Figure and Ground Exercises

"Figure Ground"

18" x 24"

Graphite Stick on Newsprint

October 2021

Exercises focusing on figure-ground, or the relationship between an object and its background. 

The first image focuses on gradations and the second focuses on negative space. 

I had a lot of fun with these exercises! You can see in the back space of the images the reference objects and arrangements. 

(University of Lethbridge, Art 2031- Drawing and Image, October 2021)