The document discusses how artists use foreground, middle ground, and background to show depth and space in artwork. It provides examples of famous paintings and interactive exercises for identifying the foreground, middle ground, and background in different pieces of art. Users are asked to silently think about the placement of these elements in several classic paintings.
3. One way to show
space is to
overlap parts of
an artwork to
create a
foreground,
middle ground,
& background.
4. One way to show
space is to
overlap parts of
an artwork to
create a
foreground,
middle ground,
& background.
5. One way to show
space is to
overlap parts of
an artwork to
create a
foreground,
middle ground,
& background.
Seven Hills: An American
Landscape
Joshua Shaw
1818
28. Think silently
inside your head.
Can you identify:
- Foreground
- Middle Ground
- Background
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai
1829-1833