Kwon Young-woo (1926-2013) was an artist who specialized in dansaekhwa, a Korean genre of monochrome painting. Young-woo’s uniqueness came from experimenting with Korean rice paper, hanji, and Chinese ink, meok, which he would cut, rip, tear, and layer in order to add texture. While we are mostly working with digital artwork, I think this is an important example of how small things such as tweaking texture can affect the mood and aesthetic of a piece.
Foundations of Art, Design, + Digital Culture 