In this picture by Diet Wiegman, called Shadow dancing, light and shadow is used to create an identifiable image of Michael Jackson on the wall behind it. The image is formed by projecting a lamp on a sculpture that has been created to produce the form that will constitute the bulk of the picture. Light is angled and focused on the sculpture, which is then beamed on the wall creating the illusion of the famous figure through the use of light and shadow. The image is made by the solid object, the sculpture, and the light reflects the shadow for the viewer to see. The use of the principle of light and shadow makes it possible for the art to be recognizable, as Michael Jackson, and is the foundation for the outline and solid black fill.
