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Figuration

Figuration is the practice of representing the recognizable world—objects, bodies, places—rather than purely abstract forms, a choice that carries immediate emotional and narrative weight. Mastering figuration demands years of observation and drawing skill, but grants the artist access to the full inheritance of human visual meaning-making.

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