Researchers solve decades-old color mystery in iconic Jackson Pollock painting

a year ago by Stern to c/art

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry.

merde 2 points a year ago

The pigment manganese blue was once used by artists, as well as to color the cement for swimming pools. It was phased out by the 1990s because of environmental concerns.

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This is a community for art in any medium. Welcome!

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This is a community to discuss all things related to art. Posts should be relevant to art, such as sharing art or news about art. To clarify, when we say "any medium," this includes media such as painting, film, music, literature, performance, video games, etc.
Keep things civil. Critiquing art is fine but attacking other users for their opinions is not.
Avoid excessive self-promotion. Yes, this is subjective and will be based on how popular this community becomes overall. If you can see a post about your own work on the first few pages, don't post another.
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