Word: colorism
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...People are attracted by the beautiful blue," explains Donald Greig in a telephone interview. He and two brothers are the fourth-generation owners of Charles Greig Jewellers, with six stores in South Africa. "It's a color that looks good on everyone, which is not the case for emeralds and rubies." Seven years ago, he says, tanzanite was difficult to come by, but today it represents an astounding 20% of sales in his stores, equal to watches and topped only by diamonds, which account for a third of his sales. "It is by far our most important colored gemstone," Greig...
TanzaniteOne invested in new technology for the mine and backed marketing and education initiatives. Clear guidelines on qualities, especially color, were established to eliminate price confusion. Nearly all tanzanite is heated to 450°C to develop its blue color, and the finest quality tanzanite is predominantly blue with violet accents. Quality tanzanite costs between $500 and $1,200 per carat at retail. Greig, the South African jeweler, says $1,000 per carat is a good benchmark. Buyers should demand certification from an independent laboratory. Top-grade flawless sells for $1,500 and up per carat and represents only...
...Consider splash bombs 3 (2002), one of several giant acrylics in which Majerus incorporates the logo of those eponymous American water toys amid swirls of color that is smeared and partially erased. Or a canvas in which cuddly cartoon characters frolic in the snow beneath the work's menacing title, maybe you should annihilate (1993), in large, blood red letters. Other paintings include cameos by Super Mario Brothers, Lara Croft, the Road Runner, the General Electric logo and a giant Nike sneaker...
...Majerus' untitled (violet) (1997), in which a purple rectangle hovers at the top of the canvas dripping color like a pair of wet blue jeans, has a classic simplicity that suggests Mark Rothko or even Henri Matisse. For years, critics have been mentioning Majerus in the same sentence as contemporary giants like Ellsworth Kelly, Claes Oldenburg, Sigmar Polke, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol - if only because he stole shamelessly from them. Majerus "quotes, spits out and recycles modernism," enthuses Mudam director Marie-Claude Beaud. "His painting seems to be cultivated, sensitive and trashy all at the same time...
Harvard students are infatuated with the idea of who deserves to be here. Whether it’s legacies—admitted for the loyalty and funds they bring to the institution—or minorities—accepted purportedly only for the color of their skin—most of these discussions are based on a harmful paradigm: the idea that we can enumerate why some students deserve their spot at Harvard, and why others don?...