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The Figure in Art
The Genre Throughout Art History
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The representation of the figure in art changes as human needs and artistic
expression evolved.
Early figure images served only communication and religious purposes. Later, portraits captured images of the
living. After the invention of thecamera, figure art became highly
creative and expressive.
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Throughout history, figures are represented as drawings, paintings, and
sculpture.
Sculpture achieved a realistic appearance before drawings and
paintings of figures. However, drawing and painting used modern art styles to illustrate the figure before sculpture.
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PREHISTORIC FIGURES
• Line drawings of figures, similar to “stick figures.”• Told stories and communicated
before written language.
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Human figurefrom Ain Ghazal, Jordan
c. 6,750 - 6,250 BCEplaster, painted and inlaid with cowrie shell and bitumen
Early depictions of the human figure were simple abstractions of form.
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Venus of Willendorfc. 28,000 - 22,000 BCELimestone, 4 3/8 in. high
This shape suggests abundant fertility and a plentiful supply of food--the two most important needs of any society.
These types of figures were common in prehistoric times. The early artists who made such figures were nomadic--moving around to find better food, shelter, and weather conditions. These small sculptures were made from available materials and were small enough to carry.
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PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURES
• Figures were mostly stylized sculptures.• Represented gods and other deities
for worship and ceremonies.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FIGURES
• Figure drawings were flat looking, with heads and feet in profile, while the body faced forward.• Most important figures were shown
larger than others.
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Egyptians were probably the first group to develop a canon of proportions for their image of the ideal human form. The ratios
between a figure’s height and all of its component
parts were clearly prescribed. This cannon
set the height of the human body from hairline
to heel at 18 times the width of the fist.
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Profile head
Forward facing torso
Profile legs & feet
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ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN FIGURES
• Figures were often used in storytelling, especially mythology. • Drawings were still flat looking, but
sculptures were very realistic.
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Storytelling on Ceramic Vases & Urns
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Figures from
Mythology
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Greek artists eventually created a classical standard,
defined by a cannon of proportion which may have used the height of the head as a measure for judging the
human form. A male was thought to be about
eight heads tall.
Lysippos, The ScraperRoman copy
after the original bronzeof c. 330 BCE
Marble, height 6 ft. 9 in.
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Celebrated for their mastery of sculpture,Greek artists introduced contrapposto--a way of
representing the human body so thatit’s weight appears to be borne on one leg,
in a natural stance, rather than stiff pose.
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MIDDLE AGES FIGURES
• Figures were beginning to develop a little more in form.• Used in picturing religious and
medieval scenes.
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Lack of Perspective
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Old looking children
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RENAISSANCE FIGURES
• With the discovery of perspective, figures had more realistic form. • Figures continued in religious
depictions, but also became popular as portraits of the clergy and wealthy patrons. • In time, portraiture grew to include the
middle class.
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Albert VII, Archduke of Austriaand Marie de Medici
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Children became younger looking
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A group of artists in Italy developed a style around 1520 CE called Mannerism.
Is was a way of distorting the figure to enhance the emotional impact of a painting.
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CaravaggioEntombmentChapel of Pietro Vittrice, Santa Maria in VallicellaRome, Italyc. 1603, oil on canvas9 ft. 10 1/8 in. x 6 ft. 15/16 in.
The Baroque and Rococo periods brought with them another dose of drama, not unlike the Hellenistic period of Greek art. Things were exaggerated, lighting was dramatic, and figures were frequently contorted into active poses.
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19TH CENTURY FIGURES
• The invention of the camera had a profound effect on figures in art, especially portraiture. • Artists began painting “genre” (figures
in everyday life situations). • Figure painting and sculpture changed
from realistic to more impressionistic styles.
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“The Doves” by Richard MacDonald
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As we entered the 20th century, modernism gave way to all kinds of experimentation in figural art as in all art. Clockwise from top left:
Umberto Boccioni, Pablo Picasso, Henri Moore, Egon Schiele, Lucian Freud, Alice Neel
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20TH CENTURY FIGURES
• Monuments were made to immortalize prominent figures in history. • A wide variety of art styles create
figures that are abstract, expressionistic, or realistic. • Expensive portraits are usually only
painted because of prestige.
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“Lincoln Memorial” by Daniel Chester French
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“Iwo Jima” Memorial by Felix de Weldon
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Current Trends in Figurative Work
Zach Johnson
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Kehinde Wiley
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Silhouettes
Kara Walker