A History of Colour: BLUE! with Alice White

Name: A History of Colour: BLUE! with Alice White
Start: 2026-02-18T20:00:00+00:00
Location: The Eric Morecambe Centre Harpenden

Schedule

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Eric Morecambe Centre Harpenden | Harpenden, EN

Loaded with symbolism, the colour blue creates meaning, provokes emotion and ignites memory on a personal, and a cultural level, throughout the world.
From the sacred shade of Ultramarine, to the ancient roots of Indigo, to the startling alchemy of Prussian, blue has been used to venerate icons since the earliest human civilizations. Enjoy this rich history of colour via two powerful forces: Impressionism and Japanese Print. When Monet’s water-lilies met Hokusai’s Great Wave, the values of art changed forever.
Alice White is a contemporary oil-painter, Tutor at the University of the Arts London and UCL, and Guest Lecturer at King's College London, The Art Workers' Guild, the Courtauld Institute of Art. Publications include 'A Painter's Perspective' , essay, in Alfred Cohen: An American Artist in Europe (Alfred Cohen Art Foundation and Ben Uri Gallery 2020) and ‘How to Look at Painting’ Art Society Magazine (July 2020).