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Positive and Negative Space: Close Looking: Siah Armajani

Look closely at this artwork by the artist Siah Armajani.

Where do you see negative space in this sculpture?

What shapes do the empty spaces create?

How would you imagine moving through this space?

Online Resource: https://walkerart.org/collections/artists/siah-armajani

Siah Armajani. Dictionary for Building: From First Floor to Third Floor. 1974-1975, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Positive and Negative Space: Writing

Imagine that your sculpture is life-sized, and that �you’ve stepped inside of it.

How does it feel to be inside of this sculpture? What will you do here?

What title will you give �your sculpture? Why did you choose that title?

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Positive and Negative Space: Sketchbook

Look at your sculpture from 3 different sides and notice the shapes that are created by the negative spaces.

Sketch the shapes of all of the negative spaces you see.��Resource:�Imaginary Architecture lesson inspired by artist James Casebere on the Nassau County Museum of Art website here

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Remote Arts Learning Partnership

Module Two �

Studio in a School NYC Team

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector

Writing Team Project Team

Nina Berinstein Juanita Lanzo Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Paul Urevitch

Belinda Blum Traci Talasco Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala

Graphic Design

Don Giordano

NYC Department of Education OASP Team

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts

Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator

NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team

Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson

These educational materials were created through a partnership with Studio in a School NYC and The New York City Department of Education Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) and made possible by the generosity of The New York Community Trust.

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