Possessing Color

“Ochre wasn’t just paint—it was a way to possess color, a way to anoint the dead and celebrate the living. Ochre allowed early humans a level of control over what they saw in the world”

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/06/13/mustard-the-color-of-millennial-candidates-problematic-lattes-and-aboriginal-paintings/