Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo at Mingei Museum

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Mingei International Museum’s bold, new exhibition Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo celebrates magical transformation of plants into color. It is the color of ocean tides, a starry dusk sky, and a pair of vintage Levi’s. Indigo blue is all around, but harnessing this hue is a complex feat of chemistry and botanical transformation. The exhibition Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo, opened at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park combines art, craft, science, and history to explore this color’s past and present and is open to the public now.

Gallery of Mingei International Museum’s Event

Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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