Negative space is the space around and between the subject of an image. Negative space can be used to make an image. (Negative space is usually the background)
Positive space is the main focus of a artwork.
Negative space and positive space can swap to create different images.
The influence of Sergei Eisenstein's theory and practice of montage resonates throughout the history of cinema. His concept of "collision" (or "intellectual") montage describes the dialectical process of juxtaposing two unrelated images to produce a new affect or thought in the viewer's mind.
