figuration

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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

“I don’t think it’s possible to have a conversation about figuration without going back to this very fecund moment of Black artistic development.”

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024

To his interest in figuration, he adds a rope motif, an idea he has been exploring in works that appeared in group shows like “Shattered Glass” at Jeffrey Deitch gallery in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

The versatility of the man, his genius as composer and pianist, the novelty of his figuration and form dazzled his contemporaries or else blinded them to his true import.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James