Abstract :
This article deals in particular with the influences of electromagnetic theory (and its findings) on modern art, especially in the second half of the 18th century. The Young-Helmholtz-Maxwell theory of vision not only changed the understanding of the terms "perception," "reality," and the philosophical thoughts related to these terms. This theory also influenced Impressionism, which is the most radical and revolutionary movement in the history of painting, yielding modern art. In addition, the theory directly yielded another important artistic movement, Pointillism. It also yielded color photography, as well as the RGB system, which is one of the fundamental concepts in modern image-processing systems and digital art.
