Sentences with phrase «western artistic traditions»

Qin Feng's dynamic brush and ink paintings represent a sophisticated amalgamation of Eastern and Western artistic traditions, philosophy and representation.
By his early thirties, however, he'd turned centuries of western artistic tradition on its head.
At the same time, her reexamination of the human body paralleled the cultural upheaval of the sexual revolution and women's movement: her work challenged the Western artistic tradition that regarded a woman's proper place in the arts as sitter or muse.

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To be a Catholic writer is to stand at the center of the Western tradition in artistic terms.
Western culture is characterized by a host of artistic, philosophic, literary, and legal themes and traditions; the heritage of Celtic, Germanic, Hellenic, Jewish, Slavic, Latin, and other ethnic and linguistic groups, as well as Christianity, which played an important part in the shaping of Western civilization since at least the 4th century.
Indonesia's province of West Java covers roughly one third of the entire island — you guessed it, the western bit — and this tremendously diverse environment encompasses high - density urban zones, dramatic volcanic peaks, rich colonial heritage, impressive national parks, bounteous agricultural regions, beautiful beaches, and is home to the proud Sundanese people who are endowed with unique cultural and artistic traditions.
Through her use of subtly articulated line and negative space, Ku references East Asian artistic traditions, while her focus on figurative representation through a predominantly female - centric subject matter, suggests a more contemporary Western perspective.
As the premier showcase for Western contemporary art, the Ann Korologos Gallery proudly offers a wide array of Western artists working in a variety of media and representing diverse artistic traditions.
His work is influenced by religious art and metaphysics, and he blends the imaginative and phantasy elements of his artistic process with with Western religion and European folk traditions, a combination that aims to give a mythic dimension and an almost archetypal significance.
As the premier showcase for Western contemporary art, Ann Korologos Gallery proudly represents 40 national and local Western artists representing diverse artistic traditions: abstract and representational photographs...
As the premier showcase for Western contemporary art, the Ann Korologos Gallery proudly offers a wide array of Western artists working in a variety of techniques and representing diverse artistic traditions: Bold Post-Expressionist still lifes by Angus Wilson, delicate realism in the style of Chardin by Sarah Lamb, Plein Air landscapes by Dan Young, cutting - edge Macro Photography by Gayle Waterman and meticulous linocut prints by Sherrie York.
The exhibition features a wide array of Western artists working in a variety of techniques and representing diverse artistic traditions.
Her work, which criticizes the political situation in India, is based not only on an iconography typical of the subcontinent's culture, but also on Western artistic and literary tradition.
Author Jordan Amirkhani notes: «If the studio has traditionally been a place of solace from reality's complications, this exhibition seems to respond with urgent ambiguity by asking important and unresolved questions about the place of artistic practice within today's society, and the traditions of Western art making that have not (and will not) go away.»
One of the most significant Indian artists of his generation, Harsha draws on a broad spectrum of Indian artistic and figurative painting traditions and popular arts as well as the western art canon.
If the studio has traditionally been a place of solace from reality's complications, this exhibition seems to respond with urgent ambiguity by asking important and unresolved questions about the place of artistic practice within today's society, and the traditions of Western art making that have not (and will not) go away.
Chris Ofili's intricately constructed works, combining beadlike dots of paint, collaged images from popular media, and elephant dung, create a unique iconography that marries African artistic and ritual practices with Western art historical traditions and contemporary hip - hop culture.
As the premier showcase for Western contemporary art, the Ann Korologos Gallery proudly represents 30 national and local Western artists representing diverse artistic traditions: bold post-expressionist still lifes by Angus Wilson, expressive drypoint monoprints and monotypes by Paula Schuette Kraemer, and meticulous linocuts showing the astute observations of nature by Sherrie York.
Taking on the artistic traditions of Western nineteenth century painting, Monkman's appropriations of «New World» painting are meticulous recreations of large - scale, sublime landscapes.
Author Jordan Amirkhani notes: «If the studio has traditionally been a place of solace from reality's complications, this exhibition seems to respond with urgent ambiguity by asking important and unresolved questions about the place of artistic practice within today's society, and the traditions of Western -LSB-.....]
Her study and observation of the figurative and realistic tradition in Western art has resulted in her accumulating a body of knowledge that she draws on directly in her artistic practice.
Reza Derakshani's previously unseen paintings — on show in London — bridge Iranian artistic traditions with Western contemporary and abstract inclinations.
Here you will find landscapes with their roots in both western and eastern artistic traditions; as well as photography and contemporary art.
Her photographs follow in the tradition of Western artistic production, but also question and critically reveal our perception and reception of this visual culture.
Her continued observation of the tradition of western painting has accumulated in a body of knowledge that has found its way to her artistic practice.
Following Sophia's successful inaugural exhibition of his work in 2016, «Hunting the Light» features twelve new paintings demonstrating Derakshani's continued quest for a visual language that bridges Iranian artistic traditions with Western contemporary and abstract inclinations.
Rooted in his personal heritage, Aryanpour's works bring a thoroughly contemporary expression to the Iranian visual tradition — from its artistic techniques to cultural symbolisms - while referencing and exploring the Western tradition of abstract art.
His artworks in oil and ink mix Chinese and Western aesthetics to achieve a synthesis of the two artistic traditions.
«Hunting the Light» will feature twelve new works demonstrating Derakshani's continued quest for a visual language that bridges Iranian artistic traditions with Western contemporary and abstract inclinations.
«Hunting the Light» will feature twelve new works demonstrating Derakshani's continued quest for a visual language that bridges Iranian artistic traditions with Western contemporary and abstract i...
The exhibition will shed light on the breadth of Chu Teh - Chun's practice and suggest that, rather than adopting the ideals of Western painting, Chu's move to Europe encouraged him to discover and embrace these resonating elements already within the Chinese artistic tradition.
Abandoning these Western values based in individualism and hierarchy, Gaines further described how his epiphany occurred when he turned away from the Western canon as a young man and began to investigate Muslim and Buddhist traditions of artistic practice, in which individual expression and emotional affect were secondary to systematic, mathematically derived formal investigations.
At the same time, Lee was free to explore his own artistic identity as a Chinese - American in China, a cultural heir to both Western and Eastern traditions.
Whilst Derakshani's practice is grounded in Iranian artistic traditions, his dynamic brushstrokes reveal the influence of the textured surfaces from Western abstract art movements.
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