The phrase "a clever representation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing something that effectively and intelligently depicts or illustrates an idea, concept, or object.
Example: "The artist's latest work is a clever representation of modern society's complexities, using vibrant colors and abstract forms."
Alternatives: "an ingenious depiction" or "a witty illustration."
In this novel GA, a clever chromosome representation of a schedule is developed that succinctly encodes a schedule of jobs across multiple stages.
Still, a few visually inspired scenes -- like the swift, clever representation of the Twin Towers' fall -- make you wish for more.
His clever representation of the bear as both convincingly "bearish" with his origins in Darkest Peru and semi-human with his love for marmalade and attempts to live comfortably alongside a family, made him instantly loveable.
By giving his works a carefully crafted dynamic dimension, Spriggs plays with the usual conventions of artistic representation in a clever way, he imbues his works with movement, with a sense of discovery as the images slowly "reveal" themselves to the viewer.
Pliny listed as his most celebrated works a representation of drinking doves and a clever imitation of the "unswept floor" of a banquet room (asarōtos oikos).
I'll leave you with a much more insightful (and funnier) representation of this modern day dilemma with a clever rendition of two women, one aged 29, and the other 31.
But kin selection theory explains altruistic behaviour as a clever strategy devised by selfish genes as a way of increasing their representation in the gene-pool, at the expense of other genes.
The long lines outside the sweet dispensaries offered a clever bit of inside-joke promotion — "There's always money in the banana stand" — and a visual representation of the sky-high expectations for the show's return.
According to AllMusic's Dean Carlson, "Soul Sound" is a representation that "the jitters of youth are [on One Touch] though tempered by shrewd ambition and a clever and unpredictable production aesthetic".
"She was a clever woman".
