1) Foreground – the part of a work of art that appears to be in the front, nearest to the viewer, usually in the lower part of the picture.
2) The term middle ground, in the context of art, refers to the focal area of a painting. Middle ground lies between the foreground and background of a painting. The objects in this area appear smaller.
3) what is the background in art? Background is called the matrix of a painting. Something that holds the foreground or main subject to our focus. Background is the space that surrounds your painting. It is the only way with which your painting relates to the surrounding at the very first place.