Abstract:

The use of purple in the period from Impressionism to our recent past and the  reflections on the expressions of the art of painting as a pigment forms the basis of our research.  The aim of this study is to examine the forms of expression of purple color, which started to be  used in different meanings and expressions with Impressionism. In our study, while investigating  the importance of purple in painting art, artists who frequently use purple in their paintings  from Impressionism to our recent past were selected and the works of these artists were examined  in chronological order.  Using the qualitative research method in the evaluation process, the visuals in the study were addressed on the physical structure of the purple and its effects on the human psyche, and the subject of how the artists handle with the character of purple in their works. As a result of the research, it has been concluded that, with Impressionism, the use of purple color instead of the real color of the object has ceased, and the artists put forward this color in  expressing their feelings or evaluating them as plastic elements.

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