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Amazing depth of research, but worth noting that it’s largely limited to works that are now within the public domain. As such, while more technical, than conce

Amazing depth of research, but worth noting that it’s largely limited to works that are now within the public domain. As such, while more technical, than conceptual or historical, there are now blacks that absorb light to degrees that were impossible before and are magical to see, even in pure sunlight. In 2016, an Indian-born British artist named Anish Kapoor was given exclusive rights to use Vantablack, the darkest material in the world with an absorption rate of 99.96%; Black 3.0 and Musou Black, which absorption rates are lower were created in response to Kapoor being only artist allowed to use Vantablack. To see examples, just Google keywords like: blackest black, vantablack vs black 3.0 vs musou black.

austinjp 4y ago
The daftness of Kapoor's exclusive right to Vantablack prompted artist Stuart Semple to create Black 2.0 and 3.0 (as mentioned by parent) with a license granting use by anyone except Kapoor. https://stuartsemple.com/project/black-v1-0-beta-worlds-mattest-flattest-black-art-material/ https://stuartsemple.com/project/black-v1-0-beta-worlds-matt... Kapoor's response was to surreptitiously get a pot of Black 3.0, dip his middle finger in it, and take a photo of that finger flipping the bird. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2019/aug/05/black-30-anish-kapoor-and-the-art-worlds-pettiest-funniest-dispute https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2019/aug/...
- O__________O 4y ago
  Correction: Kapoor’s finger was dipped in pink, not black, with the text “Up yours #pink” by him in the comments. Here’s the photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOWz73wgj7R/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BOWz73wgj7R/ This Wired story covers the topic in detailed: https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/ https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-s...
  - austinjp 4y ago
    Ah yes, thanks!

austinjp 4y ago

The daftness of Kapoor's exclusive right to Vantablack prompted artist Stuart Semple to create Black 2.0 and 3.0 (as mentioned by parent) with a license granting use by anyone except Kapoor. https://stuartsemple.com/project/black-v1-0-beta-worlds-mattest-flattest-black-art-material/ https://stuartsemple.com/project/black-v1-0-beta-worlds-matt... Kapoor's response was to surreptitiously get a pot of Black 3.0, dip his middle finger in it, and take a photo of that finger flipping the bird. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2019/aug/05/black-30-anish-kapoor-and-the-art-worlds-pettiest-funniest-dispute https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2019/aug/...

O__________O 4y ago
Correction: Kapoor’s finger was dipped in pink, not black, with the text “Up yours #pink” by him in the comments. Here’s the photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOWz73wgj7R/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BOWz73wgj7R/ This Wired story covers the topic in detailed: https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/ https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-s...
- austinjp 4y ago
  Ah yes, thanks!