The Blackest Black Raven - Exploring Voids and Empty spaces

16 X 20

Acrylic on Canvas

$350

I am a "melanophile" one who loves the color black. 

In art we are encouraged to not use black paint because supposedly it creates a dead zone in an otherwise lively painting, I rebel! as any great artist should. So much fear and prejudice surrounding the color black.  

My raven was painted on a wrapped canvas the background was painted with Steward Sample Blackest Black 3.0. This paint is very matte and so very black, it almost reminds me of a black velvet painting. 

Anish Kapoor also invented a black color known as Vanta Black. Kapoor bought exclusive rights to Vantablack so only he, alone could use it. This began feud between the two artists, Stewart Semple believed anyone should have access to this color then known as the “blackest black." It has the ability to absorb 99.965 percent of the light around it, and make objects seem to disappear into a black hole. Unfortunately for Kapoor, in 2019 a new rival black was created by MIT engineers that not only absorbs even more light, (99.99 percent) but is also tougher, and, as developers say, “built to take abuse.”

The paint was not cheap $55.00 for 10 oz but I would rather buy paint than any luxury lipstick any day, so money well spent. 

Ah Black you do not disappoint.