Sentences with phrase «classical references in»

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Ordinarily one would not regard the great national epics as scriptures though, in the case of the Iliad and the Odyssey, they come close to forming at least an equivalent of scripture for the Greek people, and to students of Greek religion they provide a rich mine of material with reference to the gods of classical Greek religion.

Crucifixion was a familiar mode of execution, and references to a condemned criminal carrying his cross are found in both classical and rabbinic literature.

In discussions with Greeks, Christian thinkers presented the new faith not only by reference to the Scriptures but also by appeal to classical literature and general conceptions, «common ideas» that they shared with other educated men and women.

A parliament full of blonde - haired buffoons who mixed classical references with the kind of everyman charm that allows you to blend in seamlessly - in Eton, at least.

The couple referenced in that passage is Florence Ponting (Saoirse Ronan), a gifted classical violinist in her 20s from an upper - class family, and Edward Mayhew (Billy Howle), a London history student of much more modest background.

But this movie never aims for classical farce; it involves, instead, lots of fast talking, references to outrageous moments from the characters» pasts, and micro-riffs, in the vein of a modern comedy aiming for first - tier Rogen / Goldberg but happy to settle for a second - tier episode of New Girl.

With The Grand Budapest Hotel, Anderson seems to be not so concerned with history, but with the history of cinema; we can see references to Kubrick and F.W. Murnau, and the plot descends into an elaborate caper full of bizarre character studies, wondrous sequences (including a superb cat - and - mouse chase where Gustave and Zero zoom down a precarious mountain atop a toboggan in pursuit of Willem Dafoe on skis), and meticulously - designed, glamorous sets that are reminiscent of the traits of classical Hollywood films and murder - mysteries.

An visual reference to architectural features with reference to Classical Greek and Roman architectural features in Artworks, various building ornaments and different buildings.

In a remarkable act of literary excavation, Day exposes the historical references, classical allusions and subtly disguised symbols that he thinks Carroll embedded in the tale of Wonderland as lessons for his protégé, Alice LiddelIn a remarkable act of literary excavation, Day exposes the historical references, classical allusions and subtly disguised symbols that he thinks Carroll embedded in the tale of Wonderland as lessons for his protégé, Alice Liddelin the tale of Wonderland as lessons for his protégé, Alice Liddell.

When I book classical text book then I will prefer to keep it in paper which can be referenced, book marked, moved around and shared.

References to the Gold Standard often refer to two key periods in history: that of the Classical Gold Standard and that of the post Bretton Woods gold - pegged exchange rate system.

Nearly every line in The Waste Land is a reference to a classical text from the European, the Indian, the Chinese, Biblical, or the ancient Roman heritage.

Moving between a graphic sensibility, an interest in creation myths and the use of found materials and detritus, the artists reference various classical tropes of blackness as sites of origin — fantastical and performed, important yet perhaps illusory.

His geometries offer stately reference to his membership among the American Abstract Artists, and they likewise reference individuals such as Mondrian and Malevich, but no less do they reach back to Ingres and Poussin and the western classical tradition in general.

The three artists render Hindu gods and goddesses in modern and contemporary forms to refresh the classical imagery, resituate the deities in the viewers» frame of reference, and ensure their applicability in new eras.

Sculpture student Anthony Limauro (B.F.A. Fine Arts» 15) referenced classical forms in the contemporary table that he created as part of his senior thesis project.

His works» anthropomorphic references and undercurrents of doom, both in the imagery and in titles sourced from classical mythology, invoked enduring ideological quandaries.

Paolini often references classical sculpture with cutouts of Corinthian columns and classical busts — in doing so he raises questions of originality whilst analsying the relationship of past present and future.

No longer setting a stage for a dystopian lifestyle borne by the delusions and failures of the Soviet system, the paintings on view are referencing Soviet visual representation and its history by juxtaposing, in fragments, hypothetical subjects from Soviet life and classical or baroque mythology.

There's copious amounts of invisible history to this project including references to 12 classical paintings of the Venetian cityscape, a recent tsunami in the Maldives, and the reliance the nation has on the fruit.

In response to the rise of Abstract Expressionism, Thompson combined both a Beat movement ideological spirit of vitality and freedom with a specific reference to the compositional achievement and classical subjects in works by masters such as Goya, Massacio, and RaphaeIn response to the rise of Abstract Expressionism, Thompson combined both a Beat movement ideological spirit of vitality and freedom with a specific reference to the compositional achievement and classical subjects in works by masters such as Goya, Massacio, and Raphaein works by masters such as Goya, Massacio, and Raphael.

This contemporary take on classical portraiture draws inspiration from Matisse, Romare Bearden, and contemporary Pop references, all of which have been constant influences in Mickalene Thomas's work.

Classical references persisted in his later work, particularly in the form of Bacchus, the god of wine.

Indeed, references to the works and styles of his predecessors abound, perhaps most notably in Meisel's continued and evolving revisiting of Classical art, as seen in his images where his models are posed as Grecian deities or ambling through the gardens of L'Haÿ - les - Roses, France.

Born in 1977, Wiley has already achieved international recognition for his highly naturalistic paintings of contemporary urban men adopting heroic poses directly referencing classical portraiture.

In «Makers of Marks» three artists experiment with this relationship against a background of classical references: Daniel Hosego, Sam Branton and Jon Braley

Rooted in the craft of sculpture and paint, it rises from intertwining everyday objects in all possible and surprising ways, but still with a formal reference to the history and tradition of classical art.

[6] The show was well received by critics, including Frieze Magazine [14] and The Brooklyn Rail, noting «Quaytman makes reference in the title to both the seat of seeing (i am), and the classical meter of poetry», and «Quaytman's sophisticated dissection of the complexities of seeing and the manifold aspects that inform perception is evident not only in individual works, but also in the relationship between specific works installed in the exhibition, and in the cumulative effect of the whole,» [13] and the New York Times «The paintings in R. H. Quaytman's exhibition are cerebral, physically thought out and resolutely optical.

But for Maria Brito, the similarities became apparent after her research into the reasons why Classical Greece became such a reference point for Western civilisation: «Ancient Greece was, in many ways, similar to what New York is nowadays: an art - centric place filled with curious thinkers, creative artists, and centres for cultural advancement propelled by a cosmopolitan view of the world.»

Thomas's works often reference art history, as evidenced in her Andy Warhol - inspired compositions and coloration to her subjects» classical poses.

She has cast forms in plaster and jesmonite and arranged them so that they unavoidably reference a sculptural tradition that takes you from the abstraction of Anthony Caro, back towards the figure through Henry Moore and beyond him to classical sculpture.

With reference points ranging from Sudanese cliff dwellings and Native American amphitheaters to classical Greek forms to the mobile structures of nomadic and seafaring groups, Rudofsky's stated goal was to «break down our narrow concepts of the art of building by introducing the unfamiliar world of nonpedigreed architecture» — a notable early instance of non-Eurocentric thinking in the American art establishment.

The artist is aware that many of the references contained in the paintings will be unknown to audiences, unlike classical mythology which has been extensively used in European painting.

Anna Kunz's Venus harbors classical ambitions — not only in its name's obvious mythological reference but in its sweeping aspirations toward spatial, painterly beauty.

During the early 1960s, following his first showing at the New York gallery of Leo Castelli (1907 - 99), he began to include more colour in his painting, together with numerous classical references (Leda and the Swan, the Birth of Venus) and scatological imagery, a process which peaked in the «Ferragosto paintings», as well as his series entitled «Nine Discourses on Commodus» (1963), a portrait of the power - crazy Roman emperor created under the influence of works by Francis Bacon (1909 - 93).

At his death Twombly, whose work befuddled many American collectors and critics in the 1960s and»70s with its graffitilike scribbles and enigmatic Classical references, was considered among the most significant post-Abstract-Expressionist painters, along with his friends Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.

Opening in September of 2018 and running through April of 2019, this public exhibition will reference both a classical sculpture court and a sunken living room while seeking to provide a new language for public gathering.

The paintings are contemporary in voice with classical references.

Titles like Persephone and Lethe are derived from visual events taking place in the works themselves that imply rippling water and bright flame respectively, but also obviously reference classical mythology.

Primarily in color and often large - scale, the photographs reference everything from classical painting and avant - garde cinema to science fiction illustration and Alfred Hitchcock.

In jarring juxtapositions of contemporary, modernist and retro - futuristic motifs within classical landscape compositions, Ged Quinn's large scale paintings combine anachronistic references to art and literature with the strong traditions of landscape and still - life painting.

Far from the airbrushed perfection that permeates images of nudity in popular culture, Audrey's pose references forms of the classical and renaissance past, whilst modernising the genre of the nude to act as a tool for philosophical investigation.

During the late 1960s Pistoletto turned to sculpture, creating pieces in marble and polyurethane that referenced and engaged classical precedents.

Allington's work was influenced by his interest in the classical world of Greece and Rome and often included references to architectural details and ancient artefacts.

The selected works all make reference to classical or art historical sources either in the method of depiction or their subject matter.

According to Tate Modern, this success allows Wall to reference «both popular culture (the illuminated signs of cinema and advertising hoardings) and the sense of scale he admires in classical painting.

In their languor, these classical figures betray a decidedly Symbolist cant, and indeed references to Symbolist art run throughout the show.

We can not solve the many body atomic state problem in quantum theory exactly any more than we can solve the many body problem exactly in classical theory or the set of open, nonlinear, coupled, damped, driven chaotic Navier - Stokes equations in a non-inertial reference frame that represent the climate system.

The most famous American example of tricolon is probably the Declaration of Independence's reference to «life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,» to which goals the drafters, in another bow to classical rhetoric, pledged «our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.»