While visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok last week I got a chance to see the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Built in 1782, this temple is covered in tiny pieces of coloured mirror that, on a sunny day, reflect the sun's rays and make the building light up. It is also the home to a very special statue of Buddha, the Emerald Buddha, that is actually carved out of a block of jade (not emerald).
When you get closer you notice something quite interesting about the colours that were used to decorate the temple: they are primary colours (blue, yellow and red).
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Blue, red and yellow pieces of glass (as well as clear ones) are used to decorate the pillars of the temple.
Photo: Laura Muir |
You can use primary colours to create a piece of art too. Get a piece of paper, divide it up into many small different shapes by drawing random lines on the page, and then colour in all the shapes you've created using only primary colours (blue, yellow and red). You can keep some of the shapes white too. There you have it, your very own Mondrian (do you remember him?) For another art project you can use graphing paper and create a pattern with primary colours just like the one in the picture above. Can't wait to see how your art turns out.
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