Chiaroscuro is an Italian word made up by joining two words -- chiaro (clear) and oscuro (dark). So it literally means clear-dark. In its strictest sense it is applied to paintings where the contrast between light and dark is used to enhance an image by making it stand out in all its glory and stereo-vision. I don't know much about painting, but the paintings of Caravaggio make the human body glow, and he's a famous name associated with chiaroscuro.
I named my blog chiaroscuro because it is very opinionated, and I blur and obscure, even obliterate opposing views. It hints at a contrast between what is being said pointedly, and what (a lot) is being left out.
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