Blue: An Exhibition
the Legacy and history of a Color
Publication
Visual System
The Book
This project began as a specialty publication exploring the cultural and artistic significance of the color blue, inspired by the BBC documentary History of Art in Three Colors.
Like the documentary, the book is an an exploration of the color and its history. Blue has carried associations with divinity, exoticism, and the infinite, and the book traces its journey in Western art — from the arrival of lapis lazuli in medieval Europe, to its role in Renaissance masterpieces, to its reimagining in modern art and its ultimate connection to Earth.
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This project began as a specialty publication exploring the cultural and artistic significance of the color blue, inspired by the BBC documentary History of Art in Three Colors.
Process
An exploration of the cultural and artistic history of the color blue, tracing its journey from an ancient pigment to a modern symbol of Earth.
An exploration of the cultural and artistic history of the color blue, tracing its journey from an ancient pigment to a modern symbol of Earth.
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Like the documentary, the book is an an exploration of the color and its history. Blue has carried associations with divinity, exoticism, and the infinite, and the book traces its journey in Western art — from the arrival of lapis lazuli in medieval Europe, to its role in Renaissance masterpieces, to its reimagining in modern art and its ultimate connection to Earth.
The Book
This project began as a specialty publication exploring the cultural and artistic significance of the color blue, inspired by the BBC documentary History of Art in Three Colors.
The Exhibition
Building on the visual language of the publication, the system extends into banners, posters, pins, and other branded items that unify the exhibition experience.
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Process
This project began as a specialty publication exploring the cultural and artistic significance of the color blue, inspired by the BBC documentary History of Art in Three Colors.
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