Sentences with phrase «contemplative work»

There has been some push back recently to getting rid of personal offices and cubicles, as certain research has shown that creativity and innovation are often best fostered in quiet contemplative work spaces.

If Abstract Expressionism and the contemplative work of Rothko encouraged the white cube display inherent to the reception of modernism, within this exhibition the white cube has been replaced by history and context.

Meanwhile, Boyce was handed his winning # 25,000 cheque by Mario Testino, a fashion photographer whose own work couldn't be more different to the quietly contemplative work of each of the four nominees.

Next up, we open our new Gabrielle Jungels - Winkler Galleries with poetic, contemplative work by Royal Academician Tacita Dean, drawing on a fascination with landscape that has led her across the world.

The film for which the late director, perhaps the greatest of all modern artists, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, it attracted strongly divided critical responses and has emerged as one of his most definitive works, an immensely contemplative work on suicide and the human condition that takes place, as with many of Kiarostami's works, mostly over a series of car rides.

Volume XVII, Number 1 (Download) The Task of the College of Teachers: Part 2 — Roberto Trostli «Spirit is Never without Matter, Matter Never without Spirit» — Liz Beaven The Artistic Meeting: Creating Space for Spirit — Holly Koteen - Soule Contemplative Practice and Intuition in a Collegial Context — Martyn Rawson Contemplative Work in the College Meeting — Elan Leibner Work of the Research Fellows Review of The Social Animal by David Brooks — Dorit Winter Report on the Online Waldorf Library — Marianne Alsop

During the 1980s, Kudo's art changed direction, becoming more reflective, and the visceral gave way to more abstract and contemplative works.

Richard Long The open spaces of an 18th - century estate, with deer herd, are perfect for Long's contemplative works.

Young's contemplative works have inspired comparisons to Gerhard Richter and questioned what makes a photograph a photograph, or a painting a painting.

Ross Bleckner is known for painting a spectrum of subjects — from pulsating lines in his resurrection of Op art in the 1980s to the magnified cellular structures of autoimmune diseases in the 1990s and newer contemplative works from the past few years.

Scott's art, however, does not comprise the quiet, contemplative works those words evoke.

Using an abstract and minimal formal vocabulary, both artists present contemplative works of art that manifest and inherent dual nature.

TORONTO — This fall the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will host a major exhibition celebrating the experimental and contemplative works of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 — 1851), a giant of British art.

For her latest exhibition at Murray Guy, Barbara Probst presents three contemplative works that further develop the method she uses to make her multi-part Exposures.

Elements of repetitive marking and organic and geometric abstraction, come together in these quiet and contemplative works, that owe a depth to biomorphism and naïve art.

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For the contemplative, prayer is her work, essential as it is, and she is often engaged in hospitality at her monastery.

Their works have had a lasting influence on both Eastern Orthodox and Catholic spirituality, especially regarding the development of contemplative and mystical practices and theology.

The result is a spiritually arid isolation, which is far different from the joyful work of contemplative priests and nuns, who value the world, as God's creation, and believe that quiet, redemptive prayer is the best way to improve it.

A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post / protestant, liberal / conservative, mystical / poetic, biblical, charismatic / contemplative,... anabaptist / anglican, metho (emergentYS) by Brian McLaren — Brian McLaren has, obviously, been influential in my life through his work and writings.

I enjoy doing my art, and it provides me with hours of relaxation, contemplative time, hard work that has visible results (unlike the ministry), and extra income to supplement what I make as a pastor.

As Fr Bertram suggests, those who have never felt drawn to the «contemplative» spiritual tradition may find Newman's work especially helpful - but in truth, there is something in these pages for everyone to treasure.

The Contemplative, as may be seen in painful detail in the journals, is constantly vacillating, though in his public work Merton displays spiritual mastery.

But when sports are dislocated from a life with a proper balance between work, study, and more contemplative forms of leisure, they can become pernicious.

Handwork classes provides an antidote to the stress and rush of modern life by allowing students a contemplative space as they slow down and use their hands to work in complex and simple ways.

Waldorf teacher education at Sunbridge Institute includes a deep exploration of child and human development; development of a teacher's contemplative capacities; exploration of pedagogical approaches and skills; studies in the arts; courses that develop abilities for working in a group of colleagues; and practical learning or mentored teaching in the classroom with experienced teachers.

She brings her passion for developmental education and deep respect for the tradition of yoga to her work guiding youth and teachers in contemplative arts.

And check out the blog for regular updates on how to work with difficult emotions and challenges to your mental health through developing a contemplative practice.

Outside of her work with the Holistic Life Foundation, Jazmine uses mindfulness as a tool coaching aspiring models, and is especially interested in using contemplative practice to enrich the lives of young women.

Although best know for his atmospheric shots, Sikka's work includes both the contemplative and the jovial; he is one of the few editorial photographers working capable of capturing the exuberance, colour and spirit of the Indian sub-continent.

What worked in Shields's quiet, contemplative novel about a family in crisis falls flat on screen.

This is juxtaposed with interviews with Haneke and his lead actors, in which Riva and Trintignant both express the novelty of working with a director so committed to fine - tuning and exactitude, whereas Huppert, having worked with Haneke twice before, is more philosophical, contemplative, and in - depth regarding his approach.

Bassett, whose recent Solomon Kane suggested a director working in the hyperkinetic Paul W.S. Anderson mold, is clearly a poor fit for material that ought to be more contemplative than frenzied, and his flair is accordingly directed toward showy last - act set pieces and more blockbuster action with a capital A. Revelation trades the moody, satisfying first act of Silent Hill for one overloaded with talky exposition, and then goes on to trade its loud, cacophonous mess of a last act into an even more obtuse celebration of splatter and special effects.

Like all of Jarmusch's previous works, this one's not to every taste, as some will love it for all of its contemplative and offbeat charms, while others will think it a film about a nobody doing nothing and going nowhere in particular.

Michael Mann's theatrical debut puts the slick, even gaudy aesthetic qualities he picked up on years worth of commercial work and TV direction on display even as it demonstrates the contemplative, abstract capacity of its maker.

Where there's increasingly not much to enjoy or contemplate in von Trier's work, Refn's genre films in arthouse drag have become increasingly bewitching, and contemplative in their dissection of the masculine aesthetic and behavior.

Heightened by striking performances from the mostly inexperienced cast, and an impressive sense of aesthetic from Tsangari that warrants comparison to the works of Sofia Coppola, the contemplative and quietly compelling film mirrors the protagonists path from the curious to the creative.

Olivier Assayas» Clouds of Sils Maria pairs Juliette Binoche, one of the greatest actresses of her time, with Kristen Stewart, one of the most ridiculed actresses of her time; to the shock of all, Stewart, playing the long - suffering twentysomething assistant to Binoche's celebrated but imperious screen acting legend, turns out to be the film's greatest treasure, even next to Binoche's superb work and Assayas» thoughtful, contemplative filmmaking.

Her latest, Certain Women, an adaptation of short stories by Maile Meloy, sees Reichardt tackle a contemplative ensemble drama that recalls the solemn tone set by her earlier work.

But such relatively commercial ventures were interspersed with the more personal work which increasingly occupied Akerman's attention, as in D'Est (From The East, 1993), an impressionist documentary of life in the former Soviet Union after the collapse of the Communist regime, composed in a series of static tableaux in Akerman's signature, contemplative style.

His contemplative, self - serious sci - fi epic Interstellar certainly doesn't match up to its own lofty comparisons to 2001 and other science fiction classics; that being said, it's still a work of tremendous ambition and heart, with staggering visuals, a powerful Hans Zimmer score, and a commitment to its thematic core over plot minutiae that I personally admire.

NATHANIEL DORSKY By Max Nelson Light streams in from every corner in the works of the great avant - gardist, who has been crafting films of contemplative beauty for more than 50 years

If it's quiet in parts, that's indicative of the contemplative mood at work, and also his commitment to dreams as a wellspring of creativity and happiness.

Last month, I attended the first International Symposium on Contemplative Studies, where I learned about the work of three young men from Baltimore who are teaching children anger management through yoga.

It's easy to wonder how much of the latter thread comes from Krauss» own life (she was once married to fellow author Jonathan Safran Foer, with whom she has two kids), but this contemplative, reflective work is so good, you'll soon forget about the gossip.

I thought this contemplative journey of hers really worked in bringing me back and forth between these two concepts in a very real way.

Publisher's description: Leaping Clear, an online magazine of the arts and literature, is dedicated to featuring accomplished artists and writers world - wide who work from a ground of contemplative practice.

Find a quiet place and a journal and work your way through these contemplative questions to rediscover your why and intentions for being in this profession.

From transforming blighted street corners to creating surprising, contemplative and beautiful public spaces, Murez» work relates seamlessly, if not unexpectedly, to its community and site, as it inspires sensory experiences and provokes conceptual investigations.

Composed by Frédéric «Elmobo» Motte (Nightmare Creatures 1 & 2, Dark Earth), the game's soundtrack is rife with heavy metal guitar work that ranges from contemplative and moody to upbeat and spunky, mixing in retro chiptune sounds throughout.

Developed with a console in mind, Halo Wars 2 will work much like the original game; slower, more contemplative and easier to control with the limited functionality of a controller.