Index card 024 - Blue is my favorite color
The Primary Colors by Alexander Theroux
“Blue. The word sings. You pout pronouncing it, form a kiss, moue slightly, blowing gracefully from the lips as if before candles on a birthday cake. (Is that why Rimbaud insists the color of the vowel o is blue?)”
Like many great art pieces, The Primary Colors by Alexander Theroux is a collection of ideas, situations, objects, and physical phenomena that share a condition: their color. And although the book is considered an essay, it’s one of the most surprising texts I’ve read in a long time. Due to the curated collection of information, The Primary Colors can be considered a work of art, a chant for beauty, and a fun walk through blue, red, and yellow. Alexander Theroux displays an exciting investigation made with academic rigor but with a fresh voice and lacking the pretension usually found at this level of work. Blue, the first essay, is an exciting journey through the never-ending shades of blue and a great read for anyone who has felt attracted to this color. Blue is only sixty pages long, less than 2 hrs, and suitable for all readers.
If you’re slowly falling for blue like me, don’t miss this book.
︎︎ Read The Primary Colors
Like many great art pieces, The Primary Colors by Alexander Theroux is a collection of ideas, situations, objects, and physical phenomena that share a condition: their color. And although the book is considered an essay, it’s one of the most surprising texts I’ve read in a long time. Due to the curated collection of information, The Primary Colors can be considered a work of art, a chant for beauty, and a fun walk through blue, red, and yellow. Alexander Theroux displays an exciting investigation made with academic rigor but with a fresh voice and lacking the pretension usually found at this level of work. Blue, the first essay, is an exciting journey through the never-ending shades of blue and a great read for anyone who has felt attracted to this color. Blue is only sixty pages long, less than 2 hrs, and suitable for all readers.
If you’re slowly falling for blue like me, don’t miss this book.
︎︎ Read The Primary Colors
