Tag: art

  • The backstory of named colors

    The backstory of named colors

    One color a day, told as it ought to be told: with its provenance, its chemistry, and the people who paid for it in poison. 🔗 Storied Colors Related, I collect color palettes I like over on cote.pizza.

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    “Untitled No. 23” from “The Yosemite Suite,” 2010, iPad drawing printed on paper, David Hockney.

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  • 🤖 “descended into madness” – Backrooms

    Original: A Backstory from My Backrooms by Paige K. Bradley. Summarized by AI on June 3, 2026. {I love backrooms. One of the first things I did with AI image generator was make endless empty malls and backrooms. So good. -Coté} A stray 2019 4chan post about a bland, fluorescent-lit interior sparked the viral myth…

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    The Banquet, René Magritte, 1958.

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  • Related to your interests, Thursday

    Harry Clarke’s Elixirs of Life 9 Terms That Helped Navigate a Confusing Year in Art – “It’s art that blends street art, Pop art, sneakerhead culture, merch-drop dynamics, and memes into a mix that is the opposite of reverential.” Nobody knows how large software products work – “It’s easier to write software than to explain…

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