Explore variations of white. | Odili Donald Odita | The Art Assignment

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What is white? What is any color? Philadelphia-based abstract painter Odili Donald Odita talks with us about his work and offers us an assignment about color.

INSTRUCTIONS - Whitescapes
1. Find a white object and place it next to another white object. Compare how the two colors change.
2. Describe the difference in color
3. Change the lighting and take note of how the colors change
4. Name the colors in the new lighting
5. Share your findings in whatever way you see fit, using #theartassignment

Recommended reading:
David Batchelor, Chromophobia (2000)
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me (2015)
Josef Albers, Interaction of Color (1963)

This assignment was filmed in Indianapolis at the Deborah Berke designed Global Distribution Headquarters for Cummins, Inc., and the Julia M. Carson Transit Center.

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