(1) Negative points

Is it possible to draw a point without creating more points?

- In principle, by surrounding certain shapes let the empty area remain in the shape of a point. To illustrate this principle, there are many method considered. 

  • Cut a part of a line, move it only a little (the size of a point) and make a space (Fig. 22, 23). 
  • Surrounded by the shapes of planes (the two-dimensional filled shape), the empty part remains as the shape of a point. 
  • Create a hole on a plane (Fig. 24).

    The expressions using these methods present a weak sense of existence, but are able to show a delicate sense.

     
     


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    Figure     22: Composition of negative and positive points.
    Figure 23: Composition  of negative points.
    Figure 24: New Year's card expressing the year by holes, Mitsuo Katsui.

     

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