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Article: In the Dark

In the Dark

In the Dark

In visual art, darkness is the result of many factors: the interplay of hue and tint; the reflective qualities of a medium or a surface; the way light interacts with texture. But is darkness only a visual condition? Or is it also a mindset, or a state of existence? That is a question of interpretation, and a subject for contemplation. Nearly every artist wrestles with darkness, visually and otherwise. Some devote almost their entire oeuvre to it, for example the epic, Abstract Expressionist sculptures of Louise Nevelson, the monochromatic black paintings of Ad Reinhardt, or the complex, all-black works of Pierre Soulages.

Here we present dark artworks that, in various way and for various reasons, convey a sense of darkness. In photographic works like Fallen by Tenesh Webber and Wellicht 3 by Luuk de Haan, darkness serves as a ground for dynamic compositions of pure light; in Storm Series Horizontal 82 by Jaanika Peerna, darkness is the manifestation of energy, dynamism and motion; and in paintings like Orquevaux 1 by Yari Ostovany, darkness is the voice of texture, depth and emotion. Each work featured here may share a common language of hue and tint, but together they reveal an expansive range of formal qualities, and a multitude of possible meanings.

Storm Series Horizontal 82Storm Series Horizontal 82
Jaanika Peerna
Storm Series Horizontal 82
Drawing
28.0 X 91.5 X 0.0 cm 11.0 X 36.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£2,850.00
Look SeeLook See
Anne Russinof
Look See
Painting
76.0 X 76.0 X 0.0 cm 29.9 X 29.9 X 0.0 inch Sale price£3,650.00
NickelNickel
Brent Hallard
Nickel
Painting
34.3 X 28.0 X 0.0 cm 13.5 X 11.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£600.00
Untitled (Id. 1293)Untitled (Id. 1293)
Fieroza Doorsen
Untitled (Id. 1293)
Mixed Media
29.5 X 21.0 X 0.0 cm 11.6 X 8.3 X 0.0 inch Sale price£1,250.00
Gravity Bulle d'air 05Gravity Bulle d'air 05
Seb Janiak
Gravity Bulle d'air 05
Photography
110.0 X 86.0 X 0.0 cm 43.3 X 33.9 X 0.0 inch Sale price£4,400.00
Tempo 1Tempo 1
Margaret Neill
Tempo 1
Drawing
56.0 X 56.0 X 0.0 cm 22.0 X 22.0 X 0.0 inch

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RevealReveal
Marcy Rosenblat
Reveal
Painting
122.0 X 122.0 X 0.0 cm 48.0 X 48.0 X 0.0 inch Sale price£5,350.00
Untitled 3 (K3)Untitled 3 (K3)
Daniel Göttin
Untitled 3 (K3)
Painting
54.0 X 55.0 X 10.0 cm 21.3 X 21.7 X 3.9 inch Sale price£6,600.00
Melting PotMelting Pot
Pierre Auville
Melting Pot
Mixed Media
76.0 X 120.0 X 7.0 cm 29.9 X 47.2 X 2.8 inch Sale price£2,000.00
Line and Structure 11Line and Structure 11
Dana Gordon
Line and Structure 11
Painting
61.0 X 76.2 X 0.0 cm 24.0 X 30.0 X 0.0 inch

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Orquevaux 1Orquevaux 1
Yari Ostovany
Orquevaux 1
Painting
136.0 X 100.0 X 0.0 cm 53.5 X 39.4 X 0.0 inch Sale price£5,350.00

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