Space
What is space?
Space refers to objects and to the area around them. Space relates to volume, so a space has width, depth and height.
Works by Canaletto, Barbara Hepworth and Antony Gormley demonstrate implied and actual space, and positive and negative space.
Real space
Three dimensional works like sculptures, architecture, products and jewellery exist in real space – they are real forms that take up a real volume.
Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (Barbara Hepworth, 1943) is a three dimensional sculpture that takes up real space. It has height, width and depth and takes up real volume.
Just because an artwork or design takes up real space doesn't mean it has to show space in a realistic way.
The design of the Teatro Olympico (1580-1585), a Renaissance theatre in Vicenza, Italy, plays with Perspective relates to the idea of seeing, showing or suggesting depth and the distance between the viewer and the subject. to exaggerate the depth of the stage.
The floors are tilted, the walls are placed at Move towards each other. angles and the model buildings shrink in height. This false sense of perspective makes the streets appear to stretch further into the distance than they do in reality.