figurative
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definition
adjective
gold, in the figurative language of the people, was “the tears wept by the sun.”
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
The standard was derived from the smaller figurative works on some of the larger paintings and then we kept to that.
(of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.
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A 'figurative' painter throughout his career, Beckmann depicted the world around him with an unparalleled intensity.
When I was there they were very much into minimalism, and they felt that 'figurative' work was illustration, not art.
Nonetheless, I think that even Philippe's examples expose some risks of 'figurative' usage.
The downstream effect in this case is both literal and 'figurative' .
His powerful 'figurative' work has made him one of the foremost British artists of his generation.
The art of urban wall painting is a way of reclaiming lost territory - in both a literal and a 'figurative' sense.
Particularly when used in a 'figurative' sense to refer to having heard something unpleasant.
Using it is too much of a literal and 'figurative' headache, and if you get sloppy there's always the danger of nasty results.
Born in Spain, she has become a top 'figurative' artist who interprets the everyday world of Spanish women.
But I just think that 'figurative' usages don't in fact help richness and vibrancy much.
The standard was derived from the smaller 'figurative' works on some of the larger paintings and then we kept to that.
He was a figure who, in a sense both literal and 'figurative' , dwelt on the fringes.
This second edition is not light reading, neither in the 'figurative' or literal sense.
Although told that such usage might be metaphorical or 'figurative' , Tess is undeterred.
But there is a tendency toward abstraction even in 'figurative' painters here.
In consequence he thinks that excessive caution has characterized instruction in 'figurative' language.
This balance results in 'figurative' works that communicate in a surprisingly forthright yet nuanced manner.
In his 'figurative' works he let the figure bulge out of anatomical specifications and proportions.
On the contrary at any given point of time an abstract artist could do 'figurative' work.
A 'figurative' remark takes on literal construction, a metaphor is concretized in fact.
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Mark, is a 'figurative' sculptor working in bronze.
Teens comprehend abstract language, such as idioms, 'figurative' language, and metaphors.
It would make his move towards a criticism of absolute time both 'figurative' and literal.
All these restrictions suggest that the country's newfound "sovereign "status is more 'figurative' than literal.
There is no irreducible core of 'literal' language from which ' 'figurative' usage' diverges.
For example, is the term metaphor itself literal or 'figurative' ?
The son of a milkman, his grandmother provided early inspiration, a 'figurative' painter who copied the likes of Turner.
He loves 'figurative' language, and uses it when describing these relationships, perhaps as a sort of avoidance.
He was still a 'figurative' painter; he would not make the full leap into abstraction for almost another decade.
Even so, the signature styles of the 'figurative' work are very much in evidence.
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