Jackson Pollock’s famous painting Number 1A, 1948 looms large, both physically (it measures 172.7 by 264.2 cm) and in the history of modern art. But the blue pigment that Pollock used in the painting ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists used laser analysis to identify the mysterious blue color in a Jackson Pollock painting: It is ...

Jackson Pollock was a famous American painter best known for his abstract expressionism, including the “drip and splash” and the “all-over” style of painting (which look exactly like they sound). Now ...

Some scientists really blew it. They accidentally created a new blue pigment by doping white and black compounds with manganese. The new blue may end up in a variety of paints and inks, perhaps ...