can an art major explain this to me?

[ugafan]

i've been looking at some houses and i came across this. can anyone explain what is going on here with the colors and why did they paint one set of shutters different than the rest of the house?

 

[tmnt]

8 bit color space artifacting? You're a strange man ugs.

 

[Capt Quirk]

They run out of paint.

 

[Chris Light]

easier for your guests to know which house is yours. in the cookie cutter nature of such neighborhoods, i applaud their seemingly odd decision.

 

[Nektonic]

Maybe they just haven't gotten around to repainting that last set of window shutters.

 

[Doc Bernard]

I kind of like it. It drew my focus to that particular room smoothly. Made me think, "Hmmm, that's where the killer does his work"

 

[Nektonic]

I kind of like it. It drew my focus to that particular room smoothly. Made me think, "Hmmm, that's where the killer does his work"

Or maybe it is the room packed wall to wall with creepy antique dolls that sneak out in the night to play with the neighborhood's garden gnomes.

 

[Charli]

That's the teenage daughter's room, she has angst, she wants to be different.

 

[Jawa Ex Machina]

But what's he building in there?

 

[Ryan Patrick O'Hara]

i've been looking at some houses and i came across this. can anyone explain what is going on here with the colors and why did they paint one set of shutters different than the rest of the house?

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It obviously represents the personal struggle of the modern working middle class man.

 

[keylight]

Here's my thought (explanation follows):






Compare those with what it would look like if the shutters were dark:





Dark shutters make the top window look to small in proportion to the bottom window. Light shutters give a sense of balance with the window beneath and at the same time, they don't make the 2nd floor window appear too large compared to the other three 2nd floor windows. And had they put in a larger 2nd floor window it would have worked okay with the one beneath, but would have felt too large compared to the other 2nd floor windows. It would have also made the whole left side of the house feel too heavy, especially since the left side is uphill. If the left side were downhill, then making the left side heavier looking would be okay (think of it as an anchor). But a heavy weight up the hill would give a feeling of being top heavy.

The architect knew what he was doing.....

So, that's what I think.