Sentences with phrase «european visual tradition»

Not exact matches

In this new series of paintings, he draws on Indian and Western European traditions to create a hybrid visual language with which to relate intimate tales of sensual and spiritual encounter.

While her visual sensibility recalls the work of the American artists Romare Bearden, Richard Yarde, and Mickalene Thomas, whose two - dimensional works are heavily textured through their use of color and pattern, Akunyili Crosby casts off in a singular direction, fusing African, European, and American influences and creative traditions while pondering the personal effects of living in an increasingly global, hybridized society.

Throughout his career, James Bishop has engaged with European and American traditions of postwar abstraction while developing a subtle, poetic, and highly unique visual language of his own.

«Visitors to Bouquets: French Still - Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse will appreciate not only the sheer visual splendor of the works on display, but also the discovery of a clear artistic dialogue among artists of different generations working in the floral still - life tradition,» said Heather MacDonald, the DMA's Lillian and James H. Clark Associate Curator of European Art, who is the exhibition co-curator.

Kathy Halbreich, director of Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, writes about the range of influences he absorbed: «From his early drawings rooted in a European Surrealist tradition to his monumental abstract canvases, Motherwell's visual language synthesizes a veritable history of modern painting, reflecting ties to Picasso's early collages, Matisse's color - rich paintings, and the development of American Abstract Expressionism in which he played such a pivotal role».

The second section of the exhibition, «To Learn is To Create,» showcases earlier works made between 1945 and 1954, a period in which Zao tapped diverse visual traditions and methods, ranging from European painters such as Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, and Paul Klee, to ancient Chinese bronze inscriptions, rubbings from Han - dynasty tomb decorations, and Tang - and Song - dynasty landscape paintings.

Examples include the sewn and woven images of artist and former professional skateboarder Tony Cox, Philippine artist Brenda Fajardo's works using indigenous materials that recall her country's visual and oral storytelling traditions, and Christina Forrer's tapestries blending elements from Swiss folklore and historical European tapestry with contemporary pop and street culture.

Throughout his career, Bishop has engaged European and American traditions of post-War abstraction while developing a subtle, poetic, and highly unique visual language of his own.

The show offers a fascinating opportunity to watch a group of fairly popular European painters integrate an outdated medium with their own visual language and balance tradition and innovation.