Re:The Treachery of Image Files
by have_faith on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @08:09AM
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#0000ff00, zero alpha blue, or as I've taken to calling it: post-blue. You cannot see the blue, but it exists in our shared conciousness and we know it is there. The opacity only adds to the tension when imagining the hidden pigment.
> You cannot see the blue
Oh my. One should not so blithely confess that they can't see The Emperor's New Blue. Such a shame.
Re:The Treachery of Image Files
by 082349872349872 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:33AM
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By encoding hir works in the classical #0000FF but manipulating the alpha channel, the artist subverts expectations of the chromarchy in a personal journey of inner emigration, exploring the liminal space between transparency and obscurity.
Many years ago, I made a music video called "Rhapsody in Bluescreen", which is exactly what it sounds like. I don't think it's online anywhere, but you can just listen to "Rhapsody in Blue" (now in the public domain this year) and imagine. I only used a small portion of it though, since it was just a short joke.
However, where does one go from here? Does it become old hat? I hear some Avant-garde types are beginning to explore post-blue ideas. #333333 has a romantic bleakness to it that I would love to see explored.