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What is figurative painting, figurative oil painting

It should belong to the figurative art

Figural art (figural art) refers to art whose artistic images are basically similar or extremely similar to natural objects.

Figural art works of art images are recognizable. Ancient Greek sculpture, modern realism and modern hyper-realism, because of its image is very similar to natural objects, is regarded as a typical representative of this type of art.

Characteristics of Figurative Art

1. Visual authenticity or objectivity, i.e., figurative art takes the objective world as the object of expression, and represents the object as real as we see it.

2. Typicality of artistic images, that is, figurative art is to express the artist's personal feelings and ideas through the creation of typical artistic images.

3. Plot or narrative, that is, figurative art often contains one or more storylines, which can be told or described directly in written language.

Because of these characteristics of figurative art, so in addition to the aesthetic function of the art of **** the same, it also has the function of record.