Black gesso is a type of paint that is used as a base coat on surfaces, like canvas or wood, before creating artwork. It is specifically black in color and provides a smooth and even surface for painting. Full definition
Hung nearest to TSA's entrance, the visible sections of black gesso in the lead - hued In Plain Sight (Hiding)(2017) seem to absorb the light that streams through the window opposite. (beckyhuffhunter.net)
Hiroshige Fukuhara's large, elaborate graphite drawings on black gesso panels, presented by Ai Kowada Gallery (Tokyo) are aesthetic masterpieces, depicting fantastical, decorative nighttime scenes of humans and beasts encompassed by flowers and foliage. (artslant.com)