or instagram
Turn your best expectations, in your sweet reality.
Don't forget to share your Reality using #mylightandcolour on facebook or instagram
How many times in your life you had expectations that didn't fit the reality? What is the most frequent situation where this happen to you? The next word(s) is expectation/reality!
Third word: “Home”
Light: Home is just a place if is not embraced with the people we love.
Colour: To truly build a home with someone, we need first to build a home on us, start to see ourselves as valuable individuals, who deserve to be loved and happy.
Light and colour built their “Home”. Be part of this project, showing us what “Home” means to you, comment below or tag with #mylightandcolour on social media.
The next word of our project have a special meaning for both of us, as student abroad from our country, similar to other million faces in this world, we are far of our family, friends, habbits, from our home. “HOME” is our third word for this project and because music has the power to take us there, we share a music about it. We hope to help you to get there!
“There is a house built out of stone
Wooden floors, walls and window sills
Tables and chairs worn by all of the dust
This is a place where I don't feel alone
This is a place where I feel at home
(…)
Cause, I built a home for you for me”
The word for our next challenge is Expression
What it's the real meaning(s) of this simple word? You already stop to thinking about it?
Expression
The act of materializing what you think or feel using words, action, arts;
The appereance on someone's voice/face/body/gesture, that conveys a particular emotion;
The appereance on someone's voice/face/body/gesture, that conveys a particular emotion;
A finite sequence of mathematics symbols (mathematics)
The process of translate a gene into a protein (Biology)
A specific blend of whiskey.
Light and colour is a mutual project between two friends living apart from each other that despite the distance and work responsibilities, challenged themselves to show their own visions and perceptions of the world in a creative way. The challenges will be regular, and will translate a specific word, which can be an emotion, object, color or any other thing into a drawing and a photography! The project has as its main goal to call the attention of the followers to the beauty and singularity of thinking of each human being in the middle of the chaotic and non-stopping daily routines.
