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• figure-ground —    In two dimensional works of art, the visual unity, yet separability, of a form and its background. Certain alternating figures may help to convey the potential confusion resulting from ambiguity in the figure ground relationship. One is an… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Figure and ground (media) — Figure and ground is a concept developed by media theorist Marshall McLuhan, which underpins the meaning of his famous phrase, The medium is the message. He used this concept to explain how a communications technology, the medium or figure ,… …   Wikipedia

• Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan — Mao chan redirects here. For the figure skater often referred to in the Japanese press by that nickname, see Mao Asada. Earth Defender! Mao chan 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん (Ground Defense Force! Mao chan) Genre Comedy, Magical girl …   Wikipedia

• Higher Ground (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Higher Ground caption = Higher Ground logo format = Drama / Adventure runtime = approx. 43 minutes (per episode) creator = Michael Braverman Matthew Hastings developer = starring = Joe Lando Anne Marie Loder Hayden… …   Wikipedia

• Russian Ground Forces — The Russian Ground Forces ( ru. Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации, tr.: Suhopútnyje vojská Rossíjskoj Federácii ) are the land forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. While the Russian… …   Wikipedia

• Melbourne Cricket Ground — MCG redirects here. For other uses, see MCG (disambiguation). Melbourne Cricket Ground The MCG …   Wikipedia

• Charnel ground — An article related to Hinduism …   Wikipedia

• Marshall McLuhan — McLuhan redirects here. For the son of Marshall McLuhan, see Eric McLuhan. Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan in the early 1970s Born July 21, 1911(1911 07 21) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada …   Wikipedia

• Op art — Not to be confused with pop art or plop art. Movement in Squares, by Bridget Riley 1961 Op art, also known as optical art, is a style[1] of visual art that makes use of optical ill …   Wikipedia

• aesthetics — /es thet iks/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the… …   Universalium

• Gertrude Stein — Infobox Writer name = Gertrude Stein imagesize = 200px caption = Gertrude Stein, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1935 pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|1874|2|3|mf=y birthplace = Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. deathdate = death date …   Wikipedia