THE USE OF BLACK COLOUR IN ART
Black is a unique paint, prevalent and has a long history both in cultural and artistic world. Many artists have interests in the colour including British Artists Anish Kapoor, Kenyan David Thuku and Nigerian Artist Peju Alatise among others Black is a unique colour. It is among the most used hues in the world today. From printing to writing, black plays a major role. In art the hue has been employed by many artists to paint the background when they want the image on the canvas to be the centre of attention. Other artists have a fascination with this colour that they use it exclusively to bring out their creation. One such artist is an Indian British sculptor Anish Kapoor who was given exclusive rights to the blackest colour in the world known as vantablack. Vantablack is a creation of Surrey Nanosystems- a British company. The colour was conceived for use in satellites and stealth jets due to its ability to absorb 99.96% of all light. Although Sir Anish Kapoor experiments wi...