A photograph of a blue neon sign with a quote from Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'Philosophical Investigations: "276. “But don’t we at least mean something quite definite when we look at a color and name our color impression?” It is virtually as if we detached the color impression from the object, like a membrane. (This ought to arouse our suspicions.)"

Infinite Blue @ The Brooklyn Museum

When I visited the Brooklyn Museum in February they were in the middle of their Infinite Blue exhibition. Surveying the entire collection, Infinite Blue collected museum objects that prominently featured the color blue. Part of their Year of Yes: Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum.

A Year of Yes: Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum presents the history of feminism and feminist art while showcasing contemporary artistic practices and new thought leadership.

While not explicitly stated in their literature, Blue seems to have been selected by the museum’s curators for embodying core feminist values:

In cultures dating back thousands of years, blue—the color of the skies—has often been associated with the spiritual but also signifies power, status, and beauty. The spiritual and material aspects of blue combine to tell us stories about global history, cultural values, technological innovation, and international commerce.

The Painter Goblin meets Infinite Blue

The Painter Goblin is an ever evolving project. Color is key part of its evolution. To promote Infinite Blue and the goal of A Year of Yes, I decided to look at the Brooklyn Museum’s paintings via Wikidata to pay homage to, and showcase the work of the female artists in their collection.

Each of the paintings below use one of the Painter Goblin’s palettes that incorporate the color blue in subtly different ways. I hope you like the result.

Autumn Foliage by Elzabeth Boott Duveneck

Portrait of Eugénie Tripier-Le Franc by Eugénie Tripier-Le Franc

La Scala dei Giganti by Emma Ciardi

Kiss Me and You’ll Kiss the Lasses by Lilly Martin Spencer

Flowers by Mary Moser

Visit Brooklyn Musuem

Please visit the Brooklyn Museum if you get a opportunity. It is newly one of my favorite galleries and museums.

More details can be found on their website.

On the radio, a nice synchronicity

As I sat down to put pen to paper and write this blog today, Joni Mictchell’s voic echoed out of the radio…

Blue
Songs are like tattoos
You know I’ve been to sea before
Crown and anchor me
Or let me sail away

Blue
Here is a shell for you
Inside you’ll hear a sigh
A foggy lullaby
There is your song from me

Brief closing notes

The quote from the title image is from Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ‘Philosophical Investigations‘, and the neon sign can be seen, featured quite prominently at the Museum’s exhibit’s entrance:

276. “But don’t we at least mean something quite definite when we look at a color and name our color impression?” It is virtually as if we detached the color impression from the object, like a membrane. (This ought to arouse our suspicions.)

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