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Atomic Number: 29
Element: Copper
Location: Group 11, Period 4
Art Piece: Twin Sentinels by Javier Dones
wall art; fumed copper
2011
Dones' piece Twin Sentinels effectively shows some of the various colors or patinas copper can appear in both nature and the lab.
Nickel
Atomic Number: 28
Element: Nickel
Location: Group 10, Period 4
Atomic Number: 27
Element: Cobalt
Location: Group 9, Period 4
Art Piece: The Parisian Girl by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Painting; oil and cobalt blue on canvas
1874
Though synthetic ultramarine eventually found it's way onto Renoir's palette, The Parisian Girl is clad in cobalt blue.
Atomic Number: 26
Element: Iron
Location: Group 8, Period 4
Art Piece: Serena by Mattia Trotta
Sculpture; iron wire
(Date not located)
Trotta's Serena sculpture shows the versatility of iron and the importance of it's malleability and durability in the art world.
Atomic Number: 25
Element: Manganese
Location: Group 7, Period 4
Art Piece: Clew Bay by Jim Shanahan
Painting; oil and manganese blue on canvas
2008
To accurately depict Clew Bay on canvas, the painter used manganese blue (first used in the 20th c.) in the sky and in the landscape to create fluidity.
Atomic Number: 24
Element: Chromium
Location: Group 6, Period 4
Art Piece: The Grasshoppers and the Ants: A souvenir of Martinique by Paul Gauguin
Zincograph print; chrome yellow wove paper
1889
Instead of a white or ochre colored canvas, Gauguin decided to go with chrome yellow in stark contrast to the figures.
Vanadium
Atomic Number: 23
Element: Vanadium
Location: Group 5, Period 4
Atomic Number: 22
Element: Titanium
Location: Group 4, Period 4
Art Piece: the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada by Frank Gehry
Architecture; anodized titanium and glass
2008
Although some may think the facade of the Art Gallery of Ontario has blue paint on it, the addition is actually anodized titanium which appears blue due to thin film interference.
Scandium
Atomic Number: 21
Element: Scandium
Location: Group 3, Period 4
Atomic Number: 20
Element: Calcium
Location: Group 2, Period 4
Art Piece: Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper by Edgar Degas
Chalk
1885
To achieve the shading and lines of Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper Degas used various colors of chalk (calcium carbonate)
Potassium
Atomic Number: 19
Element: Potassium
Location: Group 1, Period 4
Atomic Number: 18
Element: Argon
Location: Group 18, Period 3
Art Piece: Argon Drip by unkown
Sculpture; staghorn sumac, argon gas, and UV glass
The picture depicting Argon Drip may seem fake, but it's peculiar appearance is due to the argon and a chemical component in the staghorn sumac.
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Atomic Number: 17
Element: Chlorine
Location: Group 17, Period 3
Though one of the six elements of art is color, artists still appreciate the absense of color (or pigment). For this reason, chlorine bleach can be used to remove color or even stains on various surfaces.
Atomic Number: 16
Element: Sulfur
Location: Group 16, Period 3
Art Piece: Ancient Vessel by Lance Neirby
Craft; copper with liver of sulfur patina
1999
In contemporary art, liver of sulfur patina can be used to visibly age artwork, like the Ancient Vessel from 1999.
Allotropes of Phosphorus
Atomic Number: 15
Element: Phosphorus
Location: Group 15, Period 3
Phosphorus is notoriously unstable, but it's stability does vary among its allotropes.
Atomic Number: 14
Element: Silicon
Location: Group 14, Period 3
Art Piece: Untitled by Unknown
Craft; Roman Glass (Silica)
3rd-4th c. A.D.
Roman glass is traditionally composed of silica, silicon dioxide, and soda.