Art & science can seem like two opposites on a spectrum. One is creative & interpretive, the other is exact & empirical. But, an emerging technology called Pure Structural Colour – dubbed the ‘boldest & brightest colour on Earth‘ shows how an interplay between the two may be revolutionary for both. Pure Structural Colour is produced from nano-structures – tiny particles that reflect & scatter light to replicate the brightest hues found in nature.
Developed beautifully by the Lifescaped scientist & artist Andrew Parker. Artworks were displayed at Naturally Brilliant Colour – Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. The gallery itself was dark with black walls accentuating expressionist paintings. Inspired by sunlight, art imitates the colours, textures of flower petals & butterfly wings. Spectacular & stunning jewel-like shades.
Naturally Brilliant Colour explores the origins of colour & vision in an evolutionary journey dating back 500 million years. Botanical artists have depicted the brightest & most intense colours found in nature – the stunning natural phenomenon of iridescence. A mesmerising, large-scale kaleidoscope with an ever-changing projected image.
Nature is of immense & incredible value, our core life force. We can do more to protect it. There’re so many things we can learn by looking to nature for sustainable solutions in the future.