cobalt blue/read

July 6, 2024 10:07 AM

'Following her habitual line of work, Cristina Lucas proposes for us a performative conference, covering the astrophysical emergence of cobalt, the way in which it forms part of the planet and our bodies; the functions it performs on the organism; the relationship with art, in the form of blue pigment; its use in industry, especially in technology; the relationship with IBM, and the future of cobalt and its sustainability.' [Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya]

npr reviews 'Cobalt Red' [content note: exploitation]; cobalt, previously

started exploring the blog del Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya after reading a recent blue post

posted by HearHere (2 comments total)

Not really relevant to the article but cobalt was first used in ceramics in Mongol Yuan China and gave it a blue coloring round 1200 ad.
Early Chinese ceramics were restricted to fewer colors.
posted by Narrative_Historian at 7:53 PM on July 6 [1 favorite]

neat! glass even earlier [christie's] celadon is also fascinating [the met]
posted by HearHere at 8:27 PM on July 6