What is negative shape painting? Put simply, using this technique, the traditional watercolor painter denies his or herself the use of white paint, and thus cannot directly paint a light or white subject.
Negative Shape
Negative
Photographic film that as been exposed to light used to prepare for final prints; tonal values are reversed.
negative shape A background shape produced by its interaction with foreground or figure shape(s).
negative space Empty space, surrounded and shaped so that it acquires a sense of volume or form.
Negative Shape
A background or ground shape seen in relation to foreground or figure shapes. The space in a painting around the objects depicted.
Neoclassicism ...
"I work inside- out, so to say, and the shapes are almost negative shapes." - Tomma Abts.
"I start with nothing really, I make no sketches before I start the painting, I work directly onto the canvas." - Tomma Abts.
ARTWORKS BY TOMMA ABTS ...
Negative Space
(aka negative shape)
Empty space, surrounded and shaped so that it acquires a sense of form or volume.
negative shape - background space appearing as a shape between and through foreground shapes and forms ...
 See also: Painting, Classic, Watercolor, Representational, Depth
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