Recently, however, there has been a change in this formalist orientation, and instead of shapes, colors and composition, artists and critics have begun to concern themselves more consciously with the personal and symbolic levels of works of art. (bampfa.org)
On a more symbolic level, a Murtha loss would raise serious questions about Pelosi's political acumen — questions she had largely put to rest in the runup to the 2006 election. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
Scharf plumbs the psychological wells of collective myths for symbolic content: the crown of thorns, the ladder, the fish, and the cross can be found throughout, functioning not, as one might expect, as religious symbols, but rather as a means through which to access a deeper, symbolic level of visual communication. (hollistaggart.com)