Monochrome is defined as a style achieved by using a specific color or the varying shades of that color. This approach, derived from the Greek words 'mono' which means one and 'chroma' which means color, considers the presence and absence of the entire spectrum, combining the effect of shadows and light in the chosen color's tone. Monochrome as an aesthetic can be traced back to a wide range of art forms, including black-figure pottery from ancient Greece or the East Asiatic Sumi-E ink paintings that were created thousands of years afterwards. It forms a significant part of the heritage and development of diverse eras in history of art. While Mark Rothko once said that monochrome brought freedom and ability to express emotions through colors devoid of emotions, contemporary artists Olafur Eliasson and Shirazeh Houshiary have used those concepts to transition beyond the boundaries of monochrome_stimulating reinterpretations of perception, form, and beauty itself. Rothko's contemporaries Picasso, Malevich, and Yves Klein transitioned from abstract expressionism to neoplasticism and monochrome art to seek the meanings and motives within the structure of form and color. Now, Durer and Da Vinci are still regarded as the most influential figures in the history of western art. The freedom brought by progressive artists was used to dominate the barriers to perception with new ideas of emotionless beauty and derived meaning.