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-:[[Negative space]]+'''Negative space''', in [[art]], is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape, and such space is occasionally used to artistic effect as the "real" subject of an image. The use of negative space is a key element of artistic composition. The [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word "[[Ma (negative space)|ma]]" is sometimes used for this concept, for example in [[garden design]].
-'''Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies''' ([[1971]]) is a collection of [[film criticism]] by [[Manny Farber]]. Its first sentence reads "The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected action directors fade away as the less talented [[De Sica]]s and [[Zinnemann]]s continue to fascinate the critics." +
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-[[Manny Farber]], one of the most important critics in movie history, championed the American [[action film]]—the bravado of [[Howard Hawks]], the [[art brut]] styling of [[Samuel Fuller]], the crafty, sordid entertainments of [[Don Siegel]]—at a time when other critics dismissed the genre. His witty, incisive criticism later worked exacting language into an exploration of the feelings and strategies that went into low-budget and radical films as diverse as [[Michael Snow]]'s ''[[Wavelength]]'', [[Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[Fata Morgana]]'', and [[Chantal Akerman]]'s ''[[Jeanne Dielman]]''. Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written with his wife, artist [[Patricia Patterson]], ''[[Negative Space]]'' gathers Farber's most influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of film.+
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Negative space, in art, is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape, and such space is occasionally used to artistic effect as the "real" subject of an image. The use of negative space is a key element of artistic composition. The Japanese word "ma" is sometimes used for this concept, for example in garden design.



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