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Frida Kahlo on the Meanings of the Colors
Frida Kahlo on the Meanings of the Colors

From the color of madness and mystery to that of distance and tenderness.

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Goethe’s Graphically Daring Diagrams of Color Perception
Goethe’s Graphically Daring Diagrams of Color Perception

How a misguided refutation of Newton inspired artists and philosophers with a new visual aesthetic.

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Wave: A Most Unusual Coloring Book by English Artist Shantell Martin, Inspired by Life in Japan
Wave: A Most Unusual Coloring Book by English Artist Shantell Martin, Inspired by Life in Japan

An illustrated ode to the art of affectionate surrender to the ebb and flow of existence.

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Evolution: A Coloring Book
Evolution: A Coloring Book

A die-cut history of how the dinosaurs became birds and humans rose from the sea.

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How the Bees Gave Earth Its Splendid Colors
How the Bees Gave Earth Its Splendid Colors

How a striped, winged, six-legged love machine sparked “the longest marketing campaign in history.”

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How a Synesthete Experiences Bach: An Empathic Journey into Sound Through Minimalist Motion, Shape, and Color
How a Synesthete Experiences Bach: An Empathic Journey into Sound Through Minimalist Motion, Shape, and Color

An animated invitation to inhabit a rare neurological crossing of the senses.

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What Color Is The Wind? A Most Unusual Serenade to the Senses, Inspired by a Blind Child
What Color Is The Wind? A Most Unusual Serenade to the Senses, Inspired by a Blind Child

An imaginative invitation to empathy and self-expansion.

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The Art of Biophilia: Extraordinary Mosaics Incorporating Earth’s Most Colorful Creatures
The Art of Biophilia: Extraordinary Mosaics Incorporating Earth’s Most Colorful Creatures

A mesmerizing celebration of “the passionate love of life and of all that is alive.”

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Why the Sky and the Ocean Are Blue: Rebecca Solnit on the Color of Distance and Desire
Why the Sky and the Ocean Are Blue: Rebecca Solnit on the Color of Distance and Desire

“Something is always far away… After all we hardly know our own depths.”

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The River: A Watercolor Serenade to the Inner Seasons of Human Life
The River: A Watercolor Serenade to the Inner Seasons of Human Life

A beautiful reminder that despite its occasional cruelties, life is mostly joyful, radiant, and above all ever-flowing.

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