They discovered that he manipulated the ways in which our eyes and our brain interpret light and shapes. The answer to why each work of art appears different may lie in how our eyes take in wavelengths of light. Monet uses different colored brushstrokes next to one another and doesn't blend them in, resulting in a phenomenon called simultaneous contrast. Furthermore, Monet uses different colored brushstrokes next to one another and doesn't blend them in, resulting in a phenomenon called simultaneous contrast. Simultaneous contrast occurs when the same color appears differently when placed alongside a different color.

Source: Daily Mail January 04, 2019 23:26 UTC