Double Take
About
From Egyptian Blue to Indigo and Cobalt, from earthly colors to synthetic pigments and manufactured dyes, color is essential to art and design. In Double Takes, join specialists from various fields as they offer differing views on objects with a focus on the color blue. Conversations stimulate thoughts about social context, artistic interpretation, and ever-evolving meanings.
Cobalt/Enamel
Enamels are made of glass mixed with metallic oxides to produce different colors. Glass colored with cobalt oxide is ground into a fine powder and applied. Join Dr. Suzanne Scanlan, lecturer in RISD's Department of History of Art and Visual Culture, and enamelist and jeweler Johan Van Aswegen, senior critic in RISD's Department of Jewelry and Metalsmithing, in an exploration of the process and significance of cobalt in a detailed enameled plaque depicting the Virgin and Child fabricated in France.
Egyptian Blue/PigmentFriday, October 17, 12-1 pm
Indigo/TextileFriday, Nov. 14, 12:15-1 pm
Cobalt/GlazeFriday, Dec. 5, 12:15-1 pm
Double Takes are supported by the Brown RISD Committee on Institutional Collaboration.