History
International Klein Blue (or IKB as it is known in art circles) was developed by French artist Yves Klein as part of his search for colors which best represented the concepts he wished to convey as an artist. IKB was developed by Klein and chemists to have the same color brightness and intensity as dry pigments, which it achieves by suspending dry pigment in polyvinyl acetate, a synthetic resin marketed in France as Rhodopas M or M60A by the firm Rhône Poulenc.
In May 1960 Klein deposited a Soleau envelope registering his paint formulation under the name International Klein Blue (IKB) at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.
In March 1960 Klein patented a method by which he was able to distance himself from the physical creation of his paintings by remotely directing models covered in the color. The patent was published in April 1961.
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