The Great Line Vs. Color Debate

The two points on which art is created are line and color. This is a topic that has been continuosly discussed. One of the most famous dicused debates of art was the Great Line vs. Color Debate of 1671. This took place at the French Roayal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. The dispute was weather drawing or color was more important in painting. The two parties involved were the Poussinists and the Rubenists. Those who argued that drawing was the most important thing were dubed the Poussinists named after the painter Nicolas Poussin. Those who countered this were the Rubenists named after Peter Paul Rubens. The Poussinists basis was rooted in their belief in the Plantonic idea of the existence in the mind of ideal objects that could be reconstructed in concrete form by the selection of elements from nature. They saw color as meirly a decorative addition to form and drawing, Using line was the essential skill of painting.
In contradiction the Rubenists were of the opinion the color was more true to nature. They used the works of Rubens to show this for he had prioritized the accurate depiction of nature over the imitation of classical art. The Rubenists argued that the purpose of painting was to trick the eye by creating an imitation of nature. They agreed with the …show more content…
Brighter colors can make you feel happy while darker colors can change your mood to being sad. Specific colors can remind us of different emotions. Warm colors like yellow, orange, red, and pink, can make a picture look brighter. Yellow is associated with more happy feelings while red can bring out passionate emotions generally anger. The way a work of art feels depends on how the artist uses the colors all together. Different colors can create a new moods for artwork. Mood means the emotion that is evoked when we look at a work of art. We can create the mood by selecting warm or cool colors that convay the emotions that we want in our