Morellone 1923

Editor: This is a photograph of "Morellone," a pigment manufactured by Antonio Buonamici. It seems to capture the color sample and the pigment itself in a jar, like a scientific record. What can you tell me about it? Curator: Well, this image offers us insight into the standardization and commercialization of art materials. The color chart alongside the pigment suggests a growing desire to quantify and control color, a shift driven by industrialization and its impact on art production. How do you think this impacted artists? Editor: I guess it provided consistency, but maybe also limited experimentation? Curator: Exactly! It's a double-edged sword. This image, then, becomes a document of that tension between scientific precision and artistic expression in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Editor: I hadn't considered the industrial influence on something like pigment before. Thanks!