figuration
Example Sentences
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They brilliantly bridge figuration and abstraction by letting the dressed body tell the story.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The layering of topicality, color sensitivity, art-historical ancestors and figuration and abstraction in “40 Acres and a Unicorn” recurs throughout the brief eight-year period being surveyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 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
In B major, it is sufficiently various in figuration and rhythmical life to single it from its fellows.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
