On the heels of the yellow tape beam-of-light illusion,  a simple yellow triangle painted on a flight of stairs transforms it from utterly ordinary to quietly surprising and wonderful.

What is it about a simple yellow triangle? 

Jose Paulo Andrade
Jose Paulo Andrade

Or perhaps it is just…YELLOW.

Alexander Calder - Yellow Panel

We love Alexander Calder for his lessons in pure color…

 

via Quitokeeto; bottom photo Jose Paulo Andrade; Alexander Calder’s Yellow Panel via Ed Jansen/Flickr 

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