When I was a child, the common art-related compliment was, “I like how you filled the page.”

Coloring to the edge, as it were, was both noteworthy and praiseworthy.

But filling the frame isn’t the same as considering the frame.

These days, a more welcome observation might be:

I appreciate your use of empty space.
I’m interested in how you’ve subverted the boundary.
Your omission is just as thoughtful as your inclusion.

Good metaphors, too.

How are you handling the blank spaces? Are you filling the voids? Are you holding space?

How do the spaces work to elevate the non-spaces?