Step 08

La saggezza popolare - Prima della scienza (quella fondata sull'esperimento, sull'ipotesi, sulla misura) il sapere si fondava su esperienze empiriche, su conoscenze euristiche, su consuetudini e su credenze che non possono essere completamente rigettate perché "non-scientifiche". Su queste conoscenze fuzzy si fonda anche la nostra culture.

Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality—that one event causes another without any natural process linking the two events—such as astrology and religions, like omens, witchcraft, and prophecies, that contradict natural science. The word superstition is generally used to refer to the religion not practiced by the majority of a given society – such as Christianity in Western culture – regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains superstitions. It is also commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy, and certain spiritual beings, particularly the belief that future events can be foretold by specific (apparently) unrelated prior events.

 

Historically, Turquoise is credited with the property of securing friendly regard, verifying the traditional saying that “who owns a Turquoise will never want for a friend.” 

In the Orient, a Turquoise ring was worn as a protector against all things evil. The proverb states: “Given by a loving hand it brings with it happiness and good fortune.” However, the ring emitted protective energy only if the stone was given by a friend. It was believed to restore clear vision to the mind when the thinking became muddled and thus ensured good fortune. 

For centuries Turquoise has been recognized as possessing the power to protect riders from injury due to falls. First used as amulets by Turkish soldiers, on their persons and attached to their bridles and trappings, it later came to be used for protection against falls of any kind.Turquoise is also reputed to be influenced by the physical condition of the person who wears it. It is thought to grow pale when its owner is sick or sad, lose all color when the person dies, and gradually recover its color when transferred to a new healthy owner, its color deepening each day.

Turquoise has always been valued as an ornamental gem, often considered a symbol of male power. Anselmus de Boot, court physician of Emperor Rudolph II, wrote in 1609 that Turquoise was so highly regarded by men that no man considered his hand to be well adorned unless he wore a fine Turquoise.Today, we know Turquoise empowers men and women equally, and worn or carried, it is a talisman of luck, success, ambition and creativity.

  

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

https://www.crystalvaults.com/crystal-encyclopedia/turquoise

http://www.ancientsuperstitions.com/myths-about-gemstones-2/

STEP 24

La "nuvola del colore" - Preparare la "cloud" dei termini che costituiscono l'arcipelago delle parole attinenti al colore in esame, spaziando anche in lingue differenti. Elementi di questa "nuvola" devono essere i sostantivi e gli aggettivi che definiscono il colore nelle sue differenti caratteristiche (lucentezza, opacità, durezza, freddezza, ...) che permettono di meglio identificarlo, anche per eventuali ricerche sul Web

Turquese Perla Mistica is exactly what the name suggests, a colour that is mysterious, no one knows what to call, blue or green. It's a perfect mix of both!
Turquoise is mostly related to Espirituality and Mind Health, but it's also a symbol of Purification and Creativity. It makes the direct connection between body and mind. The union of the two colors (green and blue) brings us peace, harmony and balance.
I think the key words that can describe this colour are:

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https://www.euroresidentes.com/portugues/cores-do-zodiaco/significado-turquesa.htm
http://somostodosum.ig.com.br/artigos/corpo-e-mente/turquesa-ligacao-com-o-espiritual-4122.html

STEP 21

I protagonisti - Presentare i personaggi (storici) del passato (e del presente) che si legano al colore dell'indagine, si definisca il loro ruolo nella storia del colore, in senso lato

Tutankhamun is the most famous of the Egyptian pharaohs. His fame is due precisely to the fact that his tomb was discovered in 1922, virtually intact: it was full of wonderful objects and very precious, extraordinary thing, because the tombs of pharaohs earlier discoveries were almost always remains, because the riches a once contained had been robbed over the centuries and dispersed.
I this he's the personality that most fits in the Turquoise because of the Egyptian culture that i talked in older posts. That says that he used a lot of furniture with Turquoise gemstones.

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http://www.touregypt.net/museum/tutl19.htm
http://www.focusjunior.it/scuola/storia/tutankhamon-il-faraone-dei-misteri

STEP 11

Un documento - Cercare un documento, nella sua accezione più completa, che tratti specificamente ed esattamente il colore della propria indagine.

 Sky Blue Stone: The Turquoise Trade in World History

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https://books.google.it/books?id=mnclDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=turquoise+gemstone+manuscripts&source=bl&ots=77nlE5VzEI&sig=24YHJsjXrVFTpHpbM044hvopBrI&hl=it&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjZu6bqroDRAhWG8RQKHVKrDfgQ6AEILTAH#v=onepage&q=turquoise&f=false

STEP 23

Un colore "selvaggio" - Tenendo presente le considerazioni di base sul "pensiero selvaggio" che emergono dalla lettura del saggio di Claude Lévi Strauss cercare di identificare la dimensione primitiva del proprio colore associandola al rapporto materialità dell'oggetto / nome dell'oggetto. A tale proposito si legga il capitolo "la logica delle classificazioni totemiche" nel Pensiero selvaggio di Claude Lévi Strauss

According to the post that the teacher gave to us for explanation/inspiration: my color is Turchese Perla Mistica, a combination of blue and green, according to the table in the post blue/green corresponde to Sud-Ovest (in the map corresponde to South America) so i choose the most "wild" place on earth, the Amazonia.

And in the same order of thoughts, i choose another "personaggio selvaggio", that is a bug witg turquoise colours that lives only in Amazonia.

Edessa rufomarginata (or Red-browed bug) is a species of bugs of the family Pentatomidae. Is an oval bug with an almost triangular corselet. The top is turquoise with a orange rim and from below is yellow with black stripes. The antennae divided into five articles of the same size and the legs are reddish.

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http://boltthrower2.users.sourceforge.net/mysite/EOC/class-id3-ps.html

http://zipcodezoo.com/index.php/Edessa_rufomarginata

STEP 22

Il colore in architettura

a) Cercare un'opera architettonica che si identifichi nel colore in esame

b) Cercare una presenza del colore in esame in un trattato di architettura, ovvero in una rivista di architettura

The colour Turquoise is immensely present in Islamic Architectture.Throughout their history, Islamic Artists have developed simple geometry into a complex layering of patterns with subtle use of colours, tones and positive/negative space to create sophisticated optical effects. This Art form shows a preoccupation with repetition, rotation, symmetry, and infinite extendable patterns. These patterns are often framed but repeated at different scales throughout buildings, visually consolidating the whole. This approach shows perhaps an appreciation of the fractal organisation of the natural world.

Places represented:
Isfahan, Iran              Bibi-Khanym Mosque              Friday Mosque, Herat, Afghanistan              Muqarnas

Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction

Behrens-Abouseif, Doris. 1989. Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction. Leiden; New York: E.J. Brill

Doris Behrens-Abouseif's introduction to Cairo's Islamic architecture surveys the major monuments spanning the Tulunid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. In her effort to provide a well-studied key to the profusion of monuments that form what UNESCO has listed as one of the "Cities of Human Heritage," Behrens-Abouseif identifies Cairo's significant architectural developments in an easy to follow, chronological format. Appended to each site description are bibliographic entries, further enhancing the value of this book as a research tool. 

 

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https://djcadteam6.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/islamic-art-pattern-light-and-structure/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_architecture
http://archnet.org/publications/3146

 

STEP 20

I colori nella moda - Con riferimento alla storia del costume e della moda identificare un abito che metta in risalto il colore del proprio approfondimento. scrivere un breve commento sulla fonte documentaria dell'immagine scelta, corredandolo di una nota sul contesto storico, sull'autore/designer/sarto e sull'eventuale tipologia del materiale tessile utilizzato

Antiguidade

In continue of the oldest posts, we already know that the colour Turquoise was associeted to many cultures in the world. It was used principaly by the Egyptian culture in jewelry to adorn the most rich persons and, of course, protect them.

Atualidade

In 2010, Turquoise was named 'The colour of the year' for the Winter session.

“In many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color. It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky. Through years of color word-association studies, we also find that Turquoise represents an escape to many – taking them to a tropical paradise that is pleasant and inviting, even if only a fantasy.”    -    Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®

 

 

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http://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2010

http://www.pantone.com/press-release-pantone-unveils-color-of-the-year-for-2010-pantone-15-5519-turquoise