figuration
Example Sentences
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The other was the vigorous argument between abstraction and figuration as front runner of the avant-garde, then being hard-fought in the American art world.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
In contrast, Brown tries to straddle two distinct idioms: abstract mark-making and impressionistic figuration.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
Studying his work and sources I began to think about combining figuration and abstraction, and melding manipulated planes and organic shapes.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 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
This B minor Scherzo has the acid note of sorrow and revolt, yet the complex figuration never wavers.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
