8 1 ▁by ▁Robert ▁Com bas , ▁Rem i ▁Bl anch ard , ▁François ▁Bo is r ond ▁and ▁ ▁Her vé ▁Di ▁Rosa . ▁The ▁term ▁' Fig uration ▁Lib re ' ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁Fl ux us ▁artist ▁Ben ▁V aut ier . ▁Other ▁figures ▁include ▁Richard ▁Di ▁Rosa ▁and ▁Louis ▁Jam mes . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁these ▁artists ▁exhib ited ▁alongside ▁their ▁American ▁counter parts ▁Keith ▁Har ing , ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Bas qui at , ▁and ▁Ken ny ▁Sch arf ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁London , ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Fig uration ▁Lib re ▁( Free ▁Fig uration ) ▁can ▁be ▁translated ▁as ▁" Free ▁Style ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁W ere ▁sometimes ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁term ▁Free ▁Fig uration ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁present ▁in ▁historical ▁exhib itions . ▁The ▁group ▁B az ook a , ▁The ▁Brothers ▁R ip ou lin , ▁Muslim s ▁sm oking ▁and ▁Fran ck y ▁Boy ▁Spe edy ▁Graph ito , ▁M IX - M IX ▁( group ), ▁Rafael ▁Gray , ▁V LP ▁( V ive ▁La ▁Pe inture ), ▁group ▁N uk lé - Art , ▁K ri ki , ▁Kim ▁Pr isu , ▁E ther no , ▁Captain ▁Ca vern , ▁D ix 1 0 ▁Group , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁( R oma ▁Napoli ▁and ▁J J ▁Dow ▁Jones ), ▁Did ier ▁Cham izo , ▁P lac id