THE STARS COME OUT AT NIGHT
Illustration
VICTORIA ESTRADA
EDITOR’S NOTE
From a technical point of view, black and white are not colors but rather nuances. However, depending on the discipline, they may or may not be considered colors. In Antiquity, Aristotle asserted that there were two fundamental colors: black and white. Between these extremes, yellow, orange, violet, green, and blue were found, resulting from the different mixtures of light (white) and obscurity (black). Eventually, in the 17th century, Newton established the theory of colors, leading to the exclusion of black and white from the visible spectrum.
In this first Visual Opinion issue of the year, we aim to explore these nuances and highlight artists who seek to experiment with the power of monochrome.
Color is often the most striking characteristic, the one that catches the viewer’s attention. However, once removed, we are compelled to reflect on other compositional elements, such as texture, tonality, and light.
In these pages, where color is limited, we invite you to linger over the interplay of light and shadow, the variations in texture and the infinite shades of gray that emerge between absolute black and brilliant white.
OLYMPE GAUTIER
OLYMPE GAUTIER
Editor in Chief
ANGEL YE
Managing Editor
NICOLE HSU
Design Editor
NANDINIE ANDLAY
Editor in Chief Intern
ELISABED DUSHUASHVILI
Managing Editor Intern
BROOKS ORICH
Design Editor Intern
MARIA ROVIRA-MCCUNE
Staff Advisor
MINXUAN HE
Lost & Found
Digital Scan
BFA Photography and Video 2027
FOUKE
Horsin’ Around Ink on Paper BFA Comics 2027
MAX
Ode to the Night:
To the absence of light
Gone is the comforting warmth of the all-encompassing
Muted sights and fences of mystery
To the other half of day
A different reality completely.
The night where the absence of light reveals too much of the truth
People come alive
Shed their person suit
Follow the human instinct
discover things they can only see in the dark.
S ecrets exchanged through whispers, held in pillows, under bedsheets
S ex with people you shouldn’t be fucking
S ex with friends
S ex with enemies
S ex with yourself
The night when streets aren’t bustling with noise
The night when nocturnals come out to play
The night where I come alive.
The stars come out at night.
Hoài HOÀI
Ode to the Night
Poetry
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Oil on Canvas
BFA Fine Arts 2025
SADIE WITHERS
What you can do for your country
Graphite on Paper
BFA Fine Arts 2025
ADEN HARDIN
Dear Mom #2
Photography
BFA Photography and Video 2025
ALEXIA HAICK
Mixed media observational drawing
Ballpoint pen, Cling wrap, Baking Paper, Acrylic Paint on Paper
BFA Illustration 2026
MIKA LIANG
Mondays
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
BFA Illustration 2027
JOEL RODRIGUEZ OTERO
Untitled #1
Giclée Print
BFA Photography and Video 2027
YAAN ZHANG
Untitled #2
Ceiling Fan
Charcoal on Paper
BFA Illustration 2027
XINYA (EMILY) WANG
MAHIRA
Living’s Not Ordinary Photograph, Digital BFA Design 2027
Chaos
Graphite Pencil
BFA Illustration 2028
Photography
MAT Art Education 2026
MELIS YANAR
EMMA HOPPER
Pair of Kings
Film
Thriving Intuition
MFA Fine Arts 2026
Thriving Intuition, digital art and still pictures of a project inspired by the artist’s music, Claudia Shi
CLAUDIA SHI
MATIAS GRIMOLDI CALO Oedipus and the Sphinx
