pigment Archives — Colossal

a close up image of a painting by Rupy C. Tut of women in space suits floating in blue with jellyfish

Rendered in Handmade Pigments, Rupy C. Tut’s Warriors March Toward Belonging

March 3, 2026

a lithograph of four botanical illustrations in a grid on one page from a German book about flowers

‘Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree’ Traces Natural Pigment Recipes from the Ancient World to Today

January 6, 2026

A painting by Stacy Gillian Abe of a blue-toned nude woman seated in front of a blue sky, wearing a toga-like garment

Stacey Gillian Abe’s Vivid Paintings Nod to Memory, Craft, and Lineage

December 10, 2025

"Noche obsidiana." symmetrical natural pigment painting by Omar Mendoza, featuring cosmic symbols and visual motifs evoking Mesoamerican ancestry

Omar Mendoza’s Natural Pigment Paintings Radiate the Power of Ancestral Knowledge

September 26, 2025

a barkcloth tapestry installation with indigo-dyed panels in different shades, sewn together to create a ray-like effect, with a metallic circle in the bottom center

Reviving an Ancestral Hawaiian Tradition, Lehuauakea Reimagines Kapa in Bold Textile Works

April 22, 2025

Reconnecting with the Earth, Cyrah Dardas Collages Paintings with Handmade Pigments

February 24, 2025

a wall installation made using blue-and-white fiber and blue-and-white glazed ceramic plates with the fiber connecting through holes in the plates and draping elegantly

Nicole McLaughlin’s Mixed-Media Sculptures Celebrate Craft, Heritage, and New Life

January 8, 2025

Heidi Gustafson’s ‘Book of Earth’ Embarks on a Visual Voyage Through the World of Natural Pigments

June 15, 2023

A Multicolored Library of the World’s Ochre Pigments Archived by Heidi Gustafson

November 24, 2019

The First Blue Pigment Created in Over 200 Years to be Used in a Crayon

May 31, 2017

A Vault of Color: A Peek Inside Harvard’s Collection of 2,500 Pigments

April 15, 2016

Harvard’s Colorful Library Filled With 2,500 Pigments Collected from Around the World

January 8, 2016