Tag: colour
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Photographer Captures 500 Colorful Garage Doors in Lithuania
As we’ve shown you many times on artFido, art is everywhere. Even a worn garage door can be art if captured in the correct way. Photographer Agne Gintalaite proved this point in his latest series Beauty Remains, which he took in his home town in Lithuania. As Agne explained, “On a recent trip to the IKEA…
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How Color Affects the Taste of What We Eat
Tom Vanderbuilt over at Nautilus just published a very interesting blog about color and it’s impact on food. So good, in fact, that we thought we’d share it with you. When it comes to food, color is money. Food companies scan their products on the line with custom colorimeters to ensure mathematically consistent hues. Fruits and…
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Artist Matches Everyday Objects With Pantone Swatches
For those of you were weren’t aware, Panatone Color Matching is the system which standardizes colors around the world. In a recent color mixy-matchy project, Inka Mathews used the Pantone system to match various random items with their colors. The match-ups are pleasing to the eye, partially because of the tiny objects involved. The other…
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It’s Happening Again: What Color is This Nail Polish?
Remember that whole thing about the dress? You can read all about it HERE. What color (or colour!) was it? White and Gold or Blue and Black or Who The Hell Cares? In any case, the internet is all aflutter today about some nail polish and a stiletto. Yup, the hashtag #TheShoe is all over…
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Amazing Psychedelic Sculptures That Will Blow You Away!
The remarkable sculptures before you are the work of Jen Stark, a visionary artist inspired by the intricate aspects of nature, replication, and infinity. She produces her astonishing creations through a variety of outlets such as paint, animation, metal, wood, plexi, and most notably, paper.Jen received her BFA in fibers and a minor in animation at…
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Yummy Sweets Perfectly Organized by Color
Our recent post about photographer Emily Blincoe was so popular (see HERE) that we thought we’d share another one… this time with a bit of a sweet tooth. For her Sugar Series, she collected a wide range of color-specific candies, arranged them in deliciously symmetrical squares, and then photographed the organized compositions. She included every candy one can imagine,…
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The Spectacularly Colorful Chromatic Typewriter
Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter, replacing the letters and keys with color pads and hued labels to create a functional “painting” device called the Chromatic Typewriter. We’re not exactly sure of the practical applications of such a typewriter, but boy it’s beautiful! And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of…
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Translucent Ants Photographed Eating Colored Liquids!
Scientist Mohamed Babu from Mysore, India captured beautiful photos of these translucent ants eating a specially colored liquid sugar. Some of the ants would even move between the food resulting in new color combinations in their stomachs. Check out the stunning results below! And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art…
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Visually Beautiful Arrangements of Everyday Objects by Emily Blincoe
Nashville, Tennessee-based photographer Emily Blincoe arranges miscellaneous assortments of everyday objects into striking compositions, organized by color, shape, and size. In Blincoe’s skilled hands, even the most ordinary material can be turned into a work of art. Commonplace objects like leaves, cereal, and stones are meticulously laid out in orderly, geometric displays that show off a smooth…
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Artist Covers Beautiful Beach Stones in Tiny Dots of Paint
Elspeth McLean is an Australian award-winning artist whose passion for colour and detail has evolved into a unique style of painting she describes as “Dotillism”. In what she calls Mandala Stones, McLean collects beautiful beach stones and uses them as her canvas to create intensely colourful and intricate artworks entirely out of dots. Elspeth only uses acrylic…