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Jean-Augste-Dominique Ingres. 'Odalisque in Grisaille,' c.1824-34. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Image courtesy of The National Gallery |
It also looks at the radical approach in which artists through the eras have
replaced the use of colour in their paintings - some of whom are famed for their
use of colour, such as
Van Eyck, Rubens and Boucher - and questions why artists have chosen to paint
without colour throughout the centuries.
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'The Miracle of St.Walburga, by Peter Rubens, Circa 1610. Image courtesy of Wikiart |
The exhibition starts in the Middle Ages, at a time when colour
was regarded for some as the 'forbidden fruit' and prohibited by religious
orders for devotional purposes. In the 12th Century Cistercian Monks created
grisaille stained glass, which served as another means of creating colour and light in church. This new method became hugely popular and as a result became known
as 'de rigueur' in many French churches.
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Stained Glass Panel with Quarries and a Female Head about 1320-4. Victoria and Albert Museum. Image courtesy of The National Gallery |
This exhibition also examines the modern take on monochrome, as seen in the works of Picasso, Giacometti and contemporary artists such as Gerhard Richter, Chuck Close, Bridget Riley and Jasper Johns.
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Alberto Giacometti: 'Walking Man 1' 1960's. Bronze. Collection Foundation Giacometti Paris. Image courtesy of Art Blart |
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Op-Art Bridget Riley 'Uneasy Centre' 1963. Image courtesy of Pinterest |
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