A thin
strip of black glass ran the length of the dash and contained various instrument indicator and warning lamps.
Wilson's mirror and chandelier sculptures demonstrate the artist's innovative
use of black glass in a centuries - old Venetian tradition, simultaneously undermining assumptions of a homogenous European culture.
Wilson expanded his use
of black glass in 2003, the year he represented the United States at the Venice Biennale.
For the 2003 Venice Biennale, Wilson created a mixed - media installation of many parts — focusing on Africans in Venice and issues and representations of blacks and whites — which included a
suite of black glass sculptures; a black - and - white tiled room, with wall graffiti culled from texts of African - American slave narratives; and a video installation of «Othello,» screened backwards.
For the 2003 Venice Biennale, Fred Wilson created a mixed - media installation of many parts — focusing on Africans in Venice and issues and representations of blacks and whites — which included a suite
of black glass sculptures; a black - and - white tiled room, with wall graffiti culled from texts of African - American slave narratives; and a video installation of Othello, screened backwards.
Seeing the Pixel 2's gorgeous 5 - inch OLED screen sandwiched between such large
blocks of black glass is downright offensive.
In Wynne's first use
of black glass ever, the artist has shifted his iconic text wall sculptures from silver and mirrored into opaque black.
Wilson's use
of black glass juxtaposed with the grandeur of a Venetian chandelier evokes the layers of history and race that have defined much of Wilson's art throughout his career.
It also produces a startlingly sharper and more contrast - rich view because it is a direct and not a silvered mirror: the image is produced on the
surface of the black glass.
Only the camera and flash at the top left, and the Sony and Xperia logos, intrude on the
expanse of black glass on the back.
Around back, you'll find Google's trademark two - tone design on both phones, with a
stripe of black glass across the top around the camera and flash, and sturdy aluminum covering the bottom three - quarters of the phones.
On the front of the device, you find a sleek
pane of black glass without any logo and three bottoms just beneath the display.
In Legally Blonde, when Elle goes to Harvard and wants to be taken seriously, she wears a
pair of black glasses.
Seeing that gorgeous 5 - inch OLED screen sandwiched between such large
blocks of black glass is downright offensive.
In an interesting design cue, Gionee has made
use of a black glass strip to flank the camera module and the flash.