UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENT OF ART: SPACE

DefinitionCharacteristicsManipulations

DEFINING SPACE Refers to the area within, around, above or below an

object or objects. It is important to creating and understanding both

two dimensional or three dimensional works of art. With three dimensional art the space things occupy is real as is the space around object. In two dimensional art this is definitely not the case. Two dimensional art exists on a flat surface, so if something looks three dimensional- it is an illusion.

Note: Even the most realistic paintings or photographs are illusions. Two dimensional artists use a number of "tricks" for creating the illusion of depth in their art.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE: POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE

POSITIVE SPACE: SUBJECTNEGATIVE SPACE: BACKGROUND

CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE: OPEN OR CLOSE

OPEN: SHAPE IS “VISUALLY FORMED” CLOSE: SHAPE IS DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE: SHALLOW OR DEEP

Shallow: objects very close to the viewer

Deep: may show objects up close but objects are shown far away too.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE: 2-DIMENSIONAL OR 3-DIMENSIONAL2-Dimensional having or appearing to have length and width but no depth.

3-Dimensional having or appearing to have length, width, and depth.

ARTIST MANIPULATION OF SPACE Foreground the ground or parts situated, or parts situated, or represented, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer Middleground an intermediate position or area, a halfway point Background the part of an image represented as being at maximum distance from the frontal plane

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PLATES FOR SPACEPLATE 24: CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE Material: HB, H, B, PencilsPLATE 25: MANIPULATING SPACEMaterial: HB, Technical Pen no. 1, 3, 5PLATE 26: PARTS OF A SPACEMaterial: HB, Acrylic, Brush

SUBMISSION: AUGUST 18, 2016

PLATE 24: CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE Create 6 Boxes of 2.5 inches each; Label each box accordingly Create your own interpretation of the space manipulation using

only your pencil

PPOSITIVE SHALLOW 2-DIMESIONAL

NEGATIVE DEEP 3 DIMENSIONAL

PLATE 25: MANIPULATION OF SPACE Create 6 Boxes of 2.5 inches each; Label each box accordingly Create your own interpretation of the space manipulation using

only your tech pens; Use different quality, kinds and styles of line.

LLINEAR PERSPECTIVE OVERLAP SIZE

PLACEMENT COLOR AND PERSPECTIVE DETAIL

PLATE 26: PARTS OF SPACE Create your own

landscape painting that will showcase the parts of the space

Use HB pencil to create the guide lines and use your brushes and acrylic paint to create the effect of foreground, midground and background