chiaroscuro
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“There’s an authenticity to noir. Nothing is just black or white. Everything is chiaroscuro and there’s complexity and depth and nuance to each of the characters,” Cage explains.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Those who appreciate a little chiaroscuro interplay in their trashy TV ensembles might fall for this guy, if only for being a potent, balancing opposition to Rapaport’s windbaggery.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
The intense chiaroscuro evokes the mysticism of William Blake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Like her day-to-day life, it is a work of chiaroscuro, a portrait of extremes: roses and guns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
What composers could impose instead of incremental change were more abrupt contrasts of loud and soft, like the juxtaposition of light and shade, chiaroscuro, in painting.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing chiaroscuro
Stroke of Genius: Words About Painting
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Visual Arts - High School
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