This stuff used to be one of the only ways to make a decent blue paint and is one reason we couldn't have Impressionism much before the 19th century. The impact of better quality, factory made chemical pigments on the history of painting is underappreciated. https://t.co/yHaE9LJyQE
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And now we waste it all on blue man group?
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No wonder the gods are so angry
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I'd love to read more stuff by you on art history. I know there are pieces here and there in the archives, but do you ever consider having a really big sustained crack at it as a topic?
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2009 saw the discovery of the first new blue in 200 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YInMn_Blue -- just have to figure out what the name of this artistic movement is going to be called.
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Oddly, in art school, I heard this from every art historian I took a class from and myriad professors. So I disagree with you entirely.
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Same, I only took art appreciation 101. Repeatedly mentioned.
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Big Hacker News energy here
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That's because hacking is formally equivalent to painting
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