Seeing the World in Vivid Colors
A Ukrainian Gift to Ecological Civilization
To see the world in vivid colors is to see it in its aliveness, its value; and to be grateful for what is given. It is to see colors as expressions of something deep, rich, and amazing in nature itself: something that presents itself for human feeling in the natural world. Colors aren't just facts; they are also values. They are the world saying to the human eye: "Here I am, take heed of me, I present myself to you."
An Ecological Civilization needs people who can see colors in this way and then add their own interpretations through design and decoration, making human life all the more colorful. This is one reason the world needs Ukrainian folk culture with its tradition of Petrykivka painting. It tutors the eye and the heart in the arts of color-gratitude.
- Jay McDaniel, 2/16/2022
An Ecological Civilization needs people who can see colors in this way and then add their own interpretations through design and decoration, making human life all the more colorful. This is one reason the world needs Ukrainian folk culture with its tradition of Petrykivka painting. It tutors the eye and the heart in the arts of color-gratitude.
- Jay McDaniel, 2/16/2022