Orange you glad it's October, the color you see once a year?

Bold shades of orange brighten everyday scenes, outside the yearly fall and Halloween celebrations.

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Every October, the color orange pops from the depths of darkness to storm every corner of the city for the start of fall and celebration of Halloween. Pumpkins, leaves, candy corn and LED lights illuminate Charleston with a radiant orange glow. Marigolds bask in the sun as it rises over Hampton Park, Oct.

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It is more than a color to signify the ghouls and undead are back in season. Construction markers and barricades are set up on Murray Boulevard to prevent traffic from going in that direction, Oct. 17, 2024, in Charleston.

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“When I think of paintings it leaps out. It kind of has a voice of its own.” Orange light illuminates the Ashley River as the sun sets, Oct.

16, 2024, in Charleston. Shadows begin to creep on a structure at Exchange and Prioleau streets as the sun sets, Oct. 17, 2024, in Charleston.

The National Flag of Ireland waves in the wind at the Irish Memorial on Charlotte Street, Oct. 17, 2024, in Charleston. Swedish painter Hilma af Klint comes to Hart’s mind when thinking about the use of orange in artwork.

Klint produced abstract paintings in the early 1900s. The Guggenheim Museum described her work as “bold, colorful, and untethered from any recognizable references to the physical world.” “I hesitate to use it, but she used it with wild abandon.

And they’re very vibrant,” said Hart. MOJA Arts Festival celebrates 40 years of growth and new energy to carry forward You can find quite a few variations of orange. Tangerine, peach, coral, saffron, goldenrod, tiger’s eye and apricot are only a few, and these colors make up the orange we see every day.

These hues can connect us to memories of first seeing the color or moments in our lives that reside in our quirky, strange minds. Lydia Campbell, a painter in Charleston, uses the color orange in her portraiture. It’s a comforting color for Campbell since it takes her back to her childhood home in Pennsylvania.

“I tend to always picture leaves during the fall, and then having or sitting around a fire,” she said. “It’s definitely a seasonal color in that sort of way for me. I kind of see it as like closure in a weird way, like the end of a chapter, and getting ready for the next thing.

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21, 2024, in Charleston. Thematically, orange can connect to roots across different cultures and regions. “When you look at traditional African clothing, they use a lot of orange,” said Janeva Tyree, an artist and design strategist in Charlotte.

“So I feel like orange is culturally relevant, especially in my pieces, when I try to showcase the representation between the African American and African culture,” she said. Whether loud or subtle, orange, like any color, can link people to deeper memories and experiences. An advertisement for Gerald’s Tires & Brakes towers over East Montague Avenue, Oct.

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