The word "chiaroscurro" means light and dark in Italian. It was a technique frequently used in the 16th century in religious images to create a strong contrast. Why do you think contemporary artists don't seem to use this technique as frequently?

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anonymous · Answer

@linda3 help me please

linda3 · Answer

This is another opinion based question. Now.. Although lacking a precise definition, the fine art term "chiaroscuro" (from the Italian for "light-dark"; or the French "clair-obscur") describes the prominent contrast of light and shade in a painting, drawing or print, and the skill demonstrated by the artist in the management of shadows to create the illusion of three-dimensional forms. The point is, solidity of form is only detectable in the presence of light. (For instance, it is only as dawn approaches that objects or figures - hitherto detectable only as slightly darker blobs than their surroundings - acquire volume and a three-dimensional appearance.) And if light emanates from a single source, it illuminates objects according to a specific set of rules. Chiaroscuro describes how the painter depicts the 3-D illumination of objects thus creating the illusion of solid forms. - http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/painting/chiaroscuro.htm Knowing this we can see that back then this technique of art was popular in the 16th century. But if you look at art now a days- you see more abstract art and other kind of art. In my own opinion I believe it's because demand for art is always changing and "what is fashionable" in the art world is changing from time to time and the chiaroscuro technique has lost it's fame and demand in the modern age. Hope this helps! Wish you the best of Luck!! :)

anonymous · Answer

@linda3 thats kind big can you make little shorter i just need thew senteses

linda3 · Answer

I'm not going to do your homework for you. But what you can do, is read what I have wrote and take what you think is the right answer to your question. :)

anonymous · Answer

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linda3 · Answer

ahaha... Knowing this we can see that back then this technique of art was popular in the 16th century. But if you look at art now a days- you see more abstract art and other kind of art. In my own opinion I believe it's because demand for art is always changing and "what is fashionable" in the art world is changing from time to time and the chiaroscuro technique has lost it's fame and demand in the modern age. Hope this helps! Wish you the best of Luck!! :)

here i spilt it up. this is what I said about your question. There's plenty of sentences in this paragraph in which you can come up with your own. :)