I want this space to provide the tools and inspiration to create other spaces in daily life for hard but important language and conversation. I want this to be a space where people can see their stories reflected and/or can better understand the stories of people they love. I want this to be a space where people can come and breathe and say, “Yes. I want this to be a space where hard things can be said, seen, read, recognized, held. My hope is that we can reframe the word negative, using it as it is used in the term “negative space” as vital yet unseen, as opposed to bad. Some will consider what is done and said here “negative,” which may scare them, turn them off, cause them to shift their perspective of me, etc. Understanding the caregiver’s role can help you understand the whole scenario more clearly The hard stuff we don’t talk about, show, shareĪttention needs to be called to it for it to be seenĬaregiver is constantly around the patientĬaregiver shares the edges of the experience with the patientĬaregiver does all the things to bring balance to life for the patientĬaregiver’s role is “understood by relatively few people”Ĭaregiver is often not seen, noticed, recognized and yet is vital to the big picture The things others think of when they think of us The things that we readily share and put out there The things that everyone immediately sees about us In my mind, there are three ways that “negative space” applies. Negative space is understood by relatively few people, but with a bit of practice, it can help you look at photos (LIFE!!!!!) in a new way.Įach of these descriptions of this concept matched perfectly with the work I want to do here, on this site. Seeing negative spaces involves learning to see in a new and abstract way. Musicians describe periods of silence within a musical piece as negative space. Just as important as the object itself, negative space helps to define the boundaries of the positive space and brings balance to a composition. Negative spaces are actual shapes that share edges with the positive shape. Negative space is the space around and between the subject of an image. This concept of being there but not seen, of being a necessary part of the design and yet wholly unappreciated resonates with me and so I dug deeper into the definitions behind the term. At first glance, you probably see a black vase (the positive space/subject of the composition), but if you shift your perspective you'll see that the white on the sides, the negative space, creates not only the sides of the vase, but also two faces that are nose to nose. Below you'll see a classic example of negative space in art. In case it's been a while since you took Art Appreciation, here's a bit of a review. Seeing this, a term from art class years ago popped into my consciousness: My eyes shifted and I suddenly noticed the zig-zagged lines snaking in between the diamonds, performing a show of their very own that I had never before recognized. In between the designs stitched into the curtain was another pattern. This particular day, however, I noticed something that I had never noticed before. Knowing this, it may not come as a huge surprise that I was gazing at its beauty as I lathered up one morning. Without the artist’s addition of the hummingbird and flower, this landscape would have been a “negative space” to many passerby – but at the same time, without this landscape, the “positive” shapes of the hummingbird and flower would have had less presence and meaning.It was the first thing I bought when we moved into our new home a few years ago and I love it more than a human should love an inanimate object. In fact, I may have been heard mumbling on a particularly hard day recently that my shower curtain was my favorite family member.which should tell you both some things about my family and my love for this piece of bathroom decor. The placement of the flower and hummingbird near the ground makes the flower appear to grow from the dirt, bringing the negative space of the ground forward into the piece and expanding the perceived scope of the piece from the column to the entire surrounding landscape. Here we can clearly see the power of the relationship between negative and positive space. On the right are the same “positive” figures of the piece spray-painted onto what appears to be the column of an overpass. On the left we see the piece in a more traditional format – on a piece of paper with a bright blue background making up the negative space. The above piece of art, “Humming Hazard” by British street artist Karl Striker, is a great example.
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