Below is a glossary article post in the category F which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Figurative Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Figurative Art
So, what is actually meant by Figurative Art?
Figurative art describes all forms of modern art that maintains strong references to the real world and especially human figures.
Explanation of Figurative Art
This term has been used specifically since the arrival of abstract arts to refer to artists who maintain the real world aspects as their subject matter, although in the general sense of figurative also applies retrospectively for all arts before abstract art.
Modern figurative arts can be seen as different from modern realism in figurative arts using modern idioms, while modern realists work in the style of preceding post-impressionism (more or less). In fact, modern figurative art is more or less identical to the general flow of expressionism that can be traced during the twentieth century and so on.
Picasso after around 1920 is a big example of a modern figurative painting, and Alberto Giacometti from around 1940 is a great figurative sculptor. After the Figuration of the Second World War can be traced through the work of Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and other artists at the London school, and through pop art, neo-expressionism, and new spirit paintings.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix F, as well as terms associated with F.
Meaning of Figurative Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Figurative Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seni Figuratif (Indonesian), Seni figuratif (Java), and Kasenian kiasan in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni kiasan.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Figurative Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix F. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=figurative-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=figurative-art
- View example images of figurative-art through Google here
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