Connaissez-vous le Vantablack d’Anish Kapoor ? Ou le “noir le plus noir du monde”. Découvrez son histoire et ses origines.
Les origines du Vantablack : le noir le plus noir du monde
This pigment was developed by the British company NanoSystems to make satellites and military jets invisible. With its exceptional light-absorbing capacity—99.96%—Vantablack creates a visual illusion: when painted on a round object, it appears flat to the naked eye.
Une couleur brevetée par le plasticien Anish Kapoor
In 2016, visual artist Anish Kapoor acquired the patent for the blackest black in the world. He is the only one authorized to use it. He purchased the rights from NanoSystems for an undisclosed sum.
Anish Kapoor’s monopoly on Vantablack has caused quite a stir. A campaign was launched on Instagram called #ShareTheBlack.
La riposte face au brevet du Vantablack
In 2017, in contrast to his colleague, artist Stuart Semple released “the pinkest pink,” legally available to everyone—except… Anish Kapoor!
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