Talk:Figurative art

message: The inclusion of Picasso was disputed on the basis that he was not a figurative artist. However the definition quoted from the Tate Gallery states:
:Since the arrival of abstract art the term figurative has been used to refer to any form of modern art that retains strong references to the real world. "Glossary: Figurative" 
Quite clearly his work does retain such strong references and therefore makes him a figurative artist. He is also shown on the Tate page as an example of a figurative artist. This is a verifiable source. 
I dispute the inclusion of Odd Nerdrum in this list as he does not have a worldwide reputation of equal standing to the other artists and seems an anomaly.
Tyrenius 23:02, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pablo Picasso

message: .  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.37.166 (talk) 19:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slowly becoming accepted?  

message: The article is at a good point now, scaled back to its essence. I would like to take a shot at expansion, sans naming specific artists, if possible, but might not get to it for a while--there is little solid online reference, and I am inclined to dig up my Kenneth Clark books, when time permits. JNW 22:03, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think material needs to be properly sourced. A bog standard text like Gombrich might be useful, or, as you say, Clark. Tyrenius 23:42, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've made incremental additions, on idealism and realism, and formal elements. Please proof read and make necessary edits. JNW 01:52, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reconfiguration

message: As this page appears to be a historical view of figurative art, and the page on contemporary art is pretty non-specific - given the pluralistic nature of the art world today- there should be a page on contemporary figurative art, which is undeniably substantial and growing more-so every year.
:So long as the information is properly sourced, so as to not become, essentially, an exercise in promotion or advertisement for a particular school, gallery, or group of artists--see WP:NPOV, WP:V, and WP:RS. Please remember to sign your posts. JNW 16:03, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contemporary Figurative Art 

message: I have created a Wikipedia page entitled List of artists focused on the female form (The title was not mine but one modified by an unknown party). It has become a 'redirect' from the search term Women in Art which was my original title. I feel that adding the "Women in Art" link to the links list of THIS article would help those seeking art of the female form using the search term Figurative Art and reaching this "Figuative Art" item, which, though both interesting and educational in itself, does not satisfy all those searching using this heading, making the article worthy of expansion to this end. Point taken on the broader meaning of the term, but the generally accepted narrower understandings should, I feel, perhaps also be included satisfying the reader's current need with the benefit of a wider education to go. The link would need to be Women in Art to reach this list of artists which will grow with time I'm sure. Hope this helps.
--Jdm art (talk) 09:52, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested internal link for this article 

message: Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:Kenyon Cox nude study2.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on June 20, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-06-20. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng  {chat} 19:21, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved this deeper into the article. Because it's a nude, its presence at the top reinforces the incorrect definition of "figurative art" as "art depicting the human figure", which is specifically debunked in the article. I'm moving it to follow that explanatory passage. I've packaged instead two landscapes to contrast figurative and abstract treatment of a similar kind of scene. I chose them purely because they had some compositional similarities. Any two paintings that share similar subject matter but show a striking contrast between "figurative" and "abstract" would be fine. I was actually hoping for something simpler, like a bull (thinking of Picasso). Cynwolfe (talk) 18:42, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:File:Kenyon Cox nude study2.jpg]] to appear as POTD soon 

message: The gallery seems really random, especially since it follows a section titled "Evolution," which implies a chronological progression. I hope no one minds if I sort it accordingly.
Also, I wonder how much thought went into selecting the images, or whether some editors just threw in stuff they liked. The gallery is obviously too large, and the text of the article insufficient for explaining the course of figurative art over the ages. It's also rather non-global; I don't see any Chinese or Japanese art, for instance. Or sculpture, for that matter. Actually what we have is an article on figurative painting. Cynwolfe (talk) 18:46, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Even within the Western tradition, medieval art is also underrepresented. We have mostly 19th century examples. The section also undermines the definition of "figurative art" by only showing examples of art that depicts human beings. Cynwolfe (talk) 19:19, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery 

message: This article remains little more than a definition and a gallery that is at odds with that definition.
Figurative as the opposite of literal, or figurative = human figure?
Is there a definitive sourceFigureArtist (talk) 18:51, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes!
Whilst the definition clearly, and correctly, states, 'Figurative art is not synonymous with "art that represents the human figure,"' the examples show exclusively art that represents the human figures.  It should include other examples of figurative art, such as landscapes, still lifes, etc.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.116.207.20 (talk) 20:13, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  The IP editor was correct, and the issue remains current some years later. If figurative can include still life and landscape, then the examples must do the same. I'll make a start but the article is seriously unbalanced on this issue at the moment. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:15, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  OK, I've created some smaller galleries to show a bit of the range of what figurative means. There's no reason why these sections should not have cited text and discussion; and other topics probably deserve coverage. I have a suspicion that someone may long ago have merged or redirected something like 'Figure painting' here, it deserves investigation. But at least the article is already somewhat less misleading. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:31, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ongoing Conflict 

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