A figural design. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
‘98 Star Wars Darth Vader Metal Keychain figural MIB. From Wordnik.com. [Mib Vader | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Craig was known for his figural and landscape works. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Vintage figural Japan Deco luster Duck creamer sugar. From Wordnik.com. [Figural Vintage | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Italian .800 silver figural top fork & 5 spoons 65 grms. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1012] Reference
In general I prefer figural abstraction to gestural abstraction. From Wordnik.com. [italianbeef Diary Entry] Reference
Very scarce and Exc. One of the best vintage figural Snoopy items. From Wordnik.com. [Glazed Ceramic Snoopy Bank - The Retroist] Reference
Portraits were of great importance to her, as were other figural compositions. From Wordnik.com. [Mela Muter.] Reference
For Mitchell, the figural could always be literalized, showing the power of images. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Formalist, or W.J.T. Mitchell as Romantic Dinosaur] Reference
Mostly florals, to be sure, but plenty of the abstract and figural prints, as well. From Wordnik.com. [November 2007] Reference
The studioli are well stocked with examples of figural play between word and image. back. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
For de Man, the figural always upended the literal, demonstrating the ubiquity of language. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Formalist, or W.J.T. Mitchell as Romantic Dinosaur] Reference
In their multiplicity one can really study the evolution of Bacon's figural painting process. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Mennin: Francis Bacon at the Met: A Postscript] Reference
I have myself taken refuge in more theoretical inquiries into the problems of figural language. From Wordnik.com. [Discontinuous Shifts: History Reading History] Reference
D. Dominance of the minor hemisphere in commissurotomized man on a test of figural unification. From Wordnik.com. [Roger W. Sperry - Nobel Lecture] Reference
He was a great figural artist and could draw comic book heroes in any pose and they looked cool. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
Southeast Asian Islamic textiles win more pious approval when it comes to figural representation. From Wordnik.com. [Wind of Change] Reference
It was followed closely by a rare French/German “Dieppe” style carved bone figural set, 18th/19th century. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
One particular figural arrangement that would have captivated Federico's guests is found at Urbino's east wall. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
If the white portion is receded as background and the black portion is figural, you see the profile of two faces. From Wordnik.com. [It's About Race -- Michael Steele and RNC] Reference
But there you also had de Man's carbon-based machine of language, sheer figural drive without prior motivation or blessing. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Formalist, or W.J.T. Mitchell as Romantic Dinosaur] Reference
Apparently some stylized panels, possibly containing both figural and vegetal motifs, once made the facing of this pilaster. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 6] Reference
I found the shapes formed by these piles of rock quite figural, they looked like people gathered together to admire the river. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
This piece, together with two other figural altars in the show, was discovered in January 2000 on the southern coast of Sicily. From Wordnik.com. [Museums: Masterworks of Greek Italy] Reference
Instead, they portray stylistic elements and compositions that mirror traditional African figural sculpture and decorative arts. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
“Flagging the head” refers to placing a white shape behind the head of the most important character in a figural composition. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
However, her figural compositions remained grounded in reality, although she continued to work from memory rather than from models. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Gikow.] Reference
However, she most frequently painted portraits and figural scenes in a shallow, undeveloped space or on a flat and neutral background. From Wordnik.com. [Regina Mundlak.] Reference
The petroglyphs at Three Rivers share some stylistic similarities with both figural and abstract designs that decorate Mimbres pottery. From Wordnik.com. [From the Trenches - Off the Grid- Three Rivers, New Mexico] Reference
There Kant had maintained that the figural and synthetic character of imagination was a necessary ingredient in every act of knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Subjecticity (On Kant and the Texture of Romanticism)] Reference
The Big System keeps terrorism figural because it plays into their worldview and gives them hope that they can keep things the way they are. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Campaign Attacks Washington Post, Insinuates Terrorists Want Obama Victory] Reference
The figural references can be straightforward: Several pieces have legs, one has arms, most are topped with heads (or something like them, anyway). From Wordnik.com. [Scrapyard Sculptures Charm, But Bronzed Bodies Disappoint] Reference
Yes, the mugs themselves are inspired by a style of figural carving that's used for subjects that include mythic figures, as something beautiful and evocative of place. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Beck: The Grog Days of Summer (PHOTOS)] Reference
Depending where you go, "tiki" is a first-man character, a male fertility symbol, and/or a collective noun for that sort of mythic character and its figural representation. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Beck: The Grog Days of Summer (PHOTOS)] Reference
Overall the exhibition offers a mix of the promising and the jejune in paintings and sculptures that range from the figural to the abstract, the conceptual to the observed. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Gorin: Deitch Projects Showcases Emerging Artists in Long Island City] Reference
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