Aristotle is known to be the originator of many disciplines. About color.
He is the author of a book that fully demonstrates his talent in colorology.
In the book, he discussed the relationship between light and color, as well as dyeing, coloring and other techniques.
Gothic's Theory of Color is described in detail. Here, only the basic points of its theory are briefly introduced.
Aristotle believed that white, black, and yellow were the basic colors that were independent of each other, and that other colors were either between or by these three colors
Hybrid builds.
Today's doctrine of the three primary colors is partly a continuation of Aristotle's theory. But most of his theories are outdated today:
It should be pointed out that Aristotle's discussion of the relationship between illuminated light and translucency is quite insightful. For example, "Light hits a certain transparency."
or translucent objects, their color changes again. If the object is dark red or green in color, it transmits the object
The light is also the darkest red or green. ”
Aristotle also has an incisive treatise on dyeing, vividly reflecting one aspect of the development of human cultural history. "The infected body passes
The stain obtains the color. As a dye, ancient humans used the epidermis of flowers, plants and trees, sap. Fruit, soil, water, etc. while
However, animal bodily fluids such as purple shells are also used. This description suggests that animal and plant dyes are in the presence of mineral dyes
It has been widely adopted.
Aristotle used a great deal of factual analysis. "The phenomenon of color is discussed. But, compared to today's theory of colorology, in his
There is undeniably many far-fetched elements in the theory. For example, Aristotle's discourse, Aristotle's personal observation
appear. The color of the leaves changes from green to yellow with the climate.
Based on this phenomenon, he intuitively believes that the amount of water directly affects the change of color, so that the more water the leaves, the greener the leaves
Conclusion. This fact shows that Aristotle was also a son of time. His theory could not have transcended the bureau of social development at that time
limit. Nevertheless, color can become a science that cannot be separated from Aristotle's pioneering efforts.