Element of Art Space

1. UNDERSTANDING THE
ELEMENT OF ART:
SPACE
Definition
Characteristics
Manipulations

2. 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.

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE:
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE
POSITIVE SPACE: SUBJECT
NEGATIVE SPACE:
BACKGROUND

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE:
OPEN OR CLOSE
OPEN: SHAPE IS “VISUALLY
FORMED” CLOSE: SHAPE IS DEFINED

5. 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.

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

7. 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

8. VIDEOS

9. PLATES FOR SPACE
PLATE 24: CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACE
Material: HB, H, B, Pencils
PLATE 25: MANIPULATING SPACE
Material: HB, Technical Pen no. 1, 3, 5
PLATE 26: PARTS OF A SPACE
Material: HB, Acrylic, Brush
SUBMISSION: AUGUST 18, 2016

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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