Elements of Art: Space


Example of: Postitve Space vs. Negative Space	Historical Example of : 1. change in size 2. overlapping 3. atmospheric perspective (less detail further away Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877. Oil on canvas, 83 ½” X 108 ¾”. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.	Historical Example of: positive space and negative space in a sculpture Auguste Rodin, The Cathedral, original stone version executed in 1908, cast 1955. Bronze, 25” X 12 2/3” X 13 1/3”. Musee Rodin, Paris, France.

Example of:

Postitve Space vs. Negative Space

1. change in size

2. overlapping

3. atmospheric perspective (less detail further away

Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877. Oil on canvas, 83 ½” X 108 ¾”. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

positive space and negative space in a sculpture

Auguste Rodin, The Cathedral, original stone version executed in 1908, cast 1955. Bronze, 25” X 12 2/3” X 13 1/3”. Musee Rodin, Paris, France.


Historical Example of: positive space and negative space. Which part is positive? Can you see the vases or the faces? Jasper Johns, Cups 4 Picasso, 1972. Lithograph, printed in color composition: 14 1/8” X 32 ¼”. Museum of Modern Art, New York.

positive space and negative space. Which part is positive? Can you see the vases or the faces?

Jasper Johns, Cups 4 Picasso, 1972. Lithograph, printed in color composition: 14 1/8” X 32 ¼”. Museum of Modern Art, New York.