The 19th Century saw the interpretation of scientific knowledge into a form that was easily understood by laymen who need not have any scientific background. A French chemist Cheverul, noticed that as he was restoring tapestries he could only restore missing portions by taking into account the influence of colors that were applied to the said material. He also discovered that two colors that are painted in close proximity have a combining effect that produces a seemingly different color when looked at be a viewer. This phenomenon would become the basis for the Pointillist technique used by Neoimpressionist painters, like Seurat and many others after him. The introduction of scientific information into the production of paintings and other works of art had a very complementary effect to which Seurat used to his advantage in producing works that seem to shimmer when viewed from a distance. The seeming, medley of two colors when in close proximity coupled with the hue that is left on the retina even after the viewer has turned attention to another object all play a part in making a masterpiece which Seurat used in his work. The evolving science of optics is also a major factor that was considered in the Pointillist technique along with sciences that explain how the human eye and brain interpret two colors that seem to bleed into one another creating a totally different and lively color.
The 19th Century saw the interpretation of scientific knowledge into a form that was easily understood by laymen who need not have any scientific background. A French chemist Cheverul, noticed that as he was restoring tapestries he could only restore missing portions by taking into account the influence of colors that were applied to the said material. He also discovered that two colors that are painted in close proximity have a combining effect that produces a seemingly different color when looked at be a viewer. This phenomenon would become the basis for the Pointillist technique used by Neoimpressionist painters, like Seurat and many others after him. The introduction of scientific information into the production of paintings and other works of art had a very complementary effect to which Seurat used to his advantage in producing works that seem to shimmer when viewed from a distance. The seeming, medley of two colors when in close proximity coupled with the hue that is left on the retina even after the viewer has turned attention to another object all play a part in making a masterpiece which Seurat used in his work. The evolving science of optics is also a major factor that was considered in the Pointillist technique along with sciences that explain how the human eye and brain interpret two colors that seem to bleed into one another creating a totally different and lively color.