THE CHEMISTRY OF ART

• Harshita Sharma

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, ,This article examines the relationship between chemistry and art, particularly in the area of painting, gems, minerals, alloys, and sculpture. The mixing of salt solutions leads to the preparation of colored products, stones, and statues that are used in all these. The connection of the properties of substances with their preparation in the chemistry laboratory and their applications in everyday life ensures excellent conditions of learning. This interdisciplinary and inquiry learning method is examined in the present work.
In this review, the main technological processes involved in the production of color in painting, stones, sculptures, glasses, ceramics and pigments are reported. Iron (as oxides or dispersed ion) is the main responsible of the color in archeological and historical ceramics and glasses, but other d-metals can be also found (Cu, Ag, Co, Cr, Ni) as nano-particles or dispersed ions. The final coloration is usually a result of the sapient choice of raw materials and firing conditions (temperature, atmosphere).
How can a work of art give us clues about scientific aspects? How can chemistry help a painter enhance his creativity and, above all, preserve the original characteristics of his work ? Other symbiotic fields between art and chemistry are: gems and jewelry, as oxidized jewelry and chemical consequences with unique aesthetics and handcrafted techniques; pigments, as basic materials with interesting historiographical preparations; spectroscopy diagnosis, as very broad and thorough method of analysis; biosensors, as one of the applications of new pigments. Also note the interconnection between the several possible paths of chemistry and art, which reflect new challenges with enormous potential.

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