The holidays are upon us, and people typically look for something to read or watch in order to relax. After all, holidays can be restful, but also stressful. If you are looking for something to watch, I may have the documentary for you.
COLOR in Nature is the next chapter in Alteronce Gumby’s ongoing exploration of color—expanding the conversation beyond celebration, culture, and perception into the elemental forces of the natural world. From the glaciers of Iceland and the Rainbow Mountains of Peru to the jungles of Vietnam, the dye pits of Nigeria, and the butterfly sanctuaries of Mexico, the film traces how color emerges through climate, chemistry, light, and living systems—revealed in ice, soil, trees, animals, fabrics, and atmosphere.
ABOUT ALTERONCE GUMBY: Gumby is a New York abstract painter whose work centers on color as material, metaphor and cultural language. His work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Hirshhorn, LACMA, The Studio Museum in Harlem and Pérez Art Museum Miami, among others. He has had solo exhibitions at Nicola Vassell Gallery (“Prince of the Far Rainbow,” 2024; “The Color of Everything,” 2022) and Jeffrey Deitch (“Walk on the Moon,” 2025), and he received the 2026 Hopper Prize and a 2025 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. He holds an MFA from the Yale School of Art. Gumby presents a new body of work, eight paintings and three sculptures at Art Basel Paris (Oct. 21–26), Booth A48, in a joint presentation by the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery and Jeffrey Deitch.
COLOR is a feature documentary exploring some of the many facets to its abundant spectrum. Multidisciplinary artist Alteronce Gumby takes you on a journey to learn about COLOR, and how it influences his creative expression. Our adventures include the HOLI Festival in India, one of the most significant examples of culture, and contact with color, celebrating the welcome of spring. We visit Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, another vibrant celebration of the French Creole, Caribbean, African, African American, and Universal cultures. Significant colors of Green (Faith), Gold (Power), and Purple (Justice). Then a trip across several locations in Morocco, first we explore the wonders of the Sahara Desert, and the Marrakech spice markets observing both the sights and smells related to Moroccan cuisine. Then onto an in depth fashionable and colorful perspective with notable designer and celebrity stylist Jerome Lamaar. Next we go to the other side of the world in Australia for a magnificent journey of color with an underworld experience into the Great Barrier Reef. Our final stop is a trip to Alaska for a viewing of The Majestic Northern Lights in Fairbanks. Color is written and directed by John Campbell, created and produced by Alteronce Gumby.
Here is an exclusive clip from the documentary:
COLOR will be debuting on FAWESOME on November 1, 2026 and TUBI on December 11, 2026. You can also watch it on Prime Video and ROKU.
