Original scientific paper

CERTAIN COLOURS MATCH WITH CERTAIN TASTES

Eduard Pavlović
Armin Štuk

Abstract

Connection between colour and taste with human mental state has
been since human world autocracy. There is the certain symbolism in
that situation. The aim of this investigation was to find the relationship
of certain chromatic colours with certain quality of tastes, but the
general phenomena of synesthesia and the symbolism of Mediterranean
were involved in that relationship. One group of schizophrenic
patients from Rijeka and one group of healthy individuals from Rijeka
were included in this investigation. Specific questionnaire with four
chromatic colours (3 elementary: red, blue and yellow and I secondary-
green) has been used in this research. There is the certain accordance
between these groups relating to red and sweet i.e. blue and salty,
but there is less difference due to green and certain quality of taste
(schizophrenic patients preferred green and acid and healthy individuals
preferred green and bitter). There is difference according to yellow and
certain sense of taste : schizophrenic patients connected yellow with
acid, bitter and sweet, but healthy individuals mostly connected yellow
with acid. The strong connection between red and sweet i.e. blue
and salty was general conclusion of this research. The connection between blue and salty could be result of consciousness of live at the
Adriatic coast i.e. in Mediterranean. The advice after this investigation
is: to extend this research at Middle Europe according to maybe experience
of synesthesia and to avoid limitation and general conclusions.

Keywords

colour; taste; synesthesia; symbolism; Mediterranean

Hrčak ID:

102571

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/102571

Publication date:

16.6.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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