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figural
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fig·ur·al  (fgyr-l)
adj.
Of, consisting of, or forming a pictorial composition of human or animal figures.
figur·al·ly adv.
figural [ˈfɪgərəl]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) composed of or relating to human or animal figures
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Adj.1.figural - consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
figurative
representational - (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen; "representational art"; "representational images"


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These avian figures perfectly suit the "spirit of Biko," represented figurally but understood here as Black Consciousness itself, since they remain fertile despite their wounds, are peaceful until provoked, and are able to take flight toward new horizons.
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As the silence that is germane to the medium becomes figurally pervaded with sound, it gives way to an aesthetic that is autonomous, in that it resists translation into words, but is not apolitical.
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