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Monochrome Art Brings a Focus on Winter

Art is generally understood as any activity or product done by people with a communicative or aesthetic purpose—something that expresses an idea, an emotion, or, more generally, a worldview.

It is a component of culture, reflecting economic and social substrates in its design, and the use of colors can amplify those conclusions.

What do we say about art that wasn’t produced by humans but instead only perceived as art by humans? Is it art because it was perceived to be, or is it art regardless of whether humans observed and sensed it.

Contemporary artists and designers interpret the symbolic meaning by using black and white, making you concentrate on elements such as composition, value, lighting, and form. It can help focus on the image as a whole.

Another way to view black and white, as well as monochrome, is to consider color vs. ’s design. Picasso had a love affair with monochrome design versus color, and the artistic debate goes back to the Renaissance, with Picasso firmly on the side of black and white.