That’s the magic behind negative space, the empty areas around objects like furniture, art and accessories. It sounds counterintuitive, but including areas of blankness lets focal points shine ...

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Negative Space: The Inside-Out Illustrations of Noma Bar. Noma Bar, an Israel-born illustrator based in London, tackles politically charged issues with eloquence and wit; his subjects ranging from ...

The negative space between the two towers that stretch high above it forms the symbol of a cross. When light pours into a chapel below, the same emblem illuminates a marble altarpiece.

To see the perfect meshing of positive and negative spaces, look to mid-century chair design. Negative space is the defining element of the Wassily Chair from Knoll, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925.

Negative Space is the record of a writer remaking life and language, knowing they will always be strangely matched. Brian Dillon’s Affinities, a book mostly about photographs, will be published ...