Sentences with phrase «as eroticism»

He devoted much of his painting and printmaking to the exploration of these concerns, focusing on themes of violence and pain, as well as eroticism, self - sacrifice and the precarious nature of human life.

It means the heritage of Cindy Sherman and her Untitled Film Stills, even when Sherman addresses something as frank and disturbing as eroticism in Robert Mapplethorpe.

Vicuña wrote in 1972: «In order to exalt Marx, I wanted to associate him with ideas that dogmaticians consider way removed from him, such as eroticism, poetics, blues, jazz and rock, female and homosexual liberation and that I consider intrinsic to the revolution.»

Not exact matches

The difference here, as the feminist philosopher Sandra Bartky puts it, is the difference between healthy eroticism and rituals rooted in toxic ideas about masculinity.

It is very easy to be self - indulgent with sexuality, - having our own pleasure as our ultimate goal - think of pornographic auto - eroticism.

I interpreted it solely as a divine command... I seized (the book I had been reading], opened it and in silence read the first passage on which my eyes lit: «Not in riots and drunken parties, not in eroticism and indecencies, not in strife and rivalry, but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh in its lusts» (Rom.

What might have eventually passed into oblivion (as all other ancient pagan holidays), is now a recurring celebration of eroticism, pre-marital sex, and fertility — all in the name of «Saint Valentine.»

It's no coincidence that many of the foods commonly touted as aphrodisiacs have sensual connotations: chocolate has a way of silkily melting in the mouth, oysters and red wine are common indulgences on a romantic date night, ruby - ripe pomegranates have a long cultural history that is often linked to eroticism and fertility.

The number of participants may be two or more as in group sex the common denominator being eroticism and sexual release.

I heartily recommend Wild Things for its fits of teasing and eroticism (rare in American cinema) and for Bill Murray who has a great role as Lombardo's attorney.

As David, the son of Korean immigrants, navigates his nascent desire, the film rests not on eroticism per se, but on the connective tissue it weaves among sexual and other identities: Spa Night recombines elements of the emigrant saga and the coming - of - age story into a searching, fresh - faced portrait, highlighting in the process the genres» keen correspondences.

The trailer and the poster pull no punches with the eroticism of Ronit and Esti's secret tryst and explores the binds of faith and the truth of love as defiance.

Released: December 25 Cast: Daniel Day - Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) Why it's great: Like a living Vermeer painting, Anderson's look at the entanglement of art and eroticism sits stoic as two forces of desire clash against opulent 1950s production design.

In the world of The Lobster, the quest for love is robbed of any poetry or eroticism, as people are matched to one another like contestants in an incredibly sad real - world game show, and those who disapprove protest by disavowing love completely, opting instead to dance alone at night, listening to music through their own individual headphones.

As sophisticated as del Toro can be in blending the supernatural with the sexy (the eroticism here will catch you off guard), this film's Cold War intrigue plays like a high schooler's book reporAs sophisticated as del Toro can be in blending the supernatural with the sexy (the eroticism here will catch you off guard), this film's Cold War intrigue plays like a high schooler's book reporas del Toro can be in blending the supernatural with the sexy (the eroticism here will catch you off guard), this film's Cold War intrigue plays like a high schooler's book report.

The tone of Frear's voiceover narration sounds at first like a fizzy champagne toast to fin de siecle decadence, but the story's tone gradually grows serious, even darker, as it follows the pathway where eroticism crosses into emotion.

Catherine Breillat traversed into the terrain decades later in Romance (1999), but Metzger's film remains a perfect balance of art, eroticism, adult themes... and a bit of pretentiousness that feels more deliberate than accidental, such as the cheeky cutaways to spewing fountains and priapic structures to infer Jean's current libidinous state.

What will be interesting to see is what the term «pornography» means to von Trier as we assume all the talk of titillating «soft core movie» is probably something close to raw eroticism.

By using text messages as a source of terror that morphs into eroticism, Personal Shopper acknowledges and subverts horror traditions.

By The Sea's midsection crackles with eroticism and mischief, thawing out our protagonists» icy relationship as they crouch together watching, giddy and enthralled.

La Belle Noiseuse (Cohen Film Collection), also known as «The Beautiful Troublemaker,» is Jacques Rivette's intimate exploration of the convergence between artistry and eroticism.

Composed as a series of increasingly abstract non sequiturs, Ryan Gosling's directorial debut borrows the dirt - smudged suburban decay of Gummo, the macabre eroticism of Blue Velvet, the karaoke kitsch of Only God Forgives and the fuzzy Cajun colloquialism of Beasts of the Southern Wild and boils them down into a mind - boggling dime - store fantasia.

With her striking features and petite figure, Kim exudes a subtle eroticism which proved electrifying in such racy, artsily twisted works as Park Chan - wook's «Thirst.»

That's not a criticism — on the contrary, the completely out - there style of the Countach launched beyond even the eroticism of the Miura to cement the brand from Sant» Agata as a global icon.

Anti-Negro prejudice became heavily laden with sexuality; the already complex mythology of Negro sexual potency and eroticism and of the purity of the white woman was developed further; phobia of miscegenation grew; and interracial concubinage between white men and Negro women became more clandestine, more commercialized, and probably less fertile as well as less common.

Balance, unity and radiant light, as well as a subtle eroticism, become ever more emphatic in these works.

The painting could be read as twist on the idiom «breeding like rabbits,» fusing innocence, eroticism, humor, and death through the artist's frenetic brushstrokes.

Thierry de Duve, who speculatively links Eilshemius's erotic mythology with the iconography of Duchamp's Large Glass, describes his style as «hallucinatory and repetitive, his subject matter obsessed with impotent eroticism, and his technique crude and uncontrolled.»

* Known for the free eroticism of her small, representational drawings and paintings, the impact of Rama's large rubber - on - canvas abstract collages from 1970 and 1971 is just as great.

Dealing with issues such as Hollywood, television, and eroticism, McCarthy's drawings, films, sculptures, environments and installations stand at the intersection of perception and taboo, lifting the underbelly of American life into the spotlight.

For her 2012 retrospective, Thomas insists on the subject as her own, not to mention the eroticism and the art.

This exhibition is comprised of new mixed media paintings and a sculpture that extend Sarmento's continuing fascination with the transgression of boundaries and the dichotomies those transgressions often illuminate, such as spirituality and eroticism, sexuality and morality, speech and dialogue.

Her poetry, says Michael Ondaatje, is «pure fire in the hands,» and David Leavitt in the Voice Literary Supplement describes her work as «remarkable for its candor, its eroticism, and its power to move.»

They signify art as commodity - fetish / object - of - desire / desired - object by exaggerating references to commodity manufacture - as in the printed surfaces, the repetition of the same shapes and imagery, the synthetic palette (hues typical of process inks used for photocolor separations), and the stacking (an allusion to surplus goods and conspicuous consumption); and by conflating these with burlesque allusions to sexuality and eroticism - as in the greasy holes of Painting of Depth or the pornographic photographs of Untitled (1986).

Embodying the spiritual and earthly creativity of both man and woman, the androgynous is the artist himself, alchemist and dadaist, at the borderline between eroticism and destruction, which, as Bataille notes, are two sides of the same coin.»

Using the outlines of recognisable things as shorthand emblems for social activity or exchange, Marten explores what it means to be a human body preoccupied with the status of toothpaste, the floppiness of pasta or the eroticism of rubbish.

The exhibition features highlights from the artist's long, distinguished career, including monumental paintings from many of his most important series as well as intimate prints and drawings, many of which strike a delicate balance between eroticism and violence, life and mortality.

The show will present examples of Bickerton's earlier consumerist work as well as his tropically - coloured mixed - media paintings, which explore themes varying from fantastic eroticism and nightmares, to «the end of the world».

The charge of violence and eroticism is implicit rather than clearly articulated and the application of paint is more open and free, embodying the content rather than describing it, thus developing the exploitation of the canvas as a fictional / artificial space, which requires a more sustained reading from the viewer.

The exhibition is structured in chapters whose themes are the man - eating outsider or non-human; the relationship with others and construction of an individual and group identity through a dual movement of incorporation and rejection; the body as an organism capable of transformation, and which feeds on and feeds others; eroticism and all - consuming passion; violence and horror; ritual and sacrifice; and images from childhood, derived from tales and legends.

The works in the exhibition extend Sarmento's continuing fascination with the transgression of boundaries and the dichotomies those transgressions often illuminate, such as spirituality and eroticism, sexuality and morality.

The canvases, which depict animals, flowers, portraits and the male body, as well as images of torture and war, return to the central themes of Franko B's work — death, eroticism, intimacy, pain and compassion.

Sharing with these groups an interest in utilizing everyday consumer goods as a new artistic material, Cárdenas's work remains distinct with its playful and provocative imaginings of sexuality and eroticism.

Degas takes his viewers into the 19th century's hidden worlds and private passions, as the intimate eroticism of this painting shows

An aura of camaraderie, transgression, eroticism and decadence permeates other works on display, which feature Cambridge societies such as the secretive Adonians, famed for their fabled dinners in which fellows and old boys invite the most attractive male undergraduates.

As the representation of eroticism has evolved in society, boundaries are tested, bringing to life artistic fantasies and unprecedented imagery.

The work of Ad Minoliti (Buenos Aires, 1980) is concerned with the relation between eroticism, queer theory, history, and geometry; as well as the anthropological importance and social implications of design.

Poignant reflections on loss, the complexities of motherhood, female stereotypes or marriage, encounters with violence and renewal, as well as explorations of sexuality and eroticism — are all explored with either poignant candor or insightful humor.

At the moment she is working with neuroscience research, history of eroticism, practicing bondage as a trust therapy and decoding the languages we speak through a thorough exploration of the body tissues.

In his artistic practice, he used such diverse languages as sculpture, drawing, writing, collage, assemblage, installation, and video, integrating themes that reveal his character as a researcher and activist: the aesthetic investigation of language; the questioning of the Western world, power, and the rules that dictate the values of religion, art, justice, and the state; the reverence for women and eroticism; and the depiction of violence.