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Lovely Photographs of Paint Before It’s Mixed

By Emily Temple on

Have you ever looked into a can of paint before the color was mixed in? We hadn’t, until Lost at E Minor pointed us towards these gorgeous photographs of paint in its last stages of creation: after the color tints were poured in, but before they were combined with the base paint. The photographs turn the paint cans into mini, circular abstract artworks — a little like Rothko, or maybe just Spin Art. In either case, we’d like a few “after” photos to satisfy our curiosity — just what color does that blue and gold combination make? Click through to see our favorite shots from this cool series, and then head here to check out many more. … Read More

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Lu Xinjian’s Beautiful Abstract Paintings of Cities

By Emily Temple on

Chinese artist Lu Xinjian, whose ongoing project “City DNA” we first spotted over at Lost at E Minor, re-imagines cities from all over the world as abstract, almost Keith Haring-like paintings, inspired by aerial views from Google Earth and bursting with color taken from the cities’ national flags. The artworks seem almost mathematical, and they feel more like the cities they represent than we expected when we heard about the project — an effect that is hard to put a finger on but rings true nonetheless. Click through to see some of our favorite pieces from the series, and then be sure to head over to Xinjian’s website for even more. … Read More