Sentences with phrase «almost mechanical quality»

The eerie perfection of formal repetition, subtlety of coloristic variation and austerity of the material application endow them with an estranged, almost mechanical quality.

Not exact matches

I think that if I have any conflict with the color field painters, it is their naïve exclusion of the hand, of the automatic and random activities in a canvas, their insistence on almost mechanical craft, comprising the conceptual, reasoning qualities to the exclusion of the other.

However the Passive House experts approach the problem from a different angle: they use super-insulation, high quality windows, and mechanical ventilation to create an envelope that needs almost no heat or cooling at all to maintain a comfortable interior temperature.

Working in this capacity for almost a decade now has inculcated in me a high level of mechanical and electrical aptitude to troubleshoot potential system and quality failures.