1. Positive and Negative Space
By Denise Jackson

2. Positive Shape
Negative Shape

3. Positive Shape
Negative Shape

6. In this piece the artist completely focuses on the Negative space to make the letters stand out to the viewer.

7. This artist plays with positive and negative space to create an optical illusion.

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In this student’s work, the Artist uses positive and negative shape to create this drawing using high contrasting colors. When the spider is located in front of the background it is left white, but when the spider is in front of the leaves it is colored black.

9. Maurits Cornelis Escher ( ) is one of the world's most famous graphic artists. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world, as can be seen on the many web sites on the internet.
In this work M.C. Escher uses both the positive and negative space to create a repeated pattern of horsemen.

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Another M.C. Escher piece where he uses both positive and negative space.