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figure and ground
(redirected from Figure-ground)

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figure and ground
n.
An aspect of perception in which the perceived is separated into at least two parts, each with different attributes but each influencing the other.


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Such an art could no more tolerate figure-ground relationships than it could permit subjective paint handling or the creation of an illusionistic plastic space.
The architects have chosen to present the site plan boundary-less as a figure-ground contrast but it is approximately rectangular.
Each part becomes a kind of figure that can stand out against the others; focusing on one changes the figure-ground relationship.
 
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