From Newton's prism to the wiphala. Contributions to the teaching and dissemination of physics from science-art relationships

Abstract

he objective of this article is to present a proposal for the teaching and dissemination of physics, where Newton's prism and the
wiphala are considered as cultural artifacts, which can contribute to the inquiry and creation of senses attributed to colors, from the
relationship between science and art. A documentary analysis was carried out with texts from the History of Optics, History of Art, and
research on the wiphala and indigenous art. It is concluded that explanations about the relationship between light and color require
considering the observer-light source-object system. In particular, the observer, seen beyond the eye as the mechanism that receives
light, is a complex visual and cultural-historical system that generates senses of what it "sees" beyond optical perception. In this way,
color, approached from the science-art relations and the dialogue of knowledge, is a bridge between scientific knowledge and the
cosmovision of the native peoples of Latin America, expanding and intertwining the network of senses constructed in everyday life,
art, and science.