Sentences with phrase «century icon»

Major icons of the transfiguration, moreover, such as the sixth - century mosaics in the apse of the monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai and St. Apollinaris Church in Ravenna, or the 14th - century icons of Andrei Rublev and Theophane the Greek, did not just reflect but substantially contributed to the development of Byzantine theology.

From nostalgic franchise characters such as Mr. Game & Watch from the original Nintendo handhelds in the early 80's, to 21st century icon Villager from the Animal Crossing series.

Entitled Iconic, the presentation at The Art Show will mark the debut of these intimately scaled portraits which use the visual language and gestures of 15th century icons to depict contemporary subjects selected by Wiley from the streets of New York City.

Which is why Katz and Ward tried to give an art history lecture, working their way through the show, slide by slide, starting with 19th - century icon Walt Whitman and a racy painting of boxers by Thomas Eakins.

Waddington's personal collection featured many of the artists the dealer most admired — including such 20th - century icons as Alexander Calder, Agnes Martin and Jean Dubuffet — as well as works by the contemporary artists he represented.

This isn't a new phenomenon, think of 20th - century icons like Walt Disney, Edward Land at Polaroid, Henry Ford, Lee Iacocca at Chrysler, Jack Welch at GE and Alfred Sloan at GM.

«Mickey Mouse on the other hand is a universal 20th century icon representing the triumph of the little guy against the bully, the innocent against the corrupt, the weak against the strong.

Now, in this jubilant new novel, Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on another fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a nineteenth century icon and inspiration - and whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength.

The Shadow Catcher dramatically inhabits the space where past and present intersect, seamlessly interweaving narratives from two different eras: the first fraught passion between turn - of - the - twentieth - century icon Edward Curtis (1868 - 1952) and his muse - wife, Clara; and a twenty - first - century journey of redemption.

The works reflect a heightened interest in naturalism and narrative detail, as seen in the 15th - century icon known as the Volpi Nativity.

So we jumped at the chance to co-sponsor, with the Denver Art Museum, the exhibition Modern Masters: Twentieth Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery, which featured the greatest artists from the twentieth century, including (among many others) Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Clyfford Still.

Strongly influenced by twentieth - century icons Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and Henri Matisse, Quaytman's work reveals a fascinating interplay between earlier strands of European Modernism and American postwar abstraction.

It includes pieces by 20th - century icons Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, Milton Avery, Agnes Martin, Francis Picabia and Jean Dubuffet, as well as works by many of the contemporary artists he represented, and with whom he developed enduring friendships.

The icons were found at auctions, antique shops and markets in a number of countries and include a rare mid-18th century icon entitled St John the Theologian in Silence depicting the apostle composing his Gospel, with his fingers over his lips and an angel peering over his shoulder.

Iconic representations of 19th century icons, pictures from Hollywood movies and tabloids, as well as personal pictures of the artist are arranged, framed and under glass as compositions or collages that put all these narratives on equal footing.

The first blog posts focused on Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

Frida Kahlo painted her life story in 55 small but powerful self - portraits, like Self - Portrait with Monkey, 1938, on view in Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Gallery.

His impressive body of work spans thirty years, covering a wide range of painting styles and periods that includes 15th Century Icons, Picasso, and even Walt Disney.

This turn - of - the - century icon was known for its robust nature, long battery life and often garish shell.

-- Deepak Chopra, Bestselling Author, one of the top heroes and icons of the century

Jackie isn't just a convincing and riveting depiction of a 20th century icon; it's also a heart - rending portrait of a grieving woman trying to regain control when the life she knows is suddenly and cruelly taken away.

Spanning a wide range of periods and styles, the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction offers superb work from 20th century icons to exciting new names, with outstanding pieces from the likes of Sigmar Polke, Howard Hodgkin, Jean Dubuffet and Martin Kippenberger.

Plus: Co-defendant in art theft trial claims he destroyed stolen masterpieces Art thief jailed over theft of 18th - century icon from Chester Cathedral and Art Cologne Prize 2017 goes to Günter Herzog

The Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum (CSM) will present Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

Gauguin to Warhol: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery Showing until January 27th 2015 The San Diego Museum of Art, USA

As the British Library unveils one of his final works, Gordon Burn pays tribute to an enigmatic 20th - century icon.

Here, we retrace the life and work of the man who, in just eight years, became a 20th - century icon.

Pollock became an overnight superstar, a 20th - century icon, and once his vision imprinted we would never be able to look at art the same way again.

In conjunction with Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery, the Clyfford Still Museum reimagines Clyfford Still's landmark 1959 exhibition at the Albright - Knox in 1959: The...

The 20th - century modern and contemporary galleries are larger, more flexible rectangular spaces, and their contents will undoubtedly surprise visitors who expect the collection to concentrate on 19th - century icons.

Specially commissioned from the British artist Wolfe von Lenkiewicz, a technical whiz whose mashups of classic paintings make for delightful pop art - history quizzes, the artworks that dominate the show fuse instantly recognizable «samples» from Picasso's oeuvre with paintings done in the style of the geisha portraitist Kikugawa Eizan and other 19th - century icons.

When we were developing Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery, I became intrigued, delighted, and sometimes a little freaked out by some of the «games» that surrealist artists like Salvador Dalí would play in 1920s Europe as a way of accessing their unconscious as creative fodder.

Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery at the DAM is presented in conjunction with a special exhibition at the Clyfford Still Museum titled 1959: The Albright - Knox Art Gallery Exhibition Recreated, which recreates Still's landmark 1959 exhibition at Buffalo's Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

The DAM is publishing a blog series that will highlight some of the artists whose work is in Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

Participants created paintings in the style of Jackson Pollock to celebrate the opening of Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

Near the end of Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery at the Denver Art Museum there's a small section (only three paintings and two sculptures), titled «Monochrome, Minimalism, and Meditation.»

The reviews are in and the consensus is: you don't want to miss Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery features paintings and sculptures by some of the most well - known artists of the twentieth century, including Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein.

As part of Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery, we had the pleasure of installing a very large and impressive Jackson Pollock painting.

The international art fair featuring historic masterworks, 20th century icons and innovative contemporary projects presented by the International Fine Print Dealers Association.

Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery will bring together about 70 iconic artworks by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Salvador Dalí, Frida Kahlo, and Andy Warhol as well as one of Jackson Pollock's finest drip paintings.

At the Denver Art Museum, it's the touring «Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.»

The blockbuster formula continues to work at the Denver Art Museum — as is evident in the out - of - this - world Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons From the Albright - Knox Gallery.