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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.

wellicht 3

Luuk de Haan

29.7 x 21 cmPhotography

£450

Storm Series Horizontal 82

Jaanika Peerna

28 x 91.5 cmDrawing

£1,400

Look See

Anne Russinof

76 x 76 cmPainting

£3,350

Nickel

Brent Hallard

34.3 x 28 cmPainting

£600

Untitled (Id. 1293)

Fieroza Doorsen

29.5 x 21 cmMixed Media

£1,250

Gravity Bulle d'air 05 (Large)

Seb Janiak

160 x 125 cmPhotography

£6,000

14p0308

Pierre Muckensturm

222.5 x 183 cmPainting

£10,100

Tempo 1

Margaret Neill

56 x 56 cmDrawingSold

Reveal

Marcy Rosenblat

122 x 122 cmPainting

£5,350

Untitled 3 (K3)

Daniel Göttin

54 x 55 x 10 cmPainting

£6,600

Melting Pot

Pierre Auville

76 x 120 x 7 cmMixed Media

£2,000

Line and Structure 11

Dana Gordon

61 x 76.2 cmPaintingSold

Spill (Ref 856)

Jaanika Peerna

119.4 x 86.4 cmDrawing

£2,600

Orquevaux 1

Yari Ostovany

136 x 100 cmPainting

£5,350