Japanese Notans - Looking at positive and negative space

This Term, Grade 3 and 4 students have been introduced to positive and negative space. To foster their learning and understanding of this technique, students designed a "Notan" (pictured below).

These artworks originated in Japan and have been created for many years. Our students were given a black, square piece of paper and cut their own shapes out from each side. They were then flipped over and glued down onto a bright piece of paper (the negative space). The results showed some original and effective designs.