Black was one of the primary colors utilized in the art. The Lascaux Cave in France contains drawings of bulls and different creatures drawn by paleolithic artists somewhere around 17,000 years ago. They started by utilizing charcoal and afterward made clearer black shades by consuming a mix of other products. For the Egyptians, black had positive affiliations since it was considered the color of richness due to the rich black soil overflowed by the Nile. It was the color of Anubis, the lord of the hidden world, who appeared as a black jackal, and offered resistance against evil to the dead. Black was perhaps the primary color utilized by old Greek artists. In the sixth century BC, they started making black ceramics art.
The color black was a symbol of power in ancient high societies. Right now, in the 21st century, black is my own best and what I think about at last. You may cherish it or not, yet you can't avoid its attractive duality. It's likewise why the top-of-the-line brands like Tiffany and Co. furthermore Chanel use black in their logos.
My Motivation Behind Black Color
One of the most meaningful artwork people ever created is Kazimir Malevich - Black Square. The painting "Black Square" (1915) by Kazimir Malevich was the most elemental painting of the twentieth century. Estimating a somewhat 79.5 cm x 79.5 cm, the painting essentially includes a black square painted upon a white surface. The "Black Square" was considered the "zero point" of art by the artist himself. Whenever he initially displayed it, he draped the painting in what is referred to in Russia as the "beautiful corner," where the wall meets the roof. Malevich considered "Black Square" to be an image for a new, modern kind of otherworldliness.
For me, the painting is significant because of its simplicity and color. I find in it something that I perceive as powerful. It is illustrative of aesthetic and tasteful ideas and design thought. Black Square is a balanced artwork and can be called symbolic. The color and design of Black Square speak for themselves.
How Black Square Came into Existence?
In 1915, Kazimir Malevich filled the center of a medium-sized canvas with thick black paint. With this straightforward demonstration, Malevich turned into the creator of the most effective and startling masterpiece of the time. It was Malevich's revelation of the point beyond which all the other things stop to exist, and nothing can exist. Malevich, who was using mystical ways to explore the basics of art, believed the Black Square to be sacred: an image for a new, present-day world.
He referred to this work as a symbol of our times. Instead of red, black; rather than a face, an empty break without any line. He considered it a window into the light instead of a window up the heavens. Malevich believed his piece as a secret entryway into the hidden world.
No matter what, the various impacts, motivations, and driving forces were behind Malevich's making of Black Square, its effect on art and society can't be put into words. During the main presentation of the Black Square, it stunned and moved many individuals, and it impacted incalculable artists for a long time into the future. For me, Black Square is a magical and powerful work that revealed the break between illustrative and abstract painting.
Impacts on my Art
When I first started selling my works, I avoided using black color. I didn't even have any black clothing in my outfit for almost ten years. I think I was afraid of its power and strength. Black is strong and can influence your character heavily, which intimidated me at first. Anyway, step by step, I explored its importance and energy. Over the years, black has played a major role in my art gallery.
I know how to utilize this color for its potential benefit, yet many yearning and beginner artists don't know its force on the observer. One reason I am drawn to black is for sure its dichotomies. It is strong, ultimate, enthusiastic, and scholarly, and it is a color that I react firmly to, somehow. For me, black rouses a positive connection with this color, including allure and elegance. Black color displays sophistication, and that is the reason I decided to wear black after almost a decade. For me, black is a color that can find beauty in the absence of color and helps one to work with forms and objects.