Figurative representation, the comforting universal symbols of old, do not wash in our muddled times.

At a glance it suggests abstraction, but examination reveals a pixilation of reality at the breaking edge of figurative representation.

Stylistically, his work at this time became much more abstract, abandoning figurative representation in favor of symbolic allusions.

His works in the 1980s showed a tendency towards figurative representations, and dealt with problems of identity.

A variety of open work ivory carvings, engraved with iron burins, are renowned for their figurative representations that include polar bears, loons, seals, and (rarely) humans.