Sentences with phrase «as portrait artists»

As portrait artists, both engaged with gender, identity, sexuality, beauty, performance, and disguise in their lives and their work, revealing the intricacies and nuances of the many - splendored personalities that populated the city then.

His wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander), is quickly established as a supportive, loving partner who maintains an affectionate rapport with her spouse despite a lingering jealousy over his success and her lack of it as a portrait artist.

Augusta is known primarily as a portrait artist who works with oil paints and pastels in both traditional and impressionistic styles.

An exhibition at the National Gallery in October will reveal Francisco de Goya's talents as a portrait artist.

Not exact matches

And even when bland was forced on him, as seen in a series of cover portraits of white - mustachioed businessman, Timmermann produced work on par with any cover artist of his day.

As you can see from the portraits below, artist Alex Kelly takes a very literal approach to sketch comedy.

Think of John Ashbery's «Self - Portrait in a Convex Mirror,» in which the artist Parmigianino gestures with his hand in the painted convex surface, as if welcoming us, even as the figure in the mirror pulls away.

Given the theological cast of her writing, one might expect to find in her memoir a portrait of the artist as a young Jonathan Edwards — someone who (shortly before he went off to college) observed the curiosities of the flying spider, analyzed the optics of the rainbow, and then celebrated the glory of the creator as revealed in the natural creation.

That novel, a kind of «Portrait of the Artist as a Young Black Woman,» depicts the process of a woman's coming to consciousness, finding her voice and developing the power to tell her story.

An example would be the fictional sermon on hell that James Joyce recounts in his Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man This kind of preaching fosters an image of God as an unloving and cruel tyrant, and in some cases leads to a complete denial of hell or even to atheism.

A Portrait of the Artist as Young Man is perhaps the great account of falling away from faith.

A visual feast, the book includes a letter from each illustrator to children, a self - portrait, a photograph of the artist (sometimes as a child), and a sampling of their work.

While Cuomo claimed last week that he hardly knew Howe, The Post disclosed that he was so close to the current governor that he served as the «hand model» for the artist who painted that official portrait of Mario Cuomo that hangs opposite the current governor's office at the Capitol.

Manuscripts, notes and first - edition copies that provide insight into Joyce's most renowned novels, including «Ulysses,» «Finnegans Wake» and «A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man» will be displayed.

Mario Matthew Cuomo June 15, 1932 — January 1, 2015 Mario Matthew Cuomo June 15, 1932 — January 1, 2015 Official portrait, based on a 1989 photo and as painted by artist Simmie Knox

Crack the code and you can read the messages, but as a hint, Venter revealed the quotations: «To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life,» from James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; «See things not as they are but as they might be,» which comes from American Prometheus, a biography of nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer; and Richard Feynman's famous words: «What I can not build I can not understand.»

In this series the artist, Katharine Dowson, uses the plaster cast to create a portrait of the patient using glass as a material.

Giuseppe Ateniese, a computer scientist at Stevens and paper co-author, compares the generator and discriminator to a police sketch artist and eye witness, respectively; the sketch artist is trying to produce something that can pass as an accurate portrait of the criminal.

«Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ape» by Nathaniel Gold Today marks the one year anniversary of The Primate Diaries in its latest incarnation here at the Scientific American blog network as well as my collaboration with the artist, and fellow primate, NathanielArtist as a Young Ape» by Nathaniel Gold Today marks the one year anniversary of The Primate Diaries in its latest incarnation here at the Scientific American blog network as well as my collaboration with the artist, and fellow primate, Nathanielartist, and fellow primate, Nathaniel Gold.

The painting over the fireplace is a portrait that my best friend in college (who is an artist in London) gave us as a wedding gift!

It is as intimate and honest a portrait of a rock artist's creative roots as any film has attempted.

When Wiseau and Sestero clash — the baby - faced actor becomes the de facto voice of reason on the film's chaotic set, thanks to every disastrous decision Wiseau makes — The Disaster Artist reveals itself as a nuanced portrait of the jealousies that arise when the creative process goes haywire.

The portrait painted of the artist in «Mr. Turner» is as muddled and murky as his paintings were perceived to be by Victorian London.

James Joyce gave us Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man; The Artist director Michel Hazanavicius here looks at arthouse hero Jean - Luc Godard and gives us «Portrait Of The Artist As An Insufferable Nightmare».

Anyone with an interest in music will want to see this portrait of the artist as a young man pursued by demons into the pit of heck.

CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others.

Almereyda has crafted an uncannily revealing portrait of a major American artist at work, all the more remarkable for the deceptive casualness with which it unfolds, as if Almereyda had just shown up.

But in addition to making me laugh, hard, at a time when cathartic laughter is all but a medical necessity, this portrait of the artist as a not - so - young weirdo struck me as peculiarly moving.

While the film is seemingly accessible as a portrait of an artist who seems particularly attuned to his own creative process, and particularly adept at describing this attunement (Cave has given several long - form lectures on the peculiar metaphysics of songcraft), it's unlikely that many who aren't already whole - hog Bad Seeds fans would be able to stomach much of Cave's self - styled pomposity.

Corsicato compiles footage taken from around Schnabel's home, recent interviews conducted with family and friends, and an assortment of photographs and film clips spanning the artist / director's life in an effort to, if one trusts this documentary's title, provide an intimate portrait of Schnabel's psychology as it was generated from the unusual circumstances of his youth.

A too - long film buoyed by a few very good scenes, Winter Sleep is essentially a Woody Allen movie (a portrait of the artist as conflicted, self - absorbed, aging intellectual) with too few jokes.

, another 2017 portrait of the artist as an abuser of muses and an all - purpose asshole?

From director Alejandro Alvarez Cadilla, Fisk, «Untitled Portrait» follows a seasoned artist on the cusp of becoming a high - priced artist as he risks everything to be represented by a world - renowned New York art dealer.

Like the blue - and - black dress that went viral, it's a number of things: a home - invasion thriller that visualises the helplessness one feels reading online news; a nakedly honest depiction of the loneliness that comes with fame or being Jennifer Lawrence; and also a 16 mm portrait of the artist as a middle - aged Javier Bardem.

This portrait of the angry young man as a put - down artist opens today at Enzian Theater.

With the balance of their friendship hinging on whos getting the most out of it, Life amounts to an elegantly crafted, intensely cynical, double portrait of the artist as a young man.

He was 20, performing in a 1986 revival of John Guare's «The House of Blue Leaves» on Broadway, when he picked up a video camera and made a little movie called «Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man» with the show's star, John Mahoney.

Although it stumbles a bit at the end with a self - aware redemption that isn't entirely earned or particularly in character, Diamond Tongues is still a brilliant and realistic portrait of the young artist as a bitter borderline failure.

As the movie opens, Einar (Eddie Redmayne) is happily married to portrait artist Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander), and the two paint and live together in Copenhagen.

A fascinating, offbeat portrait of a distinctive artist, this film offers very little commentary, merely observing the work as well as the creative process.

As a lonely, elderly man who was once a successful artist, Jenkins beautifully captures a portrait of a man whose time in the spotlight is long gone and who spends his days attempting to land drawing gigs and eat pies.

Dorfman became the most well - regarded user of the Polaroid 20x24 camera, taking a range of intimate portraits and during her career she befriended artists and poets as she assembled an incredible portfolio.

One of the first documented trans women to undergo genital reassignment surgery, Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) was a successful landscape artist when she presented as male and married to portrait artist Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander).

The feature - length making - of doc «Luck, Trust & Ketchup» combines behind - the - scenes footage with on - set interviews of the cast and crew, as well as Carver's widow, Tess Gallagher, and portrait artist Don Bachardy.

Occasionally, painted images took center stage on screen, as in the 1948 fable about a hard - pressed artist, Portrait of Jennie.

Amid the period - accurate setting, attention to detail, frequent cameos and all - star cast, including a disturbingly convincing Seth Rogan as script supervisor Sandy Schklair, there is the portrait of the artist as a middle - aged eccentric, a strange guy with an even stranger vision that somehow connected to a large, mainstream audience.

It's also an unsurprisingly bravura showcase for Day - Lewis, who, in what will reportedly be his final screen performance, has left us with something rich, indelible and at times marvelously loathsome — a portrait of the artist as a fey, prickly, hyper - demanding middle - aged man.

Carl Van Vechten & the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black & White By Emily Bernard Yale University Press Hardcover, $ 30.00 372 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978 -0-300-12199-5 Book Review by Kam Williams «This book is a portrait of a once - controversial figure... a white man with a passion for blackness... [who] played a crucial role in helping the Harlem Renaissance... come to understand itself... Carl Van Vechten has been viewed with suspicion... [as] a racial voyeur and sexual predator, an acolyte of primitivism who misused his black artist friends and pushed them to make art that fulfilled his belief in racial stereotypes... While his early interest in blackness was certainly inspired by sexual desire and his fascination with what he perceived as black primitivism, these features were not what sustained his interest... More important [was] his conviction that blackness was a central feature of Americanness... Van Vechten's enthusiasm for blacks may have catapulted many careers, but at what cost to the racial integrity of those artists, and to the Harlem Renaissance as Portrait in Black & White By Emily Bernard Yale University Press Hardcover, $ 30.00 372 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978 -0-300-12199-5 Book Review by Kam Williams «This book is a portrait of a once - controversial figure... a white man with a passion for blackness... [who] played a crucial role in helping the Harlem Renaissance... come to understand itself... Carl Van Vechten has been viewed with suspicion... [as] a racial voyeur and sexual predator, an acolyte of primitivism who misused his black artist friends and pushed them to make art that fulfilled his belief in racial stereotypes... While his early interest in blackness was certainly inspired by sexual desire and his fascination with what he perceived as black primitivism, these features were not what sustained his interest... More important [was] his conviction that blackness was a central feature of Americanness... Van Vechten's enthusiasm for blacks may have catapulted many careers, but at what cost to the racial integrity of those artists, and to the Harlem Renaissance as portrait of a once - controversial figure... a white man with a passion for blackness... [who] played a crucial role in helping the Harlem Renaissance... come to understand itself... Carl Van Vechten has been viewed with suspicion... [as] a racial voyeur and sexual predator, an acolyte of primitivism who misused his black artist friends and pushed them to make art that fulfilled his belief in racial stereotypes... While his early interest in blackness was certainly inspired by sexual desire and his fascination with what he perceived as black primitivism, these features were not what sustained his interest... More important [was] his conviction that blackness was a central feature of Americanness... Van Vechten's enthusiasm for blacks may have catapulted many careers, but at what cost to the racial integrity of those artists, and to the Harlem Renaissance as a whole?

As the movie opens, Einar (Eddie Redmayne) is happily married to portrait artist Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander), and the two paint and live together in Copenhagen... read more

This happens repeatedly in writer / director Stanley Tucci's movie, which details the relationship between Giacometti and his biographer James Lord (Armie Hammer) as they go through the arduous process of the artist creating a portrait of the writer.