Figurine
A figurine (a diminutive form of the word figure) or statuette is a small statue that represents a human, deity or animal, or in practice a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with pottery, metal, wood, glass, and today plastic or resin the most significant. Ceramic figurines not made of porcelain are called terracottas in historical contexts.
Figures with movable parts, allowing limbs to be posed, are more likely to be called dolls, mannequins, or action figures; or robots or automata, if they can move on their own. Figurines and miniatures are sometimes used in board games, such as chess, and tabletop role playing games.
Prehistory
In China, there are extant Neolithic figurines. Prehistoric figurines of pregnant women are called Venus figurines, because of their presumed representation of a goddess, or some connection to fertility. The two oldest known examples are made of stone, were found in Africa and Asia, and are several hundred thousand years old. Many made of fired clay have been found in Europe that date to 25-30,000 BC, and are the oldest ceramics known.
Figurine (disambiguation)
A figurine is a small statuette that represents a human, deity or animal
Figurine or Figurines may also refer to:
The Figurine
The Figurine: Araromire is a 2009 Nigerian supernatural suspense thriller film written by Kemi Adesoye, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan, who also stars in the film as one of the main protagonists. It also stars Ramsey Nouah and Omoni Oboli.
The movie narrates the story of two friends who finds a mystical sculpture in an abandoned shrine in the forest while serving at a National Youth Service Corps camp, and one of them decides to take the artwork home. Unknown to them, the sculpture is from the goddess 'Araromire' which bestows seven years of good luck on anyone who encounters it, and after the seven years have expired, seven years of bad luck follow. The lives of the two friends begin to change for good, as they become successful and wealthy businessmen. However, after seven years, things start to change for the worse.
The original idea for a thriller film came long ago from Kunle Afolayan himself and Jovi Babs and it was to be titled Shrine. The script took nine months to be finalized and the development stage took five years. The film was shot in Lagos and Osun State for three months and received sponsorship from companies such as MicCom Golf Resort, GSK, Omatek Computers, MTN, IRS Airlines, and Cinekraft. It also had media partners like HiTV and others. There were no professional stunts on the ground, so most of the stunts were performed by Kunle Afolayan on set.
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- Reconfigurine released: 2002
- Transportation + Communication = Love released: 2002
- IMpossible released: 2001
- The Heartfelt released: 2001
Reconfigurine
Released 2002- F> I> G> U> R> I> N> E> (Reconfigurine Theme) (Figurine remix)
- I Wait for You (By the Telephone) (Pacifica remix)
- Eurodiscoteque (Technicolor remix)
- My First UFO (Ckid remix)
- You (David Figurine remix)
- Tired Eyes (DJ Blank remix)
- International Space Station (David Figurine remix)
- City 2 City
- S.O.S. (Double Agent remix)
- Batteries (Can't Help Me Now) (Mall remix)
- The European Beauty (Phasmid remix)
- Robots 2002 (Figurine remix)
- New Mate (Steward remix)
- New Millenium Song (Flowchart remix)
- An Electronic Address (Printed Circuit remix)
- Digits (Accelera Deck remix)
- [untitled]
Transportation + Communication = Love
Released 2002- I Wait for You (By the Telephone)
- F>I>G>U>R>I>N>E
- New Mate
- An Electronic Address
- S.O.S.
- Batteries (Can't Help Me Now)
- Robots
- My First UFO
- The European Beauty
- Tired Eyes
- Digits
- Eurodiscoteque
- New Millenium Song
- International Space Station
- Lifelike
- You (Recorded live in Berlin)
- s....p....a....c....e
- Zero Degrees
- [untitled]
- Our Song
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The Heartfelt
by: FigurineI still remember the first time I saw you
In the library lift up to the twenty fourth floor
From where I stood you looked like an angel
So I didn't move until you walked out the door
The metro
The bus stops
The market
The disco
Buying CDs
In strip malls
In restaurants
In juice bars
In hallways
In parties
The salon
The airport
In the rain
In the streets
In the sunshine
In short sleeves
In makeup
At night clubs
On the dance floor
All around
In the evening
At sunrise
At lunchtime
At midnight
Through windows
Of taxis
Classrooms
Highrises
I fell in love the first time I saw you
Even though we never met
And I still see you at the clubs and in cafes
And every night you're in my dreams
It's true, you might be a stranger
But you're not that strange to me
To you, I know I'm a stranger
But please don't run away from me
Away from me
I can always rely on you to be there
Looking up behind the cash register
If we met, if we rang all our good times
I can't disappoint you with only my eyes
It's true, you might be a stranger
But you're not that strange to me
To you, I know I'm a stranger
And that's the way I want it to be
The metro
The bus stop
The market
The disco
Buying CDs
In strip malls
In restaurants
In juice bars
At night clubs
At parties
A salon
An airport
Through windows
Of taxis
Apartments
Highrises
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