Highlights on the Theory and Practice of Chromatology and Its Application in the Art of Hairdressing

The development of chromatology as a scientific basis for the art and design practices has been analysed in this article. The purpose of the article is to study chromatology as a complex of scientific knowledge that had been formed for thousands of years and today is a theoretical and practical basis for solving various creative tasks, including the art of hairdressing. The research methodology is based on the analysis of the formation and development of the science of colour as a phenomenon that contains essential information for science and art, including colour design. The historical and comparative, chronologic methods were applied to show the process of the formation and development of the science of colour; to organise and systematize heterogeneous materials – a systematic approach; to examine the contribution of the men of science and art to the development of chromatology – biographical; to compare the historical data – comparative. The scientific novelty of the study is to analyse the impact of the science of colour on the production and creative practice of colouristic hairstyle design. Conclusions. It was found that the science of colour as a scientific knowledge combines the disciplines of the natural sciences and humanities, which is the basis for the modern scientific approach to work with colour, taking into account its optical, colouring and other characteristics. The development of the science of colour has taken place over the centuries, covering the historical epochs of Antiquity, the Renaissance, Modern, Contemporary history, modernity. The contemporary chromatology is based on the combination of knowledge about physical (light) and psycho-physiological (vision, emotion) phenomena, which are reflected in physics, psychology, physiology, cultural studies, and art history. Design, including the art of hairdressing, referring to the results of interdisciplinary research, reflects the high level of modern comprehension of colour and its wide application in hairstyle