How Can Art Trick Our Minds? Pointillism and Optics | #MetKids Microscope

Instead of mixing paint colors on a palette, what happens if we let our eyes do the mixing? Learn about Pointillism and how the artist Georges Seurat used the science of optics to create a whole new way of painting! Next, create your own optical illusion!:    • How To Make Your Own Optical Illusion | Cr...   #MetKids Microscope is a show about the science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn true stories about real discoveries from scientists at the Museum, and do some experiments on your own! Learn more about the series: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspective... — 00:00 Welcome to the Circus Corvi! 00:31 Simultaneous contrast 00:49 Color theory 01:05 He called it…? 01:22 Pointillism 01:42 Complementary colors 02:05 And voila! — Chief Digital Officer: Douglas Hegley Executive Producer: Sarah Wambold Director/Writer/Producer: Rachel Smith Producer: Emma Vecchione Project Manager: Maria Kozanecka Animation Direction: Lisa LaBracio Art Direction: Tara Sunil Thomas Animation + Compositing: Lisa LaBracio Narrators: Corin Wells, Charlotte Hale Episode Consultants: Charlotte Hale, Dita Amory, Laura Corey Education Consultants: Darcy-Tell Morales, Merantine Hens Original Music: Austin Fisher Sound Mix: Dave Raymond Production Design: Aurola Wedman Alfaro Rights and Permissions: Julie Zeftel Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), ca. 1887-88. Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris). Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 59 in. (99.7 x 149.9 cm). Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 (61.101.17) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Modern chromatics : with applications to art and industry, 1879. Author Ogden Nicholas Rood (1831–1902). 3 pages, 1 leaf, [v]-viii, [9]-329 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations, diagrams ; Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm). (170.1 R674) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... All Images © The Metropolitan Museum of Art MetKids is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Subscribe for new content from The Met:    / metmuseum   #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum © 2023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art