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pigment fireworks & soft gradients

Yep, my colourful powder and pigment obsession seems unstoppable. Photographer Marcel Christ is a still-life mastermind and I love how his “Big Bang” and “Powder” projects showcase vibrant pigments full of explosive life (but in very different ways). One set are bold, contained fireworks while the other series feel like diffused, romantic gradients of powder…

(photographs via marcel christ; spotted on abc news) 

POSTED ON November 12, 2012

LABELS: artists & designers, many colours, photography   4 Comments   Tweet This

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2 comments

Kathy
November 13, 2012 at 1:12 pm


Wow! I especially like the blue and yellow one. Thanks for sharing!

Robin
April 22, 2013 at 7:05 pm


It’s been so long since I have worked in my studio.
Marcel Christ’s work has inspired me.

He is an absolute master of color and movement!

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