THEME: Positive and negative space
YEAR: 6th to 8th
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GOALS:
MATERIAL REQUIRED:
INTRODUCTION:
Explain the meaning of positive and negative space. clarify that positive space is all the part occupied by the object in an image, since the negative space is the unoccupied area around the object.
Simply put, positive space can best be understood as being the area of an artwork that is the main focus. Negative space is the area around the main image.
Ask which object students see below:
Advise to understand that if you are viewing a vase, the white area is the positive space and the black areas become the negative space. Students who end up seeing two faces will see the black areas as the positive space and the white area as the negative space.
DEVELOPMENT:
See too: Arts lesson plan – Transforming objects by hand