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Revisiting Emily Vanderpoel’s Color Theory Book 117 Years After Its First Release

Avatar photo by Brigit Katz November 5, 2018November 7, 2018

In addition to being a watercolorist, Emily Noyes Vanderpoel was also the author of Color Problems, widely overlooked, yet staggering turn-of-the-century book on color theory.

Posted inArt

A Blue Gallery Tour of Chelsea

by Daniel Larkin March 11, 2016March 10, 2016

There is a special opportunity right now in Chelsea to explore the color blue.

Posted inOpinion

“What Do You Have in Lavender Blush?” A New Tool to Buy Art by Color

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

Collectors choose to buy art based on their interest in the work itself, not whether it matches the color of their living room drapes, right?

Posted inOpinion

How Many Colors Can Most of Us Actually See?

by Kemy Lin March 2, 2015March 7, 2015

In the last few days, a LinkedIn article about differences in individual color vision by Diana Derval, President and Research Director of DervalResearch and self-professed “Expert in Neuromarketing,” has made rounds on the internet.

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Dress Color Controversy Engulfs the Internet

by Kemy Lin February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Perhaps it doesn’t take Kim Kardashian’s bare bottom to #BreaktheInternet. An image of a perfectly innocent lace sheath dress has made its way around the internet — no bare bottoms or exposed skin in sight — as its colors have become the subject of heated debate.

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Olafur Eliasson on Turning Light into Color

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino January 14, 2015January 17, 2015

For the past six years, the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has been working with a color chemist to produce paint pigments that correspond to each nanometer of the visible light spectrum.

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