figurative

A boy with one eye sees the world differently than everyone else, but it didn’t take long for Mike Burry to see his literal distinction in more figurative terms.

At its base, in a position of figurative support, are enslaved Parthians in the custody of their new Roman masters.

Of greater success are her more saturated works that crank up the figurative elements while also embracing more abstract settings.

Sometimes, the comparisons inspire close looking, as in the placement of a modern female nude drawing by Amedeo Modigliani next to ancient marble figurative sculptures from Greece and Rome.

These details are both important and relevant to the figurative subtweet Bravo is sending through “Zola.”