Il grigio, la timidezza del bianco

Abstract

From the Latin celor, colour conceals. The one that conceals least is perhaps grey. Rather, grey lends itself to bringing out others, even the lightest, even white. Compared to the proud purity of white, grey seems to reduce itself to mere support and lend itself to making it stand out more. Some artists, however, from the Renaissance to contemporary times suggest to us that the shyness of grey is the only one capable of enhancing the underlying design of the painting and, therefore, its truth.