A Dark Wall: A Background for Light-Colored Works

A deliberately darkened wall. Only one wall in the entire space is dark: dark green, charcoal gray, or deep ochre, also with a matte, non-reflective finish; it is specifically used to hang light-colored or sketch-type artworks, allowing white paper and negative space to stand out. This wall is usually on the side of the space or in an independent alcove, and its area is not large. The remaining walls remain warm white. Avoid: making multiple walls dark, using glossy dark paint, hanging dark artworks on a dark wall, allowing the area of the dark wall to exceed 20% of the total wall area.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面刻意做深的牆。整個空間只有一面牆是深色的:墨綠、炭灰或深赭,同樣是平光無反射的塗料;它專門用來掛淺色或素描類的作品,讓白色的紙與留白跳出來。這面牆通常在空間的側邊或一個獨立的凹龕,面積不大。其餘的牆維持暖白。避免:把多面牆都做成深色、使用有光澤的深色漆、在深色牆上掛深色的作品、讓深色牆的面積超過牆面總量的兩成。