The overhung tree sketch was transposed onto a black-and-white watercolor with the shoreline and three stones added as diverging arcs into an open expanse on the left side of the painting. All rights reserved) Artist: WM Houseĭivergent Arcs started as a field sketch from beside a small river in the piedmont region of the State of Virginia, United States. Divergent Arcs Divergent Arc DV2 (Copyright Archean Enterprises, LLC 2021. Call the art two-dimensional, if you will, but it causes the human mind to add additional dimensions to the scene it is viewing. In essence, the artist provides partial definition, letting the viewer’s imagination add its own unique overlay to the artwork. Where portions of the image fade from the viewer’s perception, art forces the human mind to derive meaning in areas where form disappears. The artistic concept of negative space is important for any work of art. Of course, there is nothing magic about the negative space being white or the imagery being monochrome. The painting has been designated as National Treasure in the paintings category. “Pine Trees” by Hasegawa Tōhaku (Japanese, 1539–1610). Note the delicate use of black ink washes that fade into the background mist of pale negative space. The image below is an example of a work by the 16th-century Japanese master Hasegawa Tōhaku. Japanese ink washes are known for their use of negative space. The expansive use of negative space in visual art opens the door for the mind to do what it does best, and exercise its own in nate creativity. The human mind works beyond the level of consciousness, providing a mechanism of filling gaps in our perceptions, making the pieces into a whole.
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The Negative Expanse Series Art on ArcheanWeb by WM House
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