Deck — Fine Art

Deck by Hiroshi Nagai keeps the colour flat and the tone even. The picture stays low in contrast, so one tone sits against another without a hard edge. The shapes read as simple blocks of colour. You notice the quiet difference between the tones first.

The fine art print goes straight onto a nail. The print uses a matte finish on the paper, which keeps the even tones from catching light. The frame finish can follow the room, so a dark frame on a pale wall keeps the flat colours steady. The surface stays even where the tones meet.

It fits a long wall in a hallway, hung at eye level where you pass at a normal pace. The light is even there, and you see the flat blocks and the small tone shifts as you walk past.