Monochrome painting, meaning one color, requires a different viewpoint. The use of negative space, an abstract reference to the space between objects becomes important. "It's hard," he said.

Sumi-e ink painting is a traditional East Asian art that highlights simplicity and nature's beauty. It originated in China, ...

positive space of objects and their negative surrounding area in architecture, ceramics and sculpture. Also see techniques that imply space in painting. Space is created in two-dimensional work ...