Color Color is probably the best known of the art elements. It is the element that we are the most sensitive to, and the one that appeals to us universally. It is defined as the visual response to the wavelengths of light identified as red, green, blue, etc. Color is an expressive element because it affects our emotions. We may have an immediate emotional reaction to certain colors which affect the way we view an artwork.
Art can identify objects or create an illusion of space in an artwork.
We can study color in a scientific way to learn how it affects form or meaning to objects in an artist s work.