Lumia is a form of art that uses light; originally associated with music but was later associated with painting. The term was coined by a 20th-century artist, Thomas Wilfred. In the early 20th century artists began to promote colors and light together in their artworks. Wilfred worked towards establishing lumia as a new form of art but the term never caught on. Despite creating the term lumia, Wilfred did not create the use of light in art.