Comparing cadmium and cadmium-free Liquitex paints. (All images courtesy of Colart International Ltd.) Art has always been about risk taking, but it shouldn’t have to mean risking your health. While ...

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Artists’ palettes might be about to change forever. A proposed Europe-wide ban on cadmium pigments found in acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints could be enforced in the next two years, the Art ...

Be careful out there, artists. Buying cadmium paints and pastels still remains illegal in Minnesota, despite efforts by some in the state Legislature to carve out an exemption. Bills in the House and ...

New insight into paint preservation could help “The Scream” show its face in public again. Edvard Munch’s 1910 version of this iconic artwork has rarely been displayed since 2006 because the ...

RED porcelain is against the law in some countries due to its use of toxic pigment cadmium in its creation process. Cadmium, which is also found in paint, has been a favorite of artists such as ...

European artists can rejoice with rose-colored canvases because politicians announced on October 28 that the proposed EU-wide ban on cadmium pigment (which is responsible for fiery colors like red, ...

Researchers discovered that a particular brand of paint favored by the Spanish artist had an atomic structure that predisposed it to degradation. By Katherine Kornei See more of our coverage in your ...

Enamelled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain more than 1000 times the limit level of lead and up to 100 times the limit level of cadmium, a study has shown. Enamelled drinking ...