![]() The forms are large enough that they compete visually with the architecture and public spaces where they are installed. ![]() Janet Echelon is an American sculptor who works with teams of fabricators and planners to create large-scale diaphanous forms that seem to float in the air. The other presents negative space as primary subject matter. One creates work that almost defies viewers to identify the negative space in their work. Here are two sculptors whose use of negative space is at the extremes of how artists generally use it. In each of these instances the empty spaces within the object or the spaces outside and around the object are considered negative space. At other times they carefully place objects in relationship to each other or in a particular spot in a larger space. Sometimes they create forms that enclose space. Sculptors use negative space in a variety of ways. Negative space is an important part of a composition and should not be treated casually. It is not, however, merely what is left over after the composition has been organized. It’s the space between and around objects and shapes. ![]() As I mentioned in those previous discussions, negative space is the “empty” space in an artwork. The second post discussed negative space in architecture. The first post discussed negative space in two-dimensional artwork. This is the third and final post in a series about negative space in artwork.
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