Sentences with phrase «constructing narratives of life»

Born and based in Johannesburg, he often draws on personal experience in constructing narratives of life under apartheid.

One of the most powerful ways we understand the experience of being human is by constructing a narrative of our lives.

Not exact matches

If NT theology is understood as a response to certain key events of the life of Jesus in narrative form, a comparison of the different traditions (synoptics, John, Paul) suggest a development, if not different understanding.I view this as a «human construct».

Both movies employ a unique docu - fiction style, both Chloe Zhao and Valeski Grisebach cast actors to play versions of themselves and constructed narratives loosely based on their lives — and neither movie relied on a traditional screenplay.

To these eyes, «Wonderstruck» is a stronger film and an equally intricate narrative construct — the rare all - ages movie that illuminates the inner lives of children with warmth, intelligence and nary a hint of condescension.

Purity By Jonathan Franzen Picador • $ 17 • ISBN 9781250097101 The epic fifth novel from the critically acclaimed and provocative author encompasses many themes of modern - day life — from the impact of student debt to the exposed secrets of the Internet — in a masterfully constructed narrative that stretches from Oakland, California, to Berlin.

This fictional collage picturing the life of Doc Holliday — constructed from newspaper clippings, interviews, poetry, and personal narrative — is ultimately a meditation on the Old West.

Another fantastic approach to constructing narrative, Harding writes about the moment before a man's death and the story of that man's father's life as a traveling peddler.

Using recent technology, Rachel Maclean constructs fantasy narratives set in computer - generated landscapes that play on thorny issues of identity, social life and politics.

They are well known for constructing subjective databases of narrative material and making fragmentary miniature film sets with lights, video cameras, and moving sculptural elements to create live cinematic events.

Curated by Li Jia, this group show is one of only a few ambitious yet pragmatic endeavours that attempt to recognize the role of everyday life and social activities in constructing today's gender narratives.

Constructed as singular moments in ongoing narratives, my work functions as a documented abstraction of daily life.

The pieces featured in this exhibition provide entry points into bodies of work that construct robust narratives, representing ongoing projects and life - long dedications of twelve artists maintaining practices with the essential studio support of LAND in NYC, Hozhoni in Flagstaff, Creative Growth and NIAD in the Bay Area, First Street Gallery Art Center and ECF in Los Angeles, and Creative Vision Factory in Wilmington, Delaware.

The pieces featured in this exhibition provide entry points into bodies of work that construct robust narratives, representing ongoing projects and life - long dedications of twelve artists...

Our memories are stored in our neural networks, altered by the narrative that we construct about our lives, as well as by the tendency of memories to fade; today, our memories and many of our experiences of the world are filtered through the lens of the digital media upon which it is stored.»

On account of her own experiences in life, the artist weaves fictive events into the post-colonial history related to the countries of her origins and, using this material, constructs fragmentary narratives.

The exhibition looks at the ways in which the life and work of this twentieth - century sculptor was constructed through biographical narratives and, in turn, through film.

Working with constructed narratives and a Feminist lens, Long describe the emotions and quiet moments of everyday life.

The artist, whose solo exhibition «Sanctuary,» is on view at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York through Aug. 12, says the narratives of African American life and history in Lawrence's paintings are so familiar to him and his experiences that what really draws his attention is how he constructs his images, a defining element Thomas also emphasized.

-- Booklist (starred) «Patricia Albers vividly chronicles the artist's journey from her wealthy upbringing in Chicago to her defiant student days at Smith College, and as a young painter at the Art Institute of Chicago... Vibrantly written and carefully researched... Albers constructs a fluid, energetic narrative of Mitchell's complicated life and work.»