figure-ground relationship

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[fig′(y)ər]

Etymology: L, figura, form; AS, grund + L, relatus, carry back

a perceptual field that is divided into a figure, which is the object of focus, and a diffuse background. See also ground.

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It's only when you establish a figure-ground relationship [that] you can convey information.

Signal distortion; Caroline A. Jones on David Joselit's Feedback: ... by Jones, Caroline A. / Artforum International

The light-colored abrasive dust settling into the recessed nooks and crannies of a seal during drilling would have established a helpful figure-ground relationship.

Epics in miniature by Gibson, Eric / New Criterion

GRID-TWO sets up a strange figure-ground relationship.

Eloquent liar: the recent sculptures of Judith Schwarz (exhibition) by Campbell, James / C: International Contemporary Art

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