I don’t think that there is a cultural fear of color. I’m not entirely sure what this notion even means. I think anyone who pragmatically looks at color in the context of our world would fear the absence of color more than anything. Color provides order, diversity, and beauty to life. We no longer have black and white photos or televisions because color is important and welcomed in our culture. I don’t understand why people would consider color dangerous. I can see the side of an argument that claims color is trivial. I imagine they see color as purely aesthetic. Maybe for some, color doesn’t evoke the same emotional responses most people have. Even though some may argue that its trivial, I think at a deeper level, maybe even unconscious to the person, color influences our actions and responses to everyday life. Since the time we evolved the capacity to see color, color has been ever with us. Even animals use color to help navigate and survive through life. So I think that trivializing color is folly. Art is an attempt to visually record and express thoughts, feeling, events, etc. Lines, Color, Textures, Space all can be used to help express what message the art is trying to convey. Color has conscious and unconscious effects on our mind. So color used in art can be aesthetic but it can also perturb deeper emotional responses.