Figure to ground

The relationship of the foreground or figure to the background is one of several considerations when I'm making a photo. I regularly it in action when I'm looking at art, graphic design and photographs. I'm looking for contrast between the two or something ties the them together such as colour or shape.

Here’s an example of figure to ground in action by the wonderful Evelyn Hofer:

And here is the amazing artist George Bellows at work:

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