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Colour Vibrancy

Colour Vibrancy is created by using colour theory to create contrast, emphasis and interest. The use of colour can include complementary colours or simultaneous colour contrast. For juxtaposition, complementary colours are used next to each other in a piece whereas simultaneous contrast includes the use of a primary or secondary and its two tertiary colours. Black and white is used to created the most extreme level of contrast.

Juxtaposition of Complementary Colours
Mont Sainte-Victoire. Cezanne, 1904
Self Portrait With Straw Hat.
Van Gogh, 1887
Split Complementary Colour Combination or Simultaneous Contrast
Impression: Sunrise. Monet, 1872
Big Ben.
Derain, 1905
Black & White
Vertigo.
Vassarely, 1947
Arrest 2.
Riley, 1965
The Green Stripe (Madame Matisse). Matisse, 1905
At The Moulin Rouge. Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892
Self Portrait.
Warhol, 1966
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