chiaroscuro \chia`ro*scu"ro\, chiaro-oscuro \chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro\, n. [it., clear dark.] (a) the arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color. (b) the art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. cf. clair-obscur.

23.10.08

rothko

a propos...

mark rothko, black on maroon, 1959

the progression of a painter's work as it travels in time from point to point, will be toward clarity.. toward the elimination of all obstacles between the painter and the idea.. and the idea and the observer.. to achieve this clarity is inevitably to be understood. (rothko)
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there are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures (james thurber)

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