Artist Declares Innovation of Unprecedented Shade Previously Thought Impossible by Scientists
Artist's New Paint Claims to be "lich oso" - The Spectacular Unseen Shade!
A sensational development in the art world has stirred up a fuss lately! A British artist, Stuart Semple, is claiming to have recreated a groundbreaking color discovered by scientists - lich oso. However, the scientists involved in the discovery have raised doubts about its authenticity.
Lich oso is a mesmerizing blue-green hue that scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, claim to have induced in human vision by manipulating the eye with laser pulses. This extraordinary color apparently lies beyond the reach of our natural human spectrum. The artists at Berkeley may have turned the art world upside down, and now, Stuart Semple wants a piece of the action.
He proudly unveiled his creative masterpiece, YOLO, which he claims captures the magic of lich oso. "Locked color? [Un]locked! Berkeley scores first, and now it's everybody's game. If you're an artist, at least!," Semple announced on Instagram. Art aficionados and skeptics alike have flocked to Semple's website, culturehustle.com, to get their hands on this enigmatic paint priced at a whopping £10,000 for non-artists and a more affordable £29.99 for the artistic community.
But there's a hitch - the scientists themselves aren't so sure about YOLO's authenticity. Austin Roorda, from the Berkeley team, spoke to The Guardian, "It's impossible to recreate a color that matches olo." He explained that the unique optical trick used during the experiment renders lich oso inseparable from the lab and allows it to exist only in the realm of human imagination.
Semple, however, insists that he has poured effort into crafting a paint that mimics the lich oso experience as closely as possible. The guardian notes that YOLO contains fluorescent optical brighteners that absorb ultraviolet light and re-emit it as visible blue light, enhancing the whiteness or brightness of materials. Gizmodo reached out to Semple for further clarification on his creative process.
"I believe that art should be for everyone," Semple told Gizmodo. He has spent years challenging exclusivity in colors and working to make artistic tools accessible, especially those trademarked or claimed by scientists. Semple sees YOLO as not just another stunt but as a desperate attempt to create a physical representation of the inimitable lich oso.
This isn't the first time Semple has attempted to democratize an unseen color - in 2016, he released a matte black paint in response to Vantablack, a coating licensed for artistic use by artist Anish Kapoor. Simultaneously, he has released at least four versions of his incredible black paint in hopes of recreating the essence of Vantablack, a coating that requires exclusive equipment to apply. YOLO, thus, can be viewed as another dance in Semple's quest to make unreachable colors accessible to the masses.
Although genuine lich oso remains tantalizingly elusive, Stuart Semple's YOLO is set to captivate the hearts and minds of artists and enthusiasts alike, offering an unparalleled artistic experience. Is YOLO the answer to lich oso or merely an ingenious interpretation? Only time will tell!
- Gizmodo, delving into the dispute, reached out to artist Stuart Semple for clarification on his creation of YOLO paint, a claimed representation of the elusive lich oso color.
- Tech enthusiasts and art lovers alike are intrigued by Semple's ongoing endeavor to make unreachable colors accessible, such as his YOLO paint, which bears a striking resemblance to the mysterious lich oso.
- The future of technology and art collide as Stanford Semple's YOLO paint, sparking debate over its authenticity to science's lich oso, sparks excitement in the entertainment realm.
