ELEMENTS OF ART 21
SPACE

The Importance of space as an element of art structure has been
fully recognized recently; however, organization of space is basic
in Modern architecture and interior decoration.

A sense of the beauty of space makes us want large undecorated
walls and floors which bound space without disturbing its effect.
Appreciation of space is the cause of our using a small, amount of
furniture and concentrating It In groups, so that we can have some
empty silent spaces in our rooms.

The present trend Is for space to become freer and less obstructed
throughout a house. Indoor space seems Increased by means of
fewer partitions and larger openings between rooms. Indoor space
seems also to connect with limitless outdoor space by means of
glass walls, large openings, and porches. Interpenetratlon of out-
door and Indoor space results from the use of wide overhanging
eaves and extending free-standing walls which protect outdoor
living areas.

The landscape designer, as well as the architect, utilizes this
element of space. He may focus his garden on a bird bath or on a
distant mountain peak, or he may project it Into Infinity. He or-
ganizes the space In the garden so that the result Is livable, func-
tional, and completely integrated with the house.

As our understanding of spatial organization increases we may
expect to have better functioning and more beauty in our homes.

COLOR

Color Is so important an art element that It Is considered sep-
arately In the following chapter*