Which statement best describes space ?

a) the background of a picture or the area behind objects

b) the foreground of a picture or the objects and figures

c) the area around, between, and within the object in a composition

d) the area of a picture made up of lines, shape, and forms

It would be C.

Explanation:

the distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece. Space can be positive or negative, open or closed, shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Sometimes space isn't explicitly presented within a piece, but the illusion of it is.