Sentences with phrase «high art tradition»

In 1977 Andy Warhol conceived of the «Torsos» series, a group of works inspired by both the high art tradition of the classical nude and the ancient history of erotic art.

Creative writing programs currently provide tenure to a small number of authors, especially in the fields of literary fiction and poetry, which partake in the European High Art tradition and enjoy an elevated cultural status.

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If I interpret the prospectus of the CMC correctly, the objective of the CMC namely to «impart to men and women an education of the highest order in the art and science of medicine and to equip them in the spirit of Christ for service In the relief of suffering and promotion of health», that is, the idea of a combination of training in professional skills, moulding the technically trained in a culture of human values and motivation, equipping them to utilize technology to serve «with compassion and concern for the whole person», the people especially the weaker sections of society, and giving spiritual reinforcement of that culture by the «spirit of Christ» and the motto «Not to be Ministered unto but to Minister» derived from him, goes back in tradition to the founder herself (Prospectus MBBS Course p. 5).

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In the great tradition of high - performance luxury coupes, Audi builds one for the coffee - table art - appreciation books.

Add to this a variety of world class restaurants, state - of - the - art conference facilities, leisure facilities and a warm tradition of authentic Arabic hospitality and the result is certain to exceed every guest's highest expectations.

Toraja Villa is a luxury 4 bedroom villa surrounded by rice fields mixing tradition and modern art with a unique architecture, up to date equipment and high quality of service.

Questioning the distinctions between high and low art, Ceramics presents new works that are an appropriation and celebration of the cultural and historical vernacular traditions of her native Poland and a wider European context.

So painting, with its long history and high cultural status, its tradition that includes Titian and Rembandt and Rothko, has become the popular art of our time.

Inspired by the High Line as an ambulatory space experienced most naturally in motion, Wanderlust extends the tradition of Conceptual art wherein the act of walking served as an inspiration for many artists who explored life both in the urban context and in an ambivalent confrontation with nature.

Constantly re-imagining his recognizable imagery inspired by art history and the animated cartoons, his approach to Pop art tradition is blurring lines between high and low art and fashion, and selling on all levels of the market.

Chapter 1: Things Must be Pulverized: Abstract Expressionism Charts the move from figurative to abstract painting as the dominant style of painting (1940s & 50s) Key artists discussed: Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko Chapter 2: Wounded Painting: Informel in Europe and Beyond Meanwhile in Europe: abstract painters immediate responses to the horrors of World War II (1940s & 50s) Key artists discussed: Jean Dubuffet, Lucio Fontana, Viennese Aktionism, Wols Chapter 3: Post-War Figurative Painting Surveys those artists who defiantly continued to make figurative work as Abstraction was rising to dominance - including Social Realists (1940s & 50s) Key artists discussed: Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, Alice Neel, Pablo Picasso Chapter 4: Against Gesture - Geometric Abstraction The development of a rational, universal language of art - the opposite of the highly emotional Informel or Abstract Expressionism (1950s and early 1960s) Key artists discussed: Lygia Clark, Ellsworth Kelly, Bridget Riley, Yves Klein Chapter 5: Post-Painting Part 1: After Pollock In the aftermath of Pollock's death: the early days of Pop, Minimalism and Conceptual painting in the USA (1950s and early 1960s) Key artists discussed: Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Cy Twombly Chapter 5: Anti Tradition - Pop Painitng How painting survives against growth of mass visual culture: photography and television - if you can't beat them, join them (1960s and 70s) Key artists discussed: Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol Chapter 6: A transcendental high art: Neo Expressionism and its Discontents The continuation of figuration and expressionism in the 1970s and 80s, including many artists who have only been appreciated in later years (1970s & 80s) Key artists discussed: Georg Baselitz, Jean - Michel Basquiat, Anselm Kiefer, Julian Schnabel, Chapter 7: Post-Painting Part II: After Pop A new era in which figurative and abstract exist side by side rather than polar opposites plus painting expands beyond the canvas (late 1980s to 2000s) Key artists discussed: Tomma Abts, Mark Grotjahn, Chris Ofili, Christopher Wool Chapter 8: New Figures, Pop Romantics Post-cold war, artists use paint to create a new kind of «pop art» - primarily figurative - tackling cultural, social and political issues (1990s to now) Key artists discussed: John Currin, Peter Doig, Marlene Dumas, Neo Rauch, Luc Tuymans

The work also represents the dualities found within modern Bali: high and low economies, the abundance of indigenous artifacts and art vs. new multi-cultural influence, and modern technology's clash with primitive traditions.

It was Dana Bathurst, a high school art teacher, who challenged their assumptions: that good art must approximate European traditions and that pursuing a career in art wasn't possible.

As rooted in the tradition of the Blues, as he is grounded in his knowledge of Hollywood's attitudes toward African - Americans, Marshall uses his knowledge of high art, folk art, and Pop culture to celebrate African - American culture and to

She absorbs influences from pop culture as much as she does from high art, and I think sometimes she feels a bit divorced and distanced from the grand tradition of painting.

He has a strong sense of Bay Area art traditions — his father is a second - generation Abstract Expressionist painter who taught art at De Anza High School in Richmond — as well being interested in a wide range of modern and contemporary artists from many countries.

The Dada attitude of «anything goes» was certainly embraced by the artists who, like the original Dadaists, used unorthodox materials in protest against the traditions of «high art».

It provides a sustained consideration of the artist's relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, eastern and western, commercial and high art.

The finished works, which he considers to be paintings, refer to high art, low art, the domestic arts, Pollock, Klee and indigenous traditions of art making.

If the actual materials uses in these pieces are not high - art, the tradition of assemblage is a fact of modern art that is venerable indeed.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: «Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations» (closes on Sunday) Floating high in a small mezzanine gallery above the museum's South and Southeast Asia galleries, this jewel of a show asks how Buddhism, fading out in India, managed to find its way over the Himalayas and blossom to life in Tibet.

MG As much as your work engages with non-Western traditions, it is also very much rooted in American culture, where there is a long legacy of sculptures built out of found objects — not only in «high art,» but even more so in vernacular expressions, of which your work seems keenly aware.

For over three decades Tony Tasset's work has employed tropes of fine art, popular culture, folk and vernacular traditions to question the conditions of value and flatten hierarchies of high and low culture.

The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world's diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession's highest ethical standards and practicArt Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world's diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession's highest ethical standards and practicart of the highest quality, representing the world's diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession's highest ethical standards and practices.

Goodman Gallery Cape will continue this tradition to ensure that local audiences are exposed to the most exciting art exhibitions and events and that artists from South Africa continue to enjoy a high profile internationally.

These objects, often made with natural materials, conflate hierarchical distinctions between high art and craft, while referencing storytelling and folk traditions.

The overlapping tongues of color in Carey's Polaroids recall the lozenges and plumes of paint in color - field abstractions by Morris Louis and Larry Poons, minus their paintings» claim to descent from high - art tradition.

Japan's artistic scene influenced and transformed the contemporary art's industry, through its fascinating artistic and cultural tradition, its refined and meticulous research of an innovative style, always projected towards a high - skilful technique and virtuosity, and its profound analysis of social matters.

If the Arte Povera movement challenged established art conventions through its use of found or «low» materials, and if abstract expressionism was in many ways a tradition of American hegemony during the Cold War and the ultimate in «high art seriousness» as practitioners confronted the sublime and the subconscious in their energetic output, Scott's paintings are a strange hybrid of both.