An art form that is inspired by the visible world. It takes visible objects as its base and then distorts or changes them to convey its message. The human from is the most common base for these paintings.
Art in which recognizable figures or objects are portrayed.
Figurative art is generally art which represents people or animals. As opposed to abstract art's representation of patterns or ideas.
Figurative art describes artwork - particularly paintings - which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.