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' remark takes on literal construction, a metaphor is concretized in fact.
The subject of her work is mostly 'figurative' in nature and is often that of people, especially children, she has encountered in her travels.
But there is a tendency toward abstraction even in 'figurative' painters here.
There is no irreducible core of 'literal' language from which ' 'figurative' usage' diverges.
He loves 'figurative' language, and uses it when describing these relationships, perhaps as a sort of avoidance.
Freud is better known as a 'figurative' painter but his early paintings, often linear in character, owe much to his graphic work.
They go there in search of excitement and electricity - in both a 'figurative' and a literal sense.
The city of New York has been an inspiration for 'figurative' painter Hector McDonnell.
Plenty of people are "married to their jobs" in a 'figurative' sense.
The downstream effect in this case is both literal and 'figurative' .
The art of urban wall painting is a way of reclaiming lost territory - in both a literal and a 'figurative' sense.
Even so, the signature styles of the 'figurative' work are very much in evidence.
When I was there they were very much into minimalism, and they felt that 'figurative' work was illustration, not art.
This second edition is not light reading, neither in the 'figurative' or literal sense.
Born in Spain, she has become a top 'figurative' artist who interprets the everyday world of Spanish women.
It would make his move towards a criticism of absolute time both 'figurative' and literal.
He was still a 'figurative' painter; he would not make the full leap into abstraction for almost another decade.
A 'figurative' painter throughout his career, Beckmann depicted the world around him with an unparalleled intensity.
For example, is the term metaphor itself literal or 'figurative' ?
Particularly when used in a 'figurative' sense to refer to having heard something unpleasant.
But I just think that 'figurative' usages don't in fact help richness and vibrancy much.
On the contrary at any given point of time an abstract artist could do 'figurative' work.
The bust was sculpted by internationally-renowned 'figurative' artist Ian Walters.
Duncan creates elegant female forms and her work is 'figurative' , though not representational.
He was a figure who, in a sense both literal and 'figurative' , dwelt on the fringes.
As well as 'figurative' work, Mary works on the landscape.
This balance results in 'figurative' works that communicate in a surprisingly forthright yet nuanced manner.
Using it is too much of a literal and 'figurative' headache, and if you get sloppy there's always the danger of nasty results.
All these restrictions suggest that the country's newfound "sovereign "status is more 'figurative' than literal.
The son of a milkman, his grandmother provided early inspiration, a 'figurative' painter who copied the likes of Turner.
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