Figuration Libre

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title: "Figuration Libre" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["french-art-movements", "1981-in-art", "neo-expressionist-artists"] description: "French art movement" topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figuration_Libre" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary French art movement ::

Figuration Libre (, Free Figuration) is a French art movement which began in the 1980s. It is the French equivalent of Bad Painting and Neo-expressionism in America and Europe, Junge Wilde in Germany and Transvanguardia in Italy. Artists in the movement typically incorporate elements of comic book art and graffiti into their work. They use bright colors and exaggerated, caricature-like figures.

The group was formed in 1981 by Robert Combas, Remi Blanchard, François Boisrond and Hervé Di Rosa. The term 'Figuration Libre' was coined by Fluxus artist Ben Vautier. Other figures include Richard Di Rosa and Louis Jammes. Between 1982 and 1985, these artists exhibited alongside their American counterparts Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Kenny Scharf in New York City, London, Pittsburgh and Paris.

Figuration Libre (Free Figuration) can be translated as "Free Style".

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References

1. [http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/n/neo-expressionism Tate online glossary]
2. (9 January 2004). "Robert Combas - Yvon Lambert Bookshop".
3. https://figuration-libre.blogspot.com/ {{User-generated source. (August 2022)

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