Sentences with phrase «carved marble»

Ceramic sculptures by Susan and work by Ross Bleckner are arranged atop and around the original carved marble fireplace mantel.

Carved marble or limestone fire surrounds have been a mainstay in British homes for centuries — and it's easy to see why.

Each master suite is expansive and all bathrooms have beautifully carved marble counter tops.

The life - sized carved marble depiction of a male nude lying prone on a fur - lined sleeping bag, Boyfriend (2006), juxtaposes the exposed human and animal forms, a result which is both inviting and foreboding.

For Abstract composition, a black and white film projected here in 35 mm, Sietsema has taken phrases from online auction sites («English hunting scene,» «painted waterfall,» «carved marble urn») and, using digital animation, punched the words into a cardboard sign that appears to rotate slowly, like a coin flipping between heads and tails.

Returning to the subject in the early 1980s, Bourgeois produced this small sculpture in carved marble, and later cast it in bronze.

The exhibition will showcase the wide variety of materials that Bourgeois used throughout her career, including carved wooden vertical forms in the late 1940s, amorphous and labyrinthine poured forms in latex and plaster in the 1960s, carved marble pieces in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Cell installations of the 1990 - 2000s, and fabric and red gouache works late in her career.

«The Moon Books» made of carved marble objects on a gilded table correspond to the phases of the moon.

This Gallery allows for an expanded exhibition schedule and provides facilities for large - scale works and dramatic installations, such as Peter Halley's explosive hanging of paintings and wallpaper, Marc Quinn's complete series of carved marble statues of persons with missing limbs, a four - channel DVD installation by Barbara Kruger, and monumental sculpture by James Lee Byars.

While pieces such as carved marble gloves, a plush stuffed lamb, and a draped canvas are convincingly real portrayals, his work is more than simply trompe - l'œil.

A hand - carved marble refugee tent pitched near the Acropolis by the Canadian artist Rebecca Belmore remains a world away from the investment - grade art of auctions and art fairs.

The vegetation at the bottom left of the panel is a marvel of meticulous execution; the triangular snippet of orange drapery revealed amongst Mary's blue and red garments reveals an astute and not unwitty pictorial technician; the hands of the Virgin, scaled larger than the rest of the figure and floating all - but - imperceptibly above the surface of the canvas, have the durability of carved marble and the tenderness of living flesh.

This Gallery allowed for an expanded exhibition schedule and provided facilities for large - scale works and dramatic installations, such as Peter Halley's explosive hanging of paintings and wallpaper, Marc Quinn's complete series of carved marble statues of persons with missing limbs, monumental sculpture by James Lee Byars, and, most importantly, a four - channel DVD installation by Barbara Kruger.

A mid-career Brazilian artist, Valeska Soares has a far larger profile south of the equator than she does in the United States, even though her delicate yet psychologically freighted sculptures and installations — most famously her trompe l'oeil carved marble pillows, worthy of Canova — have been displayed around the world.

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 hotel offers attentive service, fine dining and elegant decor, featuring hand - carved marble fireplaces, Tiffany stained glass windows and detailed woodwork.

Impeccably designed marble and stone bathrooms offer soaking tub and a glass enclosed Italian tile rain shower, separate washroom with carved marble basin and vanity area.

Beautifully designed marble and stone bathrooms offer soaking tub and a glass enclosed Italian tile rain shower, separate washroom with carved marble basin and vanity area.

The Grand Palapa is perfect for lounging in a hammock or dining with it's built in stone and brick table, cushioned equipali leather chairs and elegant hand crafted travertine buffet serving counter and carved marble sink.

Guests are treated to a visual masterpiece as they explore the Resort and discover graceful arched doorways, gold leaf and wrought iron detail, rustic wood beams, hand - stenciled ceilings and hand - carved marble.

Hotel Raphael — Relais & Châteaux — Located just one street from the idyllic Piazza Navona with its intricately carved marble fountains and lined with restaurants, perfect for that classic Rome experience.

With numerous original architectural features still intact, i.e. inlaid wood floors, intricate plaster moldings on the parlor level and five decorative fireplaces with carved marble mantels, the three - story main residence has up to four bedrooms and two bathrooms in about 2,300 - square feet while the self - contained garden - level apartment contains another bedroom and bathroom in about 750 - square - feet.

I mean, I love Freeman Dyson's phrase, I love the phrase Freeman used — which he coined right in front of me at the Institute of Royal Studies in Princeton; I remember him saying it to me — that what made Dirac's contribution special was more than anybody else, his contributions were like perfectly carved marble statues falling from the sky.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Adorned in mosaics, carved marble, paintings, and gilt, the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress is a Beaux - Arts paean to learning.

That would be like finding a beautifully carved marble status and exclaiming «look at this perfectly weathered man shaped piece of beautiful marble».

Other big likes: Louise Bourgeois's cast bronzes and carved marbles; Franz West's lumpy, painted organic form - on - a stick; Antony Gormley's hanging metal sculpture, whose linear materials — and certainly its shadows — functioned as drawings in space.

She continued to put in her eight - hour shifts, «to play it hard» at her St Ives studios, working on those large - scale public commissions, and returning to her first love of carving marble on a more intimate scale.

Not exact matches

When reflecting on his transcendent sculpture, The David, Renaissance master Michaelangelo famously said, «I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.»

The museum is highlighted by gilded carvings, «azulejos», marble, precious Brazilian woods, and a very long panel of tiles depicting the city of Lisbon in the year 1700.

«We receive... the block of marble, but we carve the statue ourselves» (P 112).

Your actions tend to chisel away at the raw marble of your persona, carving into being the self you experience day - to - day.

A marble stele nine feet tall with a brief poetic inscription and two children carved in relief is enriched with a lion's head spout and basin.

The floors were solid marble tile; there were carved altar and brass ornaments, and Bible inscriptions written in the florid Arabic script of the Urdu language, outlining the chancel and the side doors.

The hallmark cage elements defining the two areas are made of oak, accented with organic pieces of hand - carved white Carrera marble, creating a sense of privacy and intimacy, while allowing guests to capture glimpses of the energy throughout the distinct areas of the restaurant.

Until one learns what to look for, and some never do, one is likely to come away from the game with a kaleidoscopic collection of impressions, totally unassimilable, a gallery of friezes: the goalie hanging in midair at a 45 ° angle, the ball in his outstretched fingers; a tangle of players carved in marble in front of the net; sprawled soldiers in shorts lying on the ground in states of disarray; the referee's cheeks puffed out while he signals a stop in play and the teams merrily ignore him; a man contorted in pain, immobile, a trickle of blood at his hairline.

The 20 - foot marble fountain, designed by renowned sculptor Frederick MacMonnies and carved by the Bronx's Piccirilli Brothers, was relocated to Kew Gardens after standing in Manhattan's City Hall Park for 19 years.

You can get muscular to the extent that it appears as if you are carved out of marble.

Don't move the memories, carved in white marble to last in time.

But unlike other dark comedies to make the jump («Mean Girls» director Mark Waters» «The House of Yes» comes to mind), Finley displays a natural cinematic instinct, treating the baroque, marble - lined mansion where the film principally unfolds not as a closed - in set, but a kind of tiger sanctuary, prowling the location in long, restless takes — whether it's stalking an SUV up the gravel driveway or lurking behind a door jam, carving knife in hand, while two characters stare each other down in the adjacent room.

If critics have a function anymore besides carving their own gravestones on the marble of modern cinema, it's to point a finger at films like Junebug, which sounds like a thousand other pictures but is actually something all its own: a Southern Gothic in the tradition of Flannery O'Connor that treats its characters as more than plot - movers or cardboard caricatures.

Yet McDormand's so warm, so idiosyncratic, that Marge never comes across as a kooky scold; she makes the woman's carved - from - marble personality traits seem an outgrowth of Marge's worldview rather than a grab - bag of eccentricities.

One of my favorite quotes is this from Michaelangelo: «I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.»

I had rooms beside the Percy Bysshe Shelley Memorial: a languid, drowned figure carved in marble.

The snow is falling in Rome - in the heart of the city, under the Pantheon's great dome, a woman's body lies on the marble floor, carefully positioned with a gruesome carving on her back... this horrific murder hurtles Rome's police force into a collision with U.S. agents — and a secret that has festered for fifteen years, now unraveling in the world's most enigmatic city.

The snow is falling in Rome - in the heart of the city, under the Pantheon's great dome, a woman's body lies on the marble floor, carefully positioned with a gruesome carving on her back... this horrific murder hurtles Rome's police force into a collision with U.S. agents — and a secret that has festered for fifteen years, now...

The two impressive oversized sinks are each carved from massive single slabs of green African Butterfly marble from the Fujian Province in China.

On the way, take a break to explore the architectural gems of Ranakpur Jain temples - a collection of 12th century places of worship, famed for their intricately - carved white marble.

Made from marbles, each from the total of 108 pillars has a distinct carving, from the other.

It was ultimately restored to its former glory and transformed into the luxury spa resort it is today, complete with sweeping Italianate staircases, marble columns and intricately carved oak panelling.

An avant - garde group of designers and architects remodeled two 18th - century palaces near the Turia River, balancing original details (ornate carved doors, a marble staircase) with contemporary touches, such as a striking glass - and - steel patio.