Sentences with phrase «by ancient mythologies»

His uses of symbolism influenced by ancient mythologies and religions and his treatment of iconography of objects make his art simultaneously ancient and modern.

He is inspired by ancient mythologies to current events, and his installations focus on transformation, ethereality, chance, and discovering beauty through the cycles of nature.

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Why a non-terrestrial culture would name their planet after a figure in ancient Roman mythology is open to question (Romulus and Remus were reared by a she - wolf and went on to found the city of Rome, which also takes its name from Romulus).

All religions are nothing but ancient mythology, written thousands of years ago by members of primitive cultures.

@ total non sense Perhaps we're splitting hairs here, but I was trying to be kind by implying that rather than treating religiosity as a mental disability, for which the supposedly clinically sick can receive insurance benefits and evade personal actionable responsibility by claiming illness, it would be better to treat religiosity as a societal functional disorder which can be addressed through better education and a perceptional shift towards accepting scientific explanations for how the world works rather than relying on literal interpretations of ancient bronze age mythologies and their many derivations since.

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If your so - called «faith» is so strong and «protects» you from all of your perceived «dangers of evil», then WHY are you so afraid of people who have simply decided to live a life guided by REASON instead of a life guided by contrived dogma and ancient mythology?

After all, the dominant religions in the United States keep their followers by encouraging them to remain ignorant of other religions out of fear they will find out that there's basically nothing new under the sun, and that the ideas of Christianity date all the way back to ancient Egyptian religion ant the mythology surrounding Horus and Set.

How did ancient People speak mythology, and what meaning were they able to convey by employing it?

For instance, an essay on Ancient Near Eastern Mythology,» by Robert Wexler, president of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, states that on the basis of modern scholarship, it seems unlikely that the story of Genesis originated in Palestine.

ALL religions are nothing but ancient mythology, written thousands of years ago by primitive people in order to try and explain existence, comfort people in the face of their mortality and keep people in line.

Of course, this drift of subjectivity away from the cosmos, an alienation prepared for by ancient dualistic mythology, can not be mended by a restoration of pre-rational, naive consciousness.

Religion, after all, is constituted by symbolism — whether in primitive amulets, totems, and rituals, the earth and sky god mythologies of ancient civilizations, crucifixes and relics of the medieval church, formalized texts and creeds of the world's great modern religions, or even the sacred rites and markers we use to define ourselves, our relations to nature, our sense of personal identity, and our collective loyalties and destinies.

Inspired by Ancient Greek mythology, the instantly recognisable Medusa head motif has become a thriving part of Versace's legacy.

However, The Great Wall (as evidenced by the teaser trailer, above) imagines a different, more fantastical explanation for the massive construction: A battle fortress created to repel not human invaders, but an attack by rampaging monsters of ancient Chinese mythology.

Add in a menacing Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius, a former star pupil of The Ancient One, who went rogue and was seduced by the power of the dark side, and you have a welcome web of mythology and morals, with just enough complexity to be able to spin off into sequels full of conflict.

Circe by Madeline Miller (signed) Madeline Miller gives vibrant life to ancient Greece and its classical mythology.

Inspired by the mystic culture and mythology of Ancient Egypt, Microgaming's Throne of Egypt is a beautiful video slot which has 5 reels and 25 adjustable paylines.

Sphinx (and the Cursed Mummy) is a third person action - adventure video game inspired by the mythology of Ancient Egypt.

Faith of Danschant is a 3D ancient and fantasy RPG console game created by Joyfun, users will have a fabulous adventure in a fictional world based on Chinese traditional mythology.

Inspired by the ancient culture and mythology of the Tarahumara tribe, Mulaka looks absolutely stunning, bringing a curious Ōkami vibe entangled with the animatic charm of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

In Still Life Studio, celebrated Australian artist Petrina Hicks continues to take inspiration from mythology and art history, this time featuring models with luminous skin posing with various props in a style inspired by ancient Roman sculptures.

If Houseago's works resonate, it is because they encompass a wide range of influences: the formal language of sculpture throughout the ages (from ancient to early modern), mythology, the natural world of plants and animals, African tribal art, cartoon imagery and contemporary music and culture (the title of the exhibition contains a fragment from the lyrics of «Wild Child» by Lou Reed and a reference to James Taylor's «Like A Circle Round the Sun»).

Spearheaded by Leon Golub and united by a shared interest in the figure during a period that is often seen as dominated by abstraction, the group created deeply psychological works that drew on classical mythology and ancient art.

Wheat's energetic «tapestries» — made by pushing paint through the back of mesh window screens — collide allusions to Egyptian relief sculptures and ancient Greek mythology.

Argosy evokes a ship with a pointed prow and rounded stern, inscribed with the shape of an anchor — evidently referencing the epic voyage undertaken by Jason and the Argonauts in ancient Greek mythology.

In this week's roundup you'll read about Tasmanian wolves, patented patterns, cartoon anthropomorphism, ancient mythology, portico projections, and a big gift: Bestiarium, a large - scale survey exhibition of watercolor paintings by...

In the 1950s, the atomic - scientist - turned - artist, inspired by everything from Surrealism to ancient mythology, began creating a mind - bending body of work in which words and images become ideograms that border on the hallucinatory.

Kiefer's abstracted work — often incorporating materials like lead, dried flowers, and broken glass — explicitly references the atrocities committed by Germany while also alluding to ancient German mythology.

HENDRICK GOLTZIUS: MYTHOLOGY AND TRUTH A selection of prints by the great Dutch artist, known for his incisive portraiture and innovative renderings of ancient mMYTHOLOGY AND TRUTH A selection of prints by the great Dutch artist, known for his incisive portraiture and innovative renderings of ancient mythologymythology.

Works like Voyage to Crete and Cupid and Nymph reflect Nakian's filtering of ancient mythology through modern aesthetics and his ability to give classical figures new life and sensuality by channeling elements of Abstract Expressionism.

As to be expected, after such a long period of intense colonisation, ancient laws and customs were represented by what Cane calls «an attenuated core of language and mythology».