– Hex colour ref: #f75394 A colourful note: violet red made its Crayola appearance in 1958. Crayola described it as a replacement name for their Magenta colour, but if you […]
Alfred Jarry (1873 – 1907) was a French writer known best for his play “Ubu Roi” and his creation of the term pataphysics, a concept in which every event in the universe […]
Hex colour ref: c364c5 A colourful note: fuchsia is a purplish-pink colour named after the plant of the same name. The plant was discovered in the late 17th century and was named […]
This Horseman of the Apocalypse, by street artist Fanakapan, decorates the walls of a now closed bar on Rivington Street, Shoreditch. Hex colour reference: #cda4de A colourful note: the light lavender […]
This massive piece of street art hangs high above the corner of Rivington Street, a short walk from Old Street station. It is a colourful depiction of American performance artist […]
Hex colour reference: #78dbe2 A colourful note: the first recorded use of aquamarine as a colour name in English was in 1598. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 March […]
In late 2016, BFI explored the history and celebrated the talents of black stars in tv and film. The Sheffield born and bred street artist, Pawski, has highlighted the American actor […]
Hex colour ref: b2ec5d A colourful note: In 2003, to mark their 100th anniversary, Crayola asked the public to name four new colours and vote four other shades into oblivion. The […]