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Pyrrole Red

Discovered accidentally by chemists in 1974, the pigment was named after the Greek word for “reddish” or “fiery”. Pyrrole red would reach its iconic status under a different name- Ferrari red. Ferraris started off as the bright red we see today because the colors of race cars corresponded with the country they were representing. As Ferrari came out of Italy, the color of Italian race cars were red. Learn more about the history of pyrrole red with the link below, and see the way it combines with other primary colors with Nicole Phungrasamee Fein’s piece 21.09.22.01 Pyrrol Red Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue Cobalt Blue at the Schneider Museum of Art. This piece can be found in Mel Prest’s curated show Sensate Objects in the Treehaven Gallery.

https://www.winsornewton.com/uk/articles/colours/spotlight-on-pyrrole-red/

Resin

An acrylic gel that rapidly dries with UV light, resin is a good crafting material as it is extremely hard and durable. Its high transparency also allows for a variety of colors to be mixed in with the purest outcome. It is also multi-purpose, with uses ranging from arts and crafts to fishing and hunting. Learn more about the uses of resin with the link below, and see Freddy Chandra’s piece Haze which features resin panels in the Heiter Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art’s Sensate Objects.

https://architecturesideas.com/uv-resistant-resin-epoxy/

John Baldessari

Known as “the guy that puts dots over peoples’ faces”, Baldessari is regarded as the Godfather of conceptual art. He is seen as a man with many talents, dabbling in photography, painting, collaging, Iphone games, and more. He’s most recognized for his work with bright, colorful dots over people’s faces. Living a long and decorated life, Baldessari has been the inspiration for a generation of artists including Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, and David Salle. Learn more about John Baldessari’s life and legacy with the video below, and see his work in the Schneider Museum of Art’s Entry Gallery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7V4GyEuXA

The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

Pyrrole Red

Resin

John Baldessari

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