This week i have a picture of a painting by M.C. Escher. The use of positive and negative space are outstanding. With space, Positive represents the main focus of the picture while negative refers to the background. Escher uses positive and negative space to represent to intertwining images. In the bottom half, the positive space is represented fish which starts out light and progresses to a darker shade, the negative space is black and plays an important part in this piece. In the top half, the positive space is represented by Geese which start completely black and gain a small amount of white shading, the negative space is white and without it we would not be able to see the geese. Within this piece we can see several demonstrations of design principals. Unity by proximity within the groups of objects, Unity by repetition within the fish and geese, Balance in symmetry between the objects and within the frame, slight mathematical balance, and a clear Rhythm that is alternating between black and white border as well as fish and geese. (source: Lurzer's Archive, M.C. Escher, Sky and Water I)
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