Sentences with phrase «ancient theme»

Curated by Kenneth E. Silver, the New York University professor who has written the best book on the French part of the story, Esprit de Corps: The Art of the Parisian Avant - Garde and the First World War, 1914 — 1925 (1989), «Chaos and Classicism» presents us with a return to the classical nude and so to figurative painting and sculpture; a revival of ancient themes that extends to film, fashion, and the decorative arts; an attempt to reconcile

Mr. Ray, who is known for his mysterious figural sculptures that «circle ancient themes and conventions,» as Roberta Smith wrote in a review, was finishing his painstaking work last month on new versions of a 2017 piece, «Mountain Lion Attacking a Dog,» for the exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery in Chelsea, through June 16.

While in Italy, both Golub and Spero were profoundly influenced by the figurative works of Etruscan and Roman art, whose narratives addressed ancient themes of power and violence.

The exhibition will feature contemporary works in which classical forms receive provocative new expression — such as the fragmentary bodies by contemporary artist Marc Quinn — alongside more oblique or suggestive uses of ancient themes, such as Bruce Nauman's landmark video performance, Walk with Contrapposto (1968).

East meets West is an ancient theme in the arts: Puccini's «Madama Butterfly» and «Turandot»; Frank Lloyd Wright's...

Below are three representations of the Three Graces spanning the history of art: a wall painting from Pompeii, a Renaissance masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli, and finally, Niki de Saint Phalle's colorful reworking of the ancient theme.

From the year 1980, he integrates figures from mythology, ancient themes and draws on the iconography of old masters (Poussin, Goya, Courbet...).

Those unfamiliar with Nevins» work will see a master's personal vision bring something genuinely new to an ancient theme.

While learning about various stories from Greek and Roman mythology, artist Lesa Cook was struck by how well the ancient themes and characters can inform and illuminate our current times and predicaments.