Positive/Negative Space or Figure/Ground

Edward Hopper, House by the Railroad

Positive and Negative Space in Abstract or Non-Objective Work

Thomas Nozkowski

Figure/Ground Confusion

M.C. Escher

M.C. Escher

M.C. Escher

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M.C. Escher

Pause and Show Kara Walker Video from ART21 Season 2, “Stories”

Kara Walker, End of Uncle Tom (Detail)

Kara Walker, Cut

Kara Walker, You Do

Kara Walker, Hunting Scenes

Kara Walker, Excavated from the Black Heart of a Negress