Figure ground relationship in a composition?

Answer 1

n visual perception, figure-ground is a type of perceptual organization in vision that involves assignment of edges to regions for purposes of shape determination, determination of depth across an edge, and the allocation of visual attention [1]. Figure-ground is a critical process in perception because of its profound consequences for shape perception. It is a common textbook topic in general psychology and perception courses. The Gestalt psychologist Edgar Rubin is credited with popularizing the issue of figure-ground organization and it is therefore often associated with Gestalt Psychology more broadly. Figure-ground organization is probably best known by the faces-vase drawing that Rubin described[2] [3]. This drawing exemplifies one of the key aspects of figure-ground organization, edge-assignment and its effect on shape perception. Notice in the faces/vase drawing below, the perceived shape depends critically on the direction in which the border (edge) between the black and white regions is assigned. If the two curvy edges between the black and white regions are assigned inward then the central white region is seen as a vase shape in front of a black background. No faces are perceived in this case. On the other hand, if the edges are assigned outwards, then the two black profile faces are perceived on a white background and no vase shape is perceived.