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::a few notes on stained glass colors:: | ||
| red - "So it may be said that pure red is the color of divine love, of the Holy Spirit, of courage, self-sacrifice, martyrdom, and all the warm impulses that belong to the greathearted everywhere. red is the warm, active color."* // There are a lot of red panes in Lex's windows. as far as the above qualities of red, I don't really see a clear connection to Lex. "warm impulses" and courage maybe... in the papa Luthor/Lex duel the red of the glass is reflected all over Lex's white fencing wear. but I tend to see the red panes as just that - the red colored violence - or pain (he.he.) - Lex will eventually inflict on his victims. Sometimes the light comes through the red glass and makes him look bathed in blood. a regular vlad the impaler we have here folks... | |||
| orange - "as [yellow] merges into ... orange, it recalls the good treasures of the earth."* ah, I don't know about this one... | |||
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violet/purple - "uniting the 'wisdom' and 'love' symbolized by blue and red, is the symbol of justice and of royalty. Purple also stands for suffering and mystery and was the glassman's color for black, expressing negation, mourning, and death."* // sure, ok. the royalty element works well with Lex, as well as the whole black glass aspect. | ||
| clear panes - there is no info on the use of clear panes in the "glassman"'s palette, but I would assume this type would imply a sort of open view or maybe an undecided/neutral outlook. this would go along with the whole middle of the road, not yet evil Lex. or maybe the windows are symbolic of shedding a clear light on his personality. | |||
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...or
than again maybe they are just windows...
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*quotes
from this webpage
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