#White on White

2 articles tagged with "White on White"

Monochromatic Art: Why Painters Choose to Work in a Single Color
Art History
12 min read

Monochromatic Art: Why Painters Choose to Work in a Single Color

Yves Klein patented a blue. Malevich painted a black square. Reinhardt spent a decade on black. Discover why 20th-century painters reduced art to a single color.

The History of White: Purity, Lead Paint, and Negative Space
Art History
13 min read

The History of White: Purity, Lead Paint, and Negative Space

Lead white was the only white pigment for 2,000 years and it was toxic. From Malevich's White on White to modernist architecture, discover the history of white in art.

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