What would you say? Figurative or abstract? After all, if you talk about styles and you take it to the extreme definition, you have to conclude that there are only…basically…two styles: Figurative Art or Abstract Art.
I have talked…written…about this several times before and tried to explain the main and only difference. If a painting, drawing, or sculpture focuses on shapes, colours, geometric patterns and has nothing else that can be thought of as related to the natural world, it is Abstract Art. If it contains forms, figures or items of the composition that relate to life as we see it and know it, it is Figurative Art. But there are hybrids, of course, because many artists have mixed their figurative art with abstract backgrounds or abstract parts within the figurative composition they have created. I am one…
Here is a little more and some examples:
And here is a little more from Art History:
So, after reading these paragraphs and watching these videos…which I hope you did…tell me, «Mandolina» is it figurative, abstract or a hybrid?
Cheers…
JaZzArt en València 
Figurative I think in this one, it looks like a sting instrument and a bird species. The red solid background is not abstract. So I lean towards figurative.
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Absolutely. It is figurative as there are many shapes and forms easily identifiable in the natural world. The colours, the backgrounds and even the way the figures are made and coloured, can be quite exotic, or expressionistic, but they remain figurative. Thank you Cassa. All the best and a lovely day to you!
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Yay! I am learning.
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For sure! Thank you Cassa!
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Great painting sir,
Yes, it is figurative as you defined. I love this.
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Thank you very much! Yes, definitely figurative.
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Absolutely Figurative but sone abstract in the background. So, I would call it Figurative Abstract.
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Good show! Cheers Rosa de Valencia!
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An excellent post Francesc
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Cheers Malc, but is it abstract or figurative? 😊😁🙄
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Yo siempre aprendiendo.
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Igual yo Azurea…
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It’s obvious Francesc. It’s abstractive 🙂
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Hehehehe…good one Malc!
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I vote for figurative
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And you are right! Thanks Beth!
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Figurative .
And Vibrantly Beautiful 🌸🌺
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Thank you 🙏🏻 very much! Yes, definitely figurative.
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It matters not an iota to me. I am exposed to delightful and obscene «art» all the time. I class what I see as good or terrible, with shades lying somewhere on this scale.
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Well you gotta go one way or t he e other.
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