Sentences with phrase «abstract idea of family»

Perkins outlines the key components of the cycle, namely: ironic detachment, a blank and apathetic tone, an episodic structure (as opposed to traditional act - based structure), strong musicality, wry sarcasm, economy of storytelling and an overwhelming focus on the abstract idea of family.

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So it is possible to define the idea of a modern dwelling in the abstract while allowing for the infinite variations necessary before that idea can be made specifically useful for a particular family.

The artist related the idea back to her pre-war abstract work: «It is an extension of the same idea which started in November 1934, but extended gradually from within outwards; through the family group and its close knit relationship out to larger group related architecture» (Herbert Read,