Time for some examples to get you started thinking about how to approach this project:
First, what is negative space? Understand that "empty" space is just as important as a subject. This project is going to force you to have to think about composition, or where you place subjects in your drawing. Looking around the internet, you can find countless examples of artists using negative space to enrich and enliven the experience of their work. For this project you'll be looking at some specific artists as examples:
First, what is negative space? Understand that "empty" space is just as important as a subject. This project is going to force you to have to think about composition, or where you place subjects in your drawing. Looking around the internet, you can find countless examples of artists using negative space to enrich and enliven the experience of their work. For this project you'll be looking at some specific artists as examples:
Carmel Seymour | |
Lora Zombie | |
Christine Kim | |
Jim Dine | |
And even Eric Loftin | |
Your Homework this week:
You now have the opportunity to research one of these artists and talk about their use of negative space in the comments below. Again, at least two paragraphs about ONE of the artists mentioned above not named Eric Loftin. Using a specific example, talk about how activating negative space changes your experience of viewing their work. When you talk about a specific work, please give the title of the piece so that others might find it and know what you're talking about. (Just as an example of how to start: Some artists have very active or energetic negative space, others are more subdued or quiet)
*If you find a different artist and would like to talk about their work instead, please post a link to their website.
*If you find a different artist and would like to talk about their work instead, please post a link to their website.