Below is a glossary article post in the category M which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Monochrome based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Monochrome
So, what is actually meant by Monochrome?
Monochrome means one color, so in relation to art, monochrome artwork is a work that only includes one color.
Explanation of Monochrome
For centuries, artists use various colors (tones) of brown or black ink to make monochrome images on paper. Ink will only be more or less runny to reach the necessary nuances. The shades of gray -gray oil paint are used to make monochrome paintings, a technique known as Gisaille, from the word French ‘Gris’ which means gray. In such a work, bright and dark games (Chiaroscuro) allows artists to define shapes and make images.
In the twentieth century, with the emergence of abstract art, many artists experimented by making monochrome paintings including Anish Kapoor, Ad Reinhardt, Robert Ryman and Robert Rauschenberg.
Spiritual vs. Formal
Monochrome often serves one of two destinations. The first is to communicate spiritual purity; By choosing one color, artists can explore total abstraction calm. In his artwork, Yves Klein hopes to re -create a sense of dissolution of material differences, so that the universe of the universe can be felt. Likewise in the 1950s, Pierre Manzoni explored the idea of ’absence’ in his ‘Achrome’ series.
The second goal of monochrome, for some artists, is to reduce paintings or sculptures to its simplest form so that the focus of the work is on its pure physical element; Color, shape, texture or method in which it is made. Among the first is Kazzimir Malevich who around 1917-18 created a series of white paintings in white paintings (see suprematicism). German minimalist artists known as ‘zero’ use monochrome as an opportunity to reveal artistic processes, often cut or create shapes that are raised on white or black canvas. In England, Ben Nicholson created a series of important white reliefs in the mid -1930s.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix M, as well as terms associated with M.
Meaning of Monochrome in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Monochrome.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Satu warna (Indonesian), Monochrome (Java), and Monochrome in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Monokrom.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Monochrome.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix M. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=monochrome
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=monochrome
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