“In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active. It was in that space, paradoxically, the painting 'took place.' Then, little by little, and to some extent deliberately, I made it go the other way, opening up an interior space... so that there was a layered, shallow depth.” WayLittlesMadeWantedSpacePaintingDepthActiveOpeningMade ItPlanesShallowInteriorsSpectatorsSpace BetweenOpening UpInterior Space Book:The Eye's Mind: Collected Writings 1965-2009 Source: The Eye's Mind: Collected Writings 1965-2009