Sentences with phrase «as folkloric»

Not only in the sense that it is it treated as a folkloric fertility symbol despite its debated origins, but also in terms of traditional monumental sculpture: solitary in the changing landscape, the hyper - phallic man is here made to bend at the knees and kneel as in prayer.

«When my work was not censored outright, it was either mildly ridiculed, or described as folkloric, or just ignored,» she recalled to the art magazine Modern Painters.

Most people reading the ancient scriptures understand these accounts of hearing God's voice as miracles that really did happen but no longer take place today, or maybe as folkloric flourishes to ancient stories.

Not exact matches

Thus, cosmic symbols of folkloric themes such as Water, Tree, Vine, the plough and the axe, the ship, chariot etc which have been already assimilated by Judaism are passed on to the Church, which gave them sacramental meaning.

Tap, ballet and urban fusion are also well - represented, as are Mexican folkloric, musical theater and plenty more.

Folkloric cultural artists such as José

As a direct result of this decision, the geography of Afghanistan's mountainous region — the region currently home to bin Laden, unless everyone's intelligence is once again wrong and he's actually shooting craps in Monte Carlo — was condemned to a murky state of folkloric imprecision.

Similar admonitions are also found in China as part of a folkloric tradition rather than a formal teaching.

Molly has been planning a Bachelorette Weekend for March and even though my friends and I will be converging at a farm outside Houston, I think the pastel and navy embroidery has a folkloric feel that's going to just as great for the country as it is for the beach.

Even as it entertains increasingly far - fetched detours, the film's folkloric narrative offers an ideal vehicle for this pictorial play.

With the immense help of their cinematographer, Roger Deakins, they render the landscape in ways that set apart its inhabitants as actors in a vast folkloric enterprise.

Also known as «conjure» or «rootwork», hoodoo is a term used for a certain kind of African - American folkloric practice and belief.

- The Irish Times «Continues the Japanese tradition of folkloric tales that celebrate simple values such as self - sacrifice and friendship.

As we passed the main square, an impromptu carnival parade danced past us, a practice for part of the folkloric gatherings that take place every 31 August and 31 December.

Monte Alban Ruins tour USD13 public (includes transport) USD25 private (includes transport, entrance and guide) 9 am to 1 pm Folkloric parades, shows, orchestra FREE (Check schedule upon arrival) The following activities in Oaxaca can be done as an all day tour for USD40 including transport, guide, entrance fees, or they can be done individually as follows: Tule: USD 0.50 entrance + Transportation (30 mins from Oaxaca) Mitla: USD 5 entrance + Transportation (1.5 hours from Oaxaca) Mezcal factory: free entrance (about 1 hour from Oaxaca) Hierve el Agua: USD2 entrance + Transportation (about 3 hours from Oaxaca) Teotitlan de Valle: visit a local family that weaves and naturally dyes incredible carpets and tapestries.

But scratch the surface and What Remains shares the same themes of folkloric wonder, as well as the storybook structure of its predecessor.

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN January 29 - May 8, 2011 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX July 23 - September 18, 2011 Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ October 8, 2011 - January 1, 2012 Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC January 14 - March 18, 2012 Inspired by artist Mike Kelley's observation that «the mass art of today is the folk art of tomorrow,» The Spectacular of Vernacular embraces the rustic, the folkloric, and the humbly homemade as well as the crass clash of street spectacle and commercial culture.

As with Ebtekar's work in general, the piece is signature of his use of Persian folkloric symbology derived from ancient texts, specifically the poetry of Hafez.

The shared medium of carved marble makes these venerated symbols and folkloric figures appear to have a family resemblance as they meet head - on in a cultural exchange between the East and the West.

The use of ceramics and folkloric, artisan objects is a common point of departure for the art community in Guadalajara, as seen in the work of artists Eduardo Sarabia, Gonzalo Lebrija, Milena Muzquiz and Cynthia Gutiérrez.

These figures take on new meaning for the artist, as representations of an attempt to understand the self, through explorations of our folkloric pasts.

Both the country boy riding a rooster as well as the monkey sitting on a stone are common subjects in Judenporzellan, which Patkin has rendered using a folkloric paper - cut technique.

Originally employed as a linguistics term, vernacular is now broadly applied to categories of culture, standing in for «regional,» «folkloric,» or «homemade» — concepts that contemporary artists have investigated since the late 1950s as part of a deeper consideration of the relationship between art and everyday life.

Originally employed as a linguistics term, vernacular is now broadly applied to categories of culture, standing in for «regional,» «folkloric,» or «homemade» - concepts that contemporary artists have investigated since the late 1950s as part of a deeper consideration of the relationship between art and everyday life.

The artist, who won the High Museum's David C. Driskell Prize in 2010, explores contemporary hoodoo (also known as hexing and spell - casting), an amalgam of African folkloric practices and the folk magic of the African Diaspora, by means of an alter - ego named Fatima Mayfield.

Inspired by Afro - Cuban Modern, Folkloric and Popular Cuban dance, the group is known for tackling difficult issues such as slavery, racism, and cancer.