#berlin blue

[sleepydrummer]

PIGMENTS IN PRUSSIAN BLUE

Russian: Прусская Голубая French: Bleu de Prusse English: Prussian blue German: Preussischblau Italian: Blu di Prussia Portuguese: azul da Prússia Spanish: Azul de Prussia

[brooklynmuseum]

🔵  Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Asian art collection, currently on view in Infinite Blue.

The introduction of the vibrant chemical pigment “Prussian” or “Berlin” blue in 1829 changed the history of the Japanese print forever. Up until that point, plant-based blue dyes, such as dayflower and indigo, had been the only choice for printers in Japan, but those dyes tended to discolor quickly into shades of brown or green. Prussian blue, a synthetic pigment invented in Germany, is more vibrant and durable. The importation of this color expanded the realm of color possibilities for printers and allowed them greater freedom of expression.

Early excitement about Prussian blue led to a genre of all-blue or mostly blue woodblock prints called aizuri-e. Scholarly evidence suggests that the earliest aizuri-e were landscapes in a Chinese style, apparently imitating decorations found on blue-and-white porcelains. But soon this popular trend was applied to other types of prints as well. In this moment of discovery in nineteenth-century Japan, artists used a Western technology to suit and expand their own traditional practices. In turn, the resulting imagery of Japanese prints was later exported to Europe, where it had a resounding impact on Western art practices.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). The Courtesans Usugomo, Haruka, and Yayoi of the Tamaya Teahouse, ca. 1840. Woodblock print. BrooklynMuseum

[hothockey]

impossible prompt to say 3 things i associate with you. unfair frankly.

so heres like 13-30 idk how many i can think of while making coffee

1. coffee (heh)

2. writing

3. little plants and such

4. tony stark

5. nicknames

6. texas

7. toronto

8. foodie-ism. food as a lifestyle fjfjjdjd

9. that one beer garden we went to together in berlin

10. avatar the last airbender

11. undercut/shaved back of the head

12. many earrings

13. one direction

14. ramen

15. flower paintings

16. car batteries

17. space

18. fungi

19. whenever i strain pasta without using a colander

20. starting 3 days ago croque monsieur

21. naruto

22. hockey

23. donuts :(

24. battlestar galactica

25. discord emotes

26. ritter sport chocolate

27. rainbows

28. thai tea

29. marvel comics

30. air conditioning

i think there are many more but these are some of the things that make ‘di!’ ping in my brain when i encounter them day to day

the way i love you like the eager sun loves the blue sky. the way i love you all the way to your bones. the way i love you like home. <3

[mind-over-looks]

[olympusatnoon]

[rockandrollcreations]

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[rachelsophielesch]

Baby Blue Collection

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