Wallpaper, Toro says. A repeating pattern in wallpaper can appear to recede, so the walls effectively become negative space, he explains. In fact, a pattern with plenty of white space can be ...

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In Blackbird in Snow, the bird and branches take up positive space in the top half of the frame. The bottom half of the composition is almost entirely negative space. This creates a sense of ...