All our articles about minimalism

Negative Space and the Weight of Empty Tone

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Negative Space and the Weight of Empty Tone

How large fields of unbroken tone isolate a subject and create balance, a compositional device sharpened by the restraint of black and white.

Michael Kenna: The Square Print and the Hours-Long Night Exposure

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Michael Kenna: The Square Print and the Hours-Long Night Exposure

How Kenna's small square negatives, exposures of seconds to hours, and vast empty fields reduce landscape to a few essential tonal marks.