Display apparatus having a liquid crystal device with separated first and second thin film transistors

The present invention relates to a display apparatus wherein three primary color images are successively or sequentially displayed in a short period of time and recognized as a full-color image by an observer. A display apparatus features an optical modulation device including a plurality of pixels and a pair of electrodes to which a voltage is applied, and an illumination device for illuminating the optical modulation device instantaneously and successively with a plurality of monochromatic lights of different colors in a frame period to provide a full-color image in combination with application of the voltage to the electrodes of the optical modulation device thereby effecting a full-color display over a succession of the prescribed period. A controller divides each frame period into two periods including a first period for displaying a full-color image at each pixel and a second period immediately after the first period and for placing the optical modulation device in a non-display state, thus effectively suppressing an after image phenomenon adversely affecting a full-color image display in a subsequent frame period.