Positive & Negative Space refer to composition in artworks. Positive space is the subject or areas of interest in artwork, and negative space is the space around the focal point. The balance of positive and negative spaces is essential when creating artworks.
Name of Artist: Do Khoa Hanh Chi
Class: 6A
Title of Artwork: The Beauty of Nature
Size of Artwork: 30 x 42 cm
Artist’s Statement: My artwork contains leaves and waves as it represents nature, which is peaceful. The heart symbolises my love towards nature.
Name of Artist: Tan Ying Rui Ferlin
Class: 6B
Title of Artwork: Care Bear
Size of Artwork: 30 x 42 cm
Artist’s Statement: I've tried exploring with papers however I decided to use black marker as my final medium. Seeing positive and negative space is not easy and to differentiate the space took me quite some time.
Name of Artist: Cui Kexin
Class: 6C
Title of Artwork: Bear Nuggets
Size of Artwork: 30 x 42 cm
Artist’s Statement: I like bears so there’s bears in here. And since there are bears inside here I named it bear nuggets. Bears are cute.
Name of Artist: Ng Qian Na Charlene
Class: 6D
Title of Artwork: Interesting Space
Size of Artwork: 30 x 21 cm
Artist’s Statement: I am trying to explore what are some creative ways to do positive and negative space using paper cut. I find that the final outcome is interesting, how do you feel about it then?
Name of Artist: Chan Zhi Tian Jaylin
Class: 6E
Title of Artwork: Spontaneous Mess
Size of Artwork: 30 x 42 cm
Artist’s Statement: I was fascinated by the random and organic shapes I drew on the paper. It challenged me to see what I can create with the shapes to form the positive and negative spaces.
Name of Artist: Chen Langshi
Class: 6F
Title of Artwork: The Fairy Forest
Size of Artwork: 30 x 42 cm
Artist’s Statement: My idea came from the school garden where there are many beautiful plants and flowers. There are many patterns of plants in my artwork and I created an abstract fairy inside it.
Name of Artist: Zhao Yuquan Athena
Class: 6G
Title of Artwork: Buddies
Size of Artwork: 42 x 30 cm
Artist’s Statement: It's always good to have closed ones be it family members, friends with us. I did the cutting with the intention of using silhouette as the focus. Simples shapes are easy to cut however when it comes to complicated shapes scissor is unable to achieve.
Name of Artist: Tan Rui Xin Ashlynn
Class: 6H
Title of Artwork: Flower Garden
Size of Artwork: 30 x 42 cm
Artist’s Statement: This is a black and white artwork and it is inspired by flowers. This artwork reminds me of the garden that is near my house and I have always enjoyed going there. There is a flower, two leaves and a butterfly. That is why I decided to name it "Flower Garden".