Friday, July 6, 2012

Negative Space

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Rachel Whiteread‘s sculptures draw our attention to the concept of space, something that rarely think about even though we spend our lives navigating 'space'. Mostly we are blissfully unaware of the space/spaces we occupy. Working to take negative space and make it a tangible reality, Whiteread uses her sculptures in order to physically define what surrounds, and indeed defines, objects. 

Using casting materials such asresin, plaster and rubber, she casts the negative space surrounding domestic and household objects. Through her sculptures, Whiteread explores ideas of absence, memory, and architecture, revealing the space we cannot define and rarely pay attention to ... click here to read more about Whitehead.

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