What is a Silhouette?

Author: WildWildWest
26/08/2008
silhouette wall art

Silhouettes are used in artwork, often portraits of faces in profile.  A silhouette cannot convey a facial expression, but a silhouette artist with talent can create movement, mood and emotion nonetheless. 

Silhouettes were popular in America from the late 1700s to about 1840, when cameras began to replace them as the most accepted form of capturing a person’s portrait.  Silhouettes remain a unique and nostalgic way to preserve an image, as shown in our stunning and unique silhouette wall art.


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