Posted by 123forever at pppa90-resaleportlandor4-3r7161.dialinx.net on August 17, 2001 at 18:48:43:
In Reply to: Jason Lee's band Chiaroscuro posted by Darth Angelus on August 17, 2001 at 18:29:54:
: Over at news, they have this bit that mentions Jason Lee's band name is Chiaroscuro. Does anyone know whether this is a nod to the comic book series Chiaroscuro: Private Life of Leonardo da Vinci (which sadly I own an issue of)? Or maybe this word just means something in Italian...
chi·a·ro·scu·ro (k-är-skr, -skyr)
n. pl. chi·a·ro·scu·ros In all senses also called claire-obscure.
1.The technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation.
2.The arrangement of light and dark elements in a pictorial work of art.
A.A woodcut technique in which several blocks are used to print different shades of a color.
B.A woodcut print made by this technique.