Sentences with phrase «as leitmotifs»

He was known to render certain themes several times over, which repeat themselves as leitmotifs throughout his body of work.

Sabine Eckmann: We came up with these three terms «real, radical, psychological,» as leitmotifs which informed artistic practice during the period of modernization all the way to the present.

They appear not as focus points but as leitmotifs, in changing contexts.

Such remarks run throughout the book as leitmotifs.

In addition to its classic and philosophical expressions, the idea of freedom through understanding runs as a leitmotif through the whole history of modern science and humanism.

Manhattan Project (2016 — 18) loosely weaves together scenes of Neff's meetings with the gallery's staff and episodes from less decorous social ventures, with the Manhattan cocktail — and drinking in general — appearing as a leitmotif.

The fetish of the found has a deeply rooted history within photography and sculpture and continues to thrive as a leitmotif well into the 21st century.

Tea takes central place in the works exhibited: a quintessential feature of daily life in Britain, tea is also, more specifically, employed as a leitmotif in direct reference to Spike Island's previous incarnation as a tea - packing factory.

«Over the course of 20 years Simmons has often used boxing as a leitmotif in his work to address the politics of race, class and professional sports,» the gallery notes.

With a kitchen unit as both leitmotif and a bearing element, displayed in various sculpturally inspired setups and positions, Michael Mørk wishes to redefine the kitchen unit in his exhibition Blokland, and highlight it as an isolated and dismantled phenomenon, removed from its original function.

Not exact matches

The painting returns to the leitmotif of vision, blindness and spiritual insight, as the forgiving father delivers «the balm of grace with... lids closed and... arms outstretched.»

It is the leitmotif of his whole article, including his repugnance for the very idea of Dabru Emet as proposed by Jews.

Rather, it resides in the relationship with God which such existence may and does enjoy, whether this is realized or actualized in a vivid manner or is present only as a kind of Leitmotif which runs through the whole history of the human race and the personal history of each and every human person as a member of the society of men and women.

This time around, we focused on three completely different fall 2018 collections, namely the ones by Prada, Etro, and Roberto Cavalli, as they all showcased a strong penchant for unpredicted leitmotifs, yet transmuting, at the same time, them to uncannily unusual aesthetics.

As the two converse, a jazz trio onstage performs the leitmotif.

But its best description may be that it allies itself to Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can, Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers, Alexander Payne's Sideways, Michael Mann's Collateral, and Martin Scorsese's The Aviator as works of genuine auteurs that are more perfect encapsulations of leitmotif than they are unique unto themselves.

Outside of so moralizing a context, the film's oft - cited gore effects — such as the on - camera slashing of breasts, a nipple, and, of course, an eyeball (was this leitmotif of Fulci's a tip of the razor blade to Buñuel?)

Even the possibility of sequels turns out to be a question that distracts from a successful product: A little too bombastic for a leitmotif, Monty Norman's now - familiar «James Bond Theme» follows our hero around as if testing the waters, toying with the possibility that this character could support a series.

The second murder set - piece, taking place in a bathroom (Psycho), contains an especially brilliant bit involving condensation that initially comes off as one of those complex giallo knick - knack throwaways but plays directly into the leitmotif of uncovering things, unmasking others, and unearthing what was buried.

And with the leitmotif of trust still in mind, maybe I should - as any person venturing in a new direction in life might do - look at the down side first.

No song feels out of place, and all work to fit into the themes and leitmotifs of the album as a whole.

The symbolism of water is a leitmotif in his artistic practice as well, both as a purifying and a destructive force of nature.

In his installation, Storm at Sea, Bailey utilizes objects such as piano keys, an African sculpture, and a glitter - covered ship to suggest leitmotifs associated with the black experience of the transatlantic slave trade.

As you might expect in a show on geometric abstraction, the square was a leitmotif that floated throughout the galleries (the rectilinear version of «follow the bouncing ball»).

Wilkes» highly subjective work consists of objects (strollers, soiled dishes, dolls, dried flower petals) that recur as symbolic leitmotifs.

The exhibition moves beyond its Italian leitmotif to a more general survey of the diversity, originality and indeed brilliance of Ileana Sonnabend's career as a promoter and collector of emerging art.

A reoccurring leitmotif in Jonas's practice, cones have often served multiple functions as sound device, sculptural object, stage prop and allusion to elements of the natural world such as trees and volcanoes.

For the exhibition «Jetzt wird's hot im Staate Dänemark», the German edition of William Shakespeare's Hamlet published by Reclam serves as a model and leitmotif.

A leitmotif in Perry's work, it serves as a reminder of the ease with which identity can be co-opted and narratives enforced.

As one walks in the main space of the gallery, «Navigator» (2011) introduces the show's leitmotif: contrasted vertical / horizontal bands in palimpsest.

Cubes and Anarchy offers a fresh interpretation of Smith, revealing geometry as a constant throughout his career, a leitmotif that was deeply connected to the artist «s self - definition as a working man and his interest in international constructivism.

In the past, the leitmotifs of the black paintings generally have been regarded as formal elements.