Oficina ColorAção: o processo criativo à luz de teorias das cores

Abstract

This research aimed to develop a workshop on Color Theory for Visual Arts students, based on the concepts of Forslind (1996), Pedrosa (2009), Pastoureau (1997), Albers (2009), Ostrower (1983) and Barbosa's Triangular Approach (2010). This work is related to the INOVAMES line of research and resulted in the Educational Product entitled “ColorAção Workshop”, involving a set of applied activities aimed at addressing Color Theories through contextualization, practice and enjoyment of the content. The context in which the ColorAção Workshop was applied was the Faculty of Visual Arts (FAV), of the Institute of Art Sciences (ICA), of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), where the four face-to-face meetings of the Workshop were held in September 2023. The participants were 23 students, including those from the BA and BSc in Visual Arts (UFPA), BA in Film and Audiovisual (UFPA), BA in Music (UFPA), BA in Computer Science (UFPA) and BA in Design (Pará State University - UEPA). At the culmination of the ColorAção Workshop, an exhibition was held of the work developed by the participants over the course of the meetings. Structured questionnaires answered by the participants were used as instruments for this research and for validating the Educational Product, as well as diaries drawn up by the researcher exploring their perceptions of each meeting. Among the results obtained, we highlight the expansion of knowledge of Color Theories in the participants' educational paths, the engagement of students in the activities, as well as dialogues and exchanges of experiences about the role of colors in everyday life, shared throughout the process. It is hoped that the ColorAção Workshop will contribute to the education of art students and others interested in this area of knowledge, and that it will be explored in different educational contexts.