Abstract:

Colour is one of the main devices that painters use in creating images through a process of abstraction, idealization and imitation of nature which embody perceptual impressions. Colour and light were two distinct concepts in art before the age of science. While artists were working on the relationship between the two, scientists were focused only on light. However, colour was to be the meeting ground for scientists and artists who seperately had been studying light for centuries. Following Newton’s discovery, in the 19th century, colours began to be studied from the point of their perceptual and structural qualities and relations outside of art, and in turn such theories had an impact on artistic practice. While scientific texts on colour contributed to artists’ understanding of colour; they also had been one of the factors that led the way to the evaluation of the visual regardless of form. This article aims to examine the effects of scientific knowledge of colour on the art of painting

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