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Figurative Painting
About Figurative Painting :
Figurative painting is an approach to art that clearly depicts recognizable objects seen in the real world, in contrast to abstract art, which is non-objective--as in it does not depict specific objects--and non-representational. Stretching back to prehistoric cave painting, figurative painting has played a necessarily central role throughout every phase of art history, as a standard to either embrace or react against. Though originally taken to mean painting which represents the human or animal form, the term "figurative painting" evolved somewhat with the emergence of modern abstract art to … (read more)

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