Constância de cor entre a neurociência e os processos pictóricos

Color constancy can be described as the capacity of seeing a color under different lightning conditions, as when we see a red coat under sunlight or indoors. In this paper, we will analyze the scientific concept of color constancy as understood by neuroscience in the light of pictorial practices developed by the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements. Here we show how their practices explored the natural conditions in which color constancy occurs and that the freedom provided by artistic practices may be helpful to elucidate scientific concepts, open new views for experimental design and epistemological innovation.