GQ – Art Wars – Who owns the new colour black?

GQ – Art Wars – Who owns the new colour black?

by | Dec 2, 2017

Who’s behind art’s dark little secret, Vantablack? When one scientist discovered a substance so black even Nasa couldn’t find it, the potential was game-changing. Yet, for all the applications, it was an art-world altercation that made the headlines. As the...
BBC RADIO 4 – Owning Colour

BBC RADIO 4 – Owning Colour

by | Jul 16, 2017

Black Designer Wayne Hemingway looks at five colours that have been at the centre of ownership and trademark battles, revealing the complex status of colours in our society – their artistic, commercial and cultural impact. He explores our response to colour...
WIRED – Art Fight! The Pinkest Pink Versus The Blackest Black

WIRED – Art Fight! The Pinkest Pink Versus The Blackest Black

by | Jul 10, 2017

HOW MUCH MORE black could Vantablack be? The answer is none. None more black.This stuff is the blackest black. It is so black that it makes reality look Photoshopped. Perception of depth and dimensionality disappears into a scotoma of darkness. You look at Vantablack,...