Elements of Art - Space

Space

Space is the area provided for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground. Space refers to the distances or areas around, between or within things. There are two types of space: positive and negative space. Positive space refers to the space of a shape representing the subject matter. Negative space refers to the space around and between the subject matter. Space is also defined as the distance between identifiable points or planes in a work of art.

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    “With sturdy shoulders, space stands opposing all its weight to nothingness. Where space is, there is being.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

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