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everythingbutthekitchensphinx:

pussylipgloss:

travelingworkshop:

augieboogie:

hooligan-nova:

ravenousbelly:

tuffgreg:

kbonezz:

GUYS

holy sh*t

what. WHAT

Kapoor: *Being a jerk and not sharing*

Semple: “So I just got a degree in nanotechnology specifically for this and anyway everyone have some paint”

Semple: a God amongst Men

Ok NOW things are getting interesting.

I am guessing Semple has created a new black PIGMENT that is close to the effect of super black. Vantablack is not pigment, and cannot be used in paint. This actually changes the game.

Kapoor may have the rights to the real blackest black, but Semple may have made a super black artists can actually use.

i can’t believe a meme is going down in art history

 #Why is art like this? #Because art is the way each generation of humanity distills itself to an essence for the future to behold #And our essence is a combination of exceptional and perhaps unbelievable technical skill #And just #Just absolute nuclear fires powered by spite #And I am so glad to be participating in this #Because this is I think #The first time I’ve ever actually understood art #So thank you to Anish Kapoor for being spiteful #And thank you to Stuart Semple for being brilliant in a fuck you kind of way #And thank you to everyone involved in this fiasco #Because I have never felt a more complete understanding of the necessity of art in my life #And I’m so fucking glad 

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jewish-demi-dragoneyes:

zetrex:

stuart semples still at it, fighting the war against anish kapoor

I’m a little frustrated that people think Stuart Semple is just putting these colors out because of Anish Kapoor.

Stuart Semple has been working on these pigments for years. He has spent a lot of time and energy creating these pigments + a line of acrylic paints. The popularity of Pink BECAUSE of the Kapoor feud has given him the monetary support necessary to produce the rest of these pigments and the glitter. But he’s been working on them and trying to get them made for a very long time.

Like by all means, continue to support Semple. Continue to get enjoyment/entertainment out of this feud. But give credit where credit is due – Semple spent years working on this, he didn’t churn it out in a week becuase of Kapoor.

Artist Bans Anish Kapoor from Using ‘Most Glittery Glitter’ | artnet Nes

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plantpuppy:

to summarize:

•Anish Kapoor gets exclusive rights to use Vantablack, the world’s “blackest black” pigment, which understandably upsets a lot of artists

•Stuart Semple responds by creating Pink, the world’s “pinkest pink” pigment, which he makes legally available to everyone except for Anish Kapoor
•Kapoor somehow gets ahold of Pink and posts an Instagram photo of his middle finger dunked in the pigment that Semple had banned him from using
•Semple gets ahold of Vantablack and posts an Instagram video of his hand making the peace sign with his fingers coated in Vantablack
•During this time, Semple also releases Diamond Dust, the “most glittery glitter,” again available to everyone EXCEPT Anish Kapoor

The best thing about Diamond Dust is that it’s made from actual shards of glass so Anish can’t just stick his middle finger in it again

This petty art feud is actually starting to look like it could be one of the most important pieces of performance art of the 21st century

Artist Bans Anish Kapoor from Using ‘Most Glittery Glitter’ | artnet Nes