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The War of Colour – The battle to secure The Blackest Black

The War of Colour – The battle to secure The Blackest Black

Update: 2021-06-20

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Katie and Vincent explore the oddities of the creative sphere—this week discussing the The War of Colour. When the blackest black is monopolised by one artist, the community strike back banning that particular artists from their own rival black and other wonderful pigment. Find out the oddity of how the war of colour made huge advancements for the democratising of colour in the art world, through banning other artist from using them.

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The War of Colour – The battle to secure The Blackest Black

The War of Colour – The battle to secure The Blackest Black

Katie and Vincent