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Artelier delves into the allure of blue, from ancient epochs to today. Once the most elusive and prized pigment in all the world, blue has enchanted artists for centuries. From Gainsborough’s and prized pigment in all the world, blue has enchanted artists

The first colour photograph of Earth from Space, October 5, 1954 © (NRL)

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Major Tom speaks to Ground Control one last time before drifting off lost into the endless blue expanse. 1954, humans saw space for the first time. An aerobee rocket, carrying two 16mm movie cameras (one with colour film) captured the first images of Earth from space, dizzying the imaginations of the world and everyone in it. We are enveloped in blue.
The color itself has an infinitely beguiling quality. Blue is all around us, yet perpetually feels out of reach. We can’t touch the blueness of the ocean slips through our fingers the moment we try to grasp it, dissolving into shades of grey, green, or transparency distance. It has and continues to be, a challenge for artists to capture. As to do so is to capture the great beyond.
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Thomas Gainsborough
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
Yves Klein
Anish Kapoor
James Turrell
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