My Weird Obsession with Pink
So I’m browsing online yesterday, right? Just looking at art supplies like a totally normal person. Then boom! I see Stuart Semple mentioned everywhere. Curiosity got me hard. Started digging.
The Whole Ridiculous Backstory
Apparently this artist, Anish Kapoor – who does those crazy big metal bean sculptures – pulled a super exclusive move. He got the rights to use the blackest black paint ever made. Like, not just any black. The Vantablack stuff.
How messed up is that? Imagine one artist owning a whole color? Makes zero sense to me. Felt kinda angry just reading about it. Who does that? You’d actually steal an artist’s right to use colors?
Finding Semple’s Kick Back
That’s where Stuart Semple jumps in. This guy basically said, “Fine, you wanna play that game?” And what does he do? He goes and invents the absolute pinkest pink paint you’ve ever seen. Like, radioactive levels of pink. Crazy bright.
Here’s the kicker though: You can buy it from him online, but only if you promise you’re not Anish Kapoor and you’re not planning to give it to Anish Kapoor. You literally have to check a box saying that! The level of petty? Perfection.
Found his page selling it. Had to go through this whole thing:
- Clicking “Add to Cart” (with major satisfaction)
- Typing my name and address
- Ticking that beautiful checkbox: “I AM NOT ANISH KAPOOR, I AM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANISH KAP…” you get the idea
- Slamming the “Pay Now” button
Felt like joining a rebellion against corporate greed, one jar of pink paint at a time.
This Jar Is Wild
Arrived faster than I expected. Opened the package – pow! It’s seriously insane. Like looking at the sun, but pink. Makes every other pink look sad and washed out. It’s that intense. Just staring at it felt like a tiny victory.
My Tiny Act of Rebellion
I didn’t wanna just stare at it. Needed to do something. Didn’t have a canvas ready. Then… I saw it. This little cheap plastic jewelry bead – the absolute blackest black one I had. Probably not Kapoor’s stuff, sure. But symbolically? Perfect.
Took out an old brush. Dipped it straight into that glorious pink. Took real satisfaction in just glopping it onto that black bead. Covered every inch. You wanna hoard black? Cool. Here’s the pinkest pink right on top of it. Feels symbolic. Takes real guts, huh? Just… covering darkness with light.
Seriously. One artist locking down a color is absolutely shameless. Seeing Semple turn it around like that? Makes you respect the guy. Makes you want to slather everything in the pinkest pink.
