figuration

Example Sentences

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So it’s all of those ideas in one style of figuration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Her gestures, like the schematic flowers that let her claim a toehold in figuration, are always distinctly efficient.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

In contrast, Brown tries to straddle two distinct idioms: abstract mark-making and impressionistic figuration.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

His oeuvre spans six decades in which he has repeatedly explored the possibilities and limits of painting as well as the tension between abstraction and figuration.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

I had long been aware of this strange figuration in my hand, and had often wondered what it presaged.

From Dreams and Dream Stories by Kingsford, Anna Bonus