Negative Image
About
Artworks—usually photographs—featuring imagery that resembles a “negative.” In traditional photography, a negative image was what was exposed on film when a photograph was taken. The process of printing a picture involved reversing the image, so that all its negative values were made positive. In color photography, the negative image contains complementary colors to that which is being photographed.
Related Categories
Use of Traditional Techniques, East Asian Calligraphy, Engaged with Traditional Chinese Art, Censorship, Long Exposure, Urbanization, The Abject, Social Action, Shadows, Contemporary Photography
