Essay on Figure Ground

A new cue for figure-ground assignment The importance of the visual process of figure-ground assignment allows humans the ability to recognize, attend to, and act upon figures. However, it does not include the background. Figure-ground organization is defined as the processing steps in which a perceiver determines which aspect of the stimulus belongs to the figure and which aspects belong to the background of an object. In defining which regions are figures and which are grounds is a vital in

are seeing. Figure-ground, similarity, proximity, and closure are basic principles of perceptual organization. Figure-ground is the principle that people perceive elements as figures or background. When looking at a image the viewer will identify what is the object and what is the background on which the object sits on. People’s attention can shift and the object can move being the figure to being the background. The relationship between the object and background can stable

frame of electrical equipment (non-current carrying part) or some electrical part of the system (e.g. neutral point in a star of the system, one conductor of the secondary of a transformer) with the respect to the earth. In electrical engineering, ground or earth is the reference point in an electric circuit from which voltage is measured, a common path for electric current, or direct physical connection to the earth. Bear in mind that this connection to earth may be through a conductor or some other

through the application of oil on canvas.The dimensions 176 inches x 301 inches. that correspond to the scale of the figures within the painting come across disproportional and are somewhat misleading to that of the overall height and width of the piece. However, undisturbed by the edges of the canvas, the centralized pyramid shape : formed by the figures in conjunction to those figures within the foreground and the background, is not only placed harmoniously but sporadically together to begin the

Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross (1918) is a life-size bronze sculpture created by Pompeo Coppini and is currently on display at Texas A&M University. This sculpture features the life-size figure of a very distinguished gentleman, standing diligently on top of a stair-like pedestal. The man is facing outwards with a composed expression as though readying himself for action against a great undertaking, evoking a sense of respect from the viewer who is unable to see this challenge just yet. Charles Keck

(Holy Bible) while Morimura takes it a step further a focuses specifically on consumerism in today’s society. Although the background is the same, though perhaps a bit darker, Morimura has altered the costumes and colors to suit his audience. The six figures, representing consumerism in each major country, who were originally dressed in plain clothes have been grossly overdressed in the appropriation. Their clothes are bright and create a stark contrast against the darkened background. The differences

relatively round, using ink to draw the eyebrows and to emphasize the already carved on eyelids. The upper eyelids are curvy while the lower ones are relatively flat. With plump alae of the nose, small lips and dimples on the edge of the mouth, the figure is depicted to be smiling. Although the neck is broken, the piece left in front of the chest indicates the kasayaworn by the Buddha

Tomb of Dracula. Colan was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005. He passed away in 2011. Gene Colan’s mark making is exceptional. The strokes of the pencil and hatching are used to communicate form and structure to the figures and elements in his drawings. Solid black would immensely flatten the images, but the quick hatch work brings energy and life to the characters. This portrait of a vampire character is a good example of the hatching to create form. The vampire’s

where overhead cable supplies are used. The associated earth fault loops with the TT System of Earthing is that the exposed conductive metalwork causes a fault current to flow through it to earth and return to the source via a general mass of earth (Figure 1). It is anticipated that the level of fault current will cause the RCD to trip or to blow the fuse in the time indicated in the ETCI rules. At 230 Volts its 5 seconds for fixed equipment, 0.4 seconds for portable equipment, socket outlets and 0

peaceful civilization. Both The Hope Dionysos and the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons Sarcophagus represent why Dionysos was such an important and celebrated figure in mythology, which is why I chose to analyze two works of art that centered on him. My first impression of each piece was of Dionysos as a peaceful, benevolent and joyful figure. I was struck by the calm peacefulness he embodied in The Hope Dionysos and the happiness he shared on the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons Sarcophagus. Though