Colour theory has been a long and strenuous experiment over many centuries of art. In the 19th century the theory of "colour vision" was created as a way of directly linking colours to their emotional, physiological and natural ties to the world. It was said that colours have unique wave lengths that could be felt in the body as the colours 'true essence'.It was said that the colour red had the strongest wave length and violet had the weakest.
Through the experimentation of artists such as Matisse and Kandinsky colour has now become more then just a means of making art, it has becoming art in itself. Through the many colour theories equated to describing the impact of colour in art we can understand at a much higher level of perception what the artists intentions were when he/she painted the colour on the canvas.
Colour was used by Van Gogh as an out let for his deeply complex emotional ties with art. His expression of emotion was shown through his use of colour. He said that colour could be used to represent all human nature and emotion, pain and suffering. The idea that colours could speak louder then the subject of his works is a testiment to the colour theory.
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