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Nassau Museum

Christopher Winter
Huxley’s Guide to Switzerland, 2011
acrylic on canvas
35.5 x 27.5 inches
Courtesy of Edelman Arts

 This is my favorite piece from the Museum. I love how the artist used many different shades of blue in the background to create the mountains. The reflections are really prominent making it evident that the two people are floating above water. The color and texture of the image is very soft and soothing. Christopher Winter did a good job at adding the pink without making it the main focus or distraction. He used a cool tone of pink to mix well with the rest of the colors. The people look very relaxed as they float over the calm lake. Christopher really put thought into what tones of blue he included and made sure they would compliment each other well.

Han Qin
The Direction of Migration (Diptych), 2019
cyanotype on paper
3307 x 94.5 inches
Courtesy of the Artist

I really enjoy the story behind this piece. Qin based this on her personal experience of migrating from Hangzhou to Long Island. The white silhouettes on the blue background makes it really interesting and  mysterious. The people flowing through the space along the the background color makes the mood very somber.

Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Venus Bleue, 1962/1982
Dry blue pigment in synthetic resin on plaster
27 1/8 x 12 ½ x 9 7/8 inches
Courtesy of the H. Manes Art Foundation

I love the deep blue color of the silhouette. Klein described his use of blue as it being from “the most intense core of fire, the source of heat”. I thought that was really interesting because it’s not your typical or expected correlation which gives a deeper connection to the piece.