Most of us experience some version of Sunday night or Monday morning blues at some point in our lives. But the blues aren’t always a sign of feeling down. Blues in music can be exuberant. Blue skies are rejuvenating. Blues can be life affirming and a welcome shock to the system.
Take this ultramarine cockerel by contemporary artist Katharina Fritsch. Standing on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, it’s an unmissable wake-up call, a cock-a-doodle-doo of a "Good morning London!"
Take this ultramarine cockerel by contemporary artist Katharina Fritsch. Standing on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, it’s an unmissable wake-up call, a cock-a-doodle-doo of a "Good morning London!"
Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch (2013)
And if it could speak, it might say “Come and see the Veronese exhibit at the National Gallery just behind me.” Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice displays around 50 of the sumptuous paintings by Paolo Veronese, one of the most renowned artists in 16th-century Venice.
The colours in his works are stunning, even after more than 450 years, and the fabrics and settings are lush and detailed.
The colours in his works are stunning, even after more than 450 years, and the fabrics and settings are lush and detailed.
The Conversion of Mary Magdalene by Paolo Veronese (1548)
So next time you’re feeling down, head to Trafalgar Square for a bit of colour therapy and embrace the blues.
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