I mean, fuck Anish Kapoor, but why are you suggesting this as a gift?
Just a sidenote, I absolutely love the website's warning for adding this to your cart.
*Note: By adding this product to your cart you confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor, you are not purchasing this item on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor. To the best of your knowledge, information and belief this material will not make it's way into the hands of Anish Kapoor.
"When Stuart’s obsession came into contact with Anish Kapoor not letting people have Vantablack it led him down a black hole that has resulted in the release of Black 4.0."
Sorry, I just think it's neat. My brother and I are artists. I thought someone else might know an artist too
No worries, appreciate you clarifying!
For anyone in the EU, beware that you may need to comply with hazardous materials handling regulations in order to get some of it imported.
hazardous materials handling regulations
in which way is it hazardous?
It says on the tube not to eat it, not to feed it to your pets, not to let kids near it, not to use for tattoos... so it clearly is hazardous in some ways. It also says that it complies with ASTM D4236, meaning it has all the hazard warnings on the packaging... but I haven't seen an actual listing. If I were to guess, it may be just a somewhat toxic acrylic paint.
The main question though, is: can you convince your customs officer to let it through?
There are some levels of "toxic" allowed for general use just with the right labeling, some levels require being certified in handling and disposal, and some are banned altogether. It's also a changing target; for example, just in 2023 some regulation regarding hazard classes in paints and coatings has been amended, some types of glitter have been banned, allowed levels of VOCs have changed, and so on. I haven't seen info about when they got certified... because they got it certified, have they?
They do have a shop in the UK, but since BREXIT, that still means it needs to pass customs in order to get to anyone in the EU.
I have used the black 3.0. It is a little finicky. You have to put a gloss layer down, and make sure the paint is very well mixed. Overall it is good, just have to be very particular
I mean, fuck Anish Kapoor, but why are you suggesting this as a gift?
Just a sidenote, I absolutely love the website's warning for adding this to your cart.
Hell yeah lol
Context article explaining what this all is about.
"When Stuart’s obsession came into contact with Anish Kapoor not letting people have Vantablack it led him down a black hole that has resulted in the release of Black 4.0."
Sorry, I just think it's neat. My brother and I are artists. I thought someone else might know an artist too
No worries, appreciate you clarifying!
For anyone in the EU, beware that you may need to comply with hazardous materials handling regulations in order to get some of it imported.
in which way is it hazardous?
It says on the tube not to eat it, not to feed it to your pets, not to let kids near it, not to use for tattoos... so it clearly is hazardous in some ways. It also says that it complies with ASTM D4236, meaning it has all the hazard warnings on the packaging... but I haven't seen an actual listing. If I were to guess, it may be just a somewhat toxic acrylic paint.
The main question though, is: can you convince your customs officer to let it through?
There are some levels of "toxic" allowed for general use just with the right labeling, some levels require being certified in handling and disposal, and some are banned altogether. It's also a changing target; for example, just in 2023 some regulation regarding hazard classes in paints and coatings has been amended, some types of glitter have been banned, allowed levels of VOCs have changed, and so on. I haven't seen info about when they got certified... because they got it certified, have they?
They do have a shop in the UK, but since BREXIT, that still means it needs to pass customs in order to get to anyone in the EU.
I have used the black 3.0. It is a little finicky. You have to put a gloss layer down, and make sure the paint is very well mixed. Overall it is good, just have to be very particular