#117 There are 63 squares in this painting. 48 of the squares are rainbows. Can you reduce this fraction? What fraction of the squares are a shade of gray? Fascinating fact: This painting was made by Andre Lemonnier in 2005. It is called Construction du Volume des Couleurs. I saw it at the Pompidou center in Paris this summer
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