Tutorial Workshop

POSITIVE + NEGATIVE SPACE

Objective: Create imagery that uses pictorial space to enhance the intention of the message

For this artwork, I have chosen to create negative space by coloring the LHS of the artwork black stripes first just to see how it looks. Overall, I created more negative spaces on the face, the sitting man's body and the "screen" he is looking at (the top of the head). I have also created positive space by cutting out the door, alternate steps on the stairs, the nose, and the top of the platform. Lastly, i decided to fully make the "pillars" connecting the platform to the head fully a negative space. I think the final artwork emphasizes that the head has his eyes closed. It also allows the tiny man to become more alive as everything but his face is white.

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"DISTURB" Assignment

Task: Construct a new image which should DISTURB the content, meaning and imagery present in your original images

For this exercise, I have chosen to use the photo of the city landscape as the first layer. I made two copies and placed them side by side. Next, I made copies of photo of the crowd of different sizes and layered them. Then i cut up the details of the palm trees and used it as sky details. I feel that when i put them in that position, the trees no longer look like trees. They actually kind of look like fireworks. I wanted to create more positive space so i cut out the night sky. I then added more negative spaces by using a black marker and coloured some parts of the buildings.

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I have decided to change the whole mood of the image by using positive space in the background. In addition i decided to use positive space on on the spots on the leopard's back as well. In conclusion, I feel that it makes the leopard look less intense and fierce as more light is brought to the image. I did not use positive space on the head of the leopard was because i wanted a contrast between the body and the head. I wanted to retain the intensity of the face of the leopard.

Firstly, I used negative space on the lips of the women. It makes them look like their mouth is closed instead of open as in the original image. I then wanted to emphasize particular features of the women (face of the women on the right) by blackening her neck and torso. I also wanted to see if certain facial features can be emphasized if i were to add negative space to a portion of the left woman's face. I feel that this highlights her nose and lips and also gives her a different vibe. Overall, the added negative space gives the women a more mysterious and high fashion vibe.