Space

Technologically speaking , space sometimes may convey the idea of nothingness. However, space in a work of art is not void rather it is very much there. It is a dynamic visual art element that interacts with lines, colors, shapes and textures of a work of art to five them definition space. Two-dimensional space refers to the space in painting, drawing, height and width with no actual depth.

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