Public / Private space
Joseph Cornell, Eclipsing binary, algol, with magnitude changes and untitled (yellow sand tray, sun and planets images)
Space is the occupied or unoccupied area surrounding us.
 Joseph Cornell, Andromeda (Sand Fountain) and untitled (Canis Major constellation)


Look at how these artists work with space
Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Portrait of a Mother with Past Affixed Also, 1980-1981
The artist Ed Kienholtz recreated his mother's home. He included replicas of the items from his boyhood and inside placed a sculpture (cast from real life) of his mother. it is so filled with memories the artist hated to part with it.
Ben Vautier, Ben's Window Ben Vautier, Ben's Window: Ben Vautier created a house for himself in the window of a gallery. In his window, he presented himself on "the stage of life," with all the daily necessities: a chair, a bed, a table, a stove, and other everyday objects bearing his humorous, handwritten phrases about art and life.
George Segal, The Diner Sculpture occupies space, but can also be about space. Sculptors may express ideas about space and create spaces for public or even private use. In his work, The Diner, George Segal has created a sculpture of a familiar public space.
Dan Graham, Two-way Mirror Punched Steel Hedge Labyrinth, 1994 Dan Graham's Two-way Mirror Punched Steel Hedge Labyrinth is a large geometric maze of transparent and reflective surfaces punctuated with stamped aluminum walls and natural shrubbery. Dan Graham stresses the relationships and differences between interior and exterior, personal and public spaces. The transparent surfaces allow viewers to see and be seen by each other and the reflective surfaces become responsive to the natural world, changing according to the motion of clouds and sun.
Brower Hatcher, Prophecy of the Ancients, 1988 Look at the space Brower Hatcher chose to build, made up of collected imagery, many of which have meaning. How do you think people use this space? Some people have used it for weddings, others like to meditate, others simply enjoy it as a work of art.
Jackie Ferrara, Belvedere, 1988 Similarly, Jackie Ferrara's Belvedere has been used for performances and relaxing Sunday afternoon picnics.
Judith Shea, Without Words, 1988 Judith Shea's is a public yet intimate space between the objects. They seem to be in a silent conversation with each other. 
Betye Saar, House of Ancient Memory Some artists create spaces to hold their personal memories. These spaces may have the form of large rooms or small objects.
Look at how intimate Saar's work is. It is filled with memories and symbols of other cultures collected on her travels.
Claes Oldenburg, Upside Down City Claes Oldenburg uses everyday objects to create whimsical space, such as the Upside Down City.

What about art that is made on a flat (2-dimensional) surface, like a painting or drawing? Edward Hopper, Office at Night 1940 How do you put space on a canvas? Paintings and drawings can create the illusion of space. All space within a drawing or painting is said to be in one of these three areas: the foreground, which is the area nearest to the viewer, the middle ground, which is farther back from the viewer; and the background, which is the area farthest from the viewer. In painting, especially in abstract painting, occupied space is called positive space and unoccupied space is called negative space. 
Many artists can represent a real space in their paintings, while others create imaginary spaces.




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