Black Sun

Ingrid Hallström · 2019

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

240 × 240 cm

A perfect circle of absolute black on a field of deep crimson. Hallström spent four months applying layers of black paint until no light could penetrate the surface. The gold halo at the edge is a single pass of yellow ochre over the dried black, creating the corona. The painting weighs 47 kilograms.