For his first solo exhibition, Sean O'Connor remixes
classical motifs from antiquity, contemporary «bro - mo» culture, and Victorian wallpaper for step - and - repeat patterns of sporty hot dudes.
It joined
Classical motifs from Egypt and Greece with animal features such as carved feet and wings.
Not exact matches
Just north of Bandra, the 14 rooms here are inspired by
classical Indian art,
from the Shringar suite's peacock
motifs to the Buddha frescoes in the... Read More
Alluding to ancient Greek and Roman bas - reliefs as well as the
classical motif of a rider on horseback, Ray's subject is far
from monumental: a young girl in riding clothes atop a horse whose body, head, and tail have all been cropped
from the frame.
[/ pq] Pink Winged Victory (1960) features a balancing act of lumpy, intensely colored plaster shapes that reinterpret the
Classical motif as an abstract (and,
from one angle, unmistakably vaginal) form.
Infusing her work with the themes and
motifs from Classical Greek art and literature that have been explored throughout the canon of Western art history, Brown situates her female protagonists as the main lead and erases men's presence all together.
Ephemera installed throughout the exhibition by Allison Rudnick, the department's assistant curator, supplied a sense of material culture on the home front: a group of nine chromolithographic postcards
from several nations shows zeppelins looming cartoonishly over iconic landmarks, and two examples of printed cotton toiles de guerre
from 1916, combining French patriotic and military
motifs with a
classical ornamental vocabulary.
His new show, «Bright Young Things,» now on view at the Lehmann Maupin gallery, draws on sources
from classical still lifes, art deco
motifs and early 20th - century artists like Cecil Beaton, Marie Laurencin and Nils von Dardel.
Both Ms. Cox and Ms. Peters exploit
classical techniques, mastery of craft, and
motifs from the canon to address contemporary concerns in painting and sculpture.
Pink Winged Victory (1960) features a balancing act of lumpy, intensely colored plaster shapes that reinterpret the
Classical motif as an abstract (and,
from one angle, unmistakably vaginal) form.
Ben Charles Weiner's respective depictions of these subjects - both in isolation and together in tableaux — pair a
motif from classical Western painting with a synthetic beauty product — to address tension between the rapid technological innovation of our time and the persistent fact of our mortality.
This newly created large painting — it's six feet high — evidences intriguing new directions in her work,
from the incorporation of what appear to be
classical Indian
motifs to surreal shapes that lend an otherworldly dimension to the erotic encounter depicted.
His pots seem
classical, but on closer inspection they often surprise, with their surfaces covered with
motifs ranging
from politics to domestic drama,
from consumer culture to sadomasochistic sex.
From classical and traditional damasks to smart stripes, elegant geometrics and floral
motifs in both pure silk as well as a range of silk and cotton mixes for greater durability.