COLORLAB – Maria Boto Ordonez

Laboratorium, KASK, Ghent Art Academy 

The experimental lab for art/design and biotechnology of KASK.

María Boto is a scientific researcher at KASK/School of Arts
of University College Ghent, where she is responsible for
Laboratorium: the experimental lab for art/design and
biotechnology of KASK. Her main research interest is on the search
for alternative and sustainable coloring materials to be applied
in the fields of art and design.

Colorlab Homepage:
http://laboratorium.bio/colorlab.html

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alternative and sustainable
coloring materials to be applied in
the fields of art and design

Preview: Colorlab Chicago – 2024
a collaborative project and exhibition with master painting students and artists connected to
Columbia College Chicago, inspired by Colorlab research and materials

Olivia Petrides – natural forces in ink and paint
https://www.oliviapetrides.com/
detail of ‘Aurora XI’,
ink and gouache on paper, 2009

Leah Fanning
‘Slowly Surely’
Art from the Earth (’10 -’14)
This series began with the desire to continue to paint with oils, but without toxic solvents, toxic paints or unsustainable materials. This soon evolved into also finding my own earth pigments; incorporating ashes from our wood stove; adding creek sand, marble dust and granite dust into the paints; using local walnut oils and exploring sustainable surfaces. This then lead me into a deeper connection with our natural world as I left the studio and made a connection with these materials.
http://www.fanningart.com/