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Chemistry : The Connection Between Art And Chemistry

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Art has lived with humankind since it first moment it began to explore and alongside art there is Chemistry. Art and Chemistry: two contrasting topics that many may not find connections to. But, in fact, there is a great correlation between the two topics; from the masterpieces in museums to the cosmetics, people use(1). Not, only within cosmetics, but also within the primers/basecoats/activators that are found in the paint or in the solutions for the piece being created(5). Most aspects that involve art contain color and if there is color there was most likely a chemical reaction to create such beauty. Furthermore, before there were combinations of elements to create bonding agents or thinning solutions there was the rouged chemist begins(4). Which has now evolved into a multiple step industry and/or leisure activity. Vivid Pigments Firstly, a quick briefing on what color is and how it is perceived: color is a visual light reflection that passes within the cones and rods of the human eye(2). Which then is turned into different chemical compounds within the retina; that are processed by the optic nerve sending different electrical signals to the visual cortex causing an image to be formed with color from the photoreceptors within the human brain(2). On the other hand, pigments are what gives color to the different materials: usually, pigments are water and oil insoluble(5). During the early ages of painting, multiple surfaces were used the most common were vases, walls, and

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