Figure and Ground

The figure and ground depend on how you see it. If you see the man playing the saxophone first then that is the figure and the white portion is the ground. if you see the woman's face first then that is the figure and the black portion is the ground.

"The Gestalt Principles." The Gestalt Principles. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://www.loyno.edu/~zemmels/A201/lecture/visual_theory/gestaltprinc.html>.