Chapter IV  ·  Optics of the Dot-Field
Atelier · Lecture Folio · 04 / 09
Empirical finding · Salon des Indépendants, replicated 2024

At two-and-a-half metres, the dots disappear — and the third colour arrives.

Perceived saturation by viewing distance
Two adjacent complementary dot arrays (spring-green & magenta-pink) measured against the étalon grey, in twelve-step intervals from the canvas surface.
100 75 50 25 0 % saturation 15 60 120 180 250 340 420 distance from canvas (cm) FUSION POINT 250 cm · 68% mixed
Spring-green dots · isolated Magenta-pink dots · isolated Perceived mixed hue
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