Ivan Vladimirov works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Ivan Vladimirov keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #8EA6BE functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.3%). At 67 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Ivan Vladimirov's palette 1 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.