Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour Publisher / Frances Lincoln styles and techniques along the

styles and techniques along the way

a long interview with the artist by Hans Ulrich Obrist

Rebecca Coates

chosen by an international panel of experts

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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour Publisher / Frances Lincoln styles and techniques along theDid you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artists pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of historys most extraordinary pigments. Spanning the ancient