Practice Art-making Activity: 'negative Space Study' - Unit 4: Beyond the Obvious – Abstraction, Pattern, and Visual Systems
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Art-Making Activity: 'Negative Space Study'

Practice - Art-Making Activity: 'Negative Space Study'

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is negative space?

💡 Hint: Think about how empty spaces can be just as important as the shapes of the objects.

Question 2 Easy

Name a material we will use for our sculptures.

💡 Hint: Remember the materials we discussed for creating lightweight forms.

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Question 1

What does negative space refer to in sculpture?

The solid object
The empty space around the object
The weight of the sculpture

💡 Hint: Consider what surrounds an object to understand its shape.

Question 2

True or False: Positive space is more important than negative space.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on how they work together in artworks.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a sculpture that emphasizes negative space and explain how it communicates presence and absence.

💡 Hint: Consider how different viewing angles affect interpretation.

Challenge 2 Hard

Select a well-known sculpture and evaluate how its use of negative space enhances or detracts from its overall message.

💡 Hint: Reflect on how light interacts with the sculpture's voids.

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