Sentences with phrase «conventional notions»

I've always been critical of conventional notions of copyright.

His work challenges conventional notions of ceramic art and demonstrates the fluid boundaries of 21st century ceramic practice.

These empty structures become the focus and subject of the work, questioning conventional notions of function, commodity and value exchange.

It included new and recent works that cut across conventional notions of the scale and status of the photographic object, opening up its potential to represent cultural, social and physical realities.

What does artwork about «being a 43 - year - old artist whose window to fulfill conventional notions of youthful genius long ago closed» look like?

Her work questions the relation to architectural and historical spaces, and challenges conventional notions around the exhibition space.

It challenges conventional notions of what a 4 - door sedan can be.

Curated for the first time by Ralph Rugoff (Hayward Gallery, London) Frieze Talks will explore how - in an age of «alternative facts» - art and artists» capacity to beguile, disorientate and disrupt conventional notions of «the real» takes on new meanings.

Attracted to industrial wastelands, rock quarries and fringe landscapes, his works of the late 1960s broke with conventional notions of sculpture.

Artists like Judy Chicago, Mira Schor, Martha Rosler, Adrian Piper, Howardina Pindell, and others merged art and activism, elevating everyday materials, methods, and experiences to challenge conventional notions about how and why and where art is created and consumed.

Best known for his intricate sculptures that defy conventional notions of scale and site - specificity, Suh draws attention to the ways viewers occupy and inhabit public space.

Lexus designers went beyond conventional notions of styling for the new RX, producing a sporty yet elegant look defined by sharp lines and stark color contrasts.

Shade explores both artists» unique relationships to black in their paintings, whether it's used to force viewers out of their comfort zones, evoke emotions, or confront conventional notions of race.

While the episodic nature solidifies the film's themes, it's also in these passages that more conventional notions take hold, leading to a conclusion that was less than satisfying.

An avid traveler, Gabriel Orozco uses the urban landscape and the everyday objects found within it to twist conventional notions of reality and engage the imagination of the viewer.

While commercial publishers used to be conservative, often «burdened with the legacy of escapist adolescent male power fantasies,» according to Lantz, they're now taking notice, supporting projects that overturn conventional notions of what a game is and add artistic prestige to their lineups.

Jean Dubuffet shocked the art establishment in the mid-1940s by rejecting conventional notions of beauty and good taste.

Self Reflection is an exhibition tackling conventional notions of female image and taboo.

Each one takes a fresh approach to the material and historical bases of artmaking, flouting conventional notions of genre, discipline, and context.

Through painting, a medium that has traditionally embraced this binary, these artists are pushing the genre in new, unprecedented directions, challenging the ways in which paintings can be used to deconstruct and rewrite conventional notions of personal identity.

Like Dean, he was a charismatic rebel who upended conventional notions about his craft, inspired countless younger artists, died at an early age, and left cult - like legions of fans who mourn his loss to this day.

Certainly the later Nazi obsession with an Über - race that stood conventional notions of morality on their head and brought about massive [148] human destruction can be characterized as a perversion of Nietzsche's Übermensch.

He has written that the description conservative evangelical is an oxymoron — for the gospel upsets conventional notions of morality, it does not conserve them.

Food for Thought: «The most successful people often aren't directly pursuing conventional notions of success.

However this belief is challenged when confronted with stunning, brilliant paintings, such as those by Francis Bacon or Anselm Kiefer, where conventional notions of brushwork and technique seem irrelevant.

As an videographer, the urgency and great range of expression embodied in his renderings seems to somehow transcend conventional notions of the character of customary movie - making.

Those idiosyncratic brushstrokes betray an unmatched willingness to look deeply and continuously and to set aside conventional notions of how objects are supposed to exist in the world.»

The films by Danish artist Jesper Just probe intimate relationships, sexuality, and can surprise viewers with unexpected twists on conventional notions of masculinity.

The featured works largely discard conventional notions of formal restraint and classical refinement in favor of a tactile and often sexual exploration of painted imagery.

While maps often assume an unquestionable authority of accuracy and fact (until they are proven outdated), Rodriguez dismantles conventional notions of locale and geography through intuitive associations and personal narratives.

Jovanović's works are an invitation to disregard conventional notions of aesthetics and embrace a democratic vision of representation, free from all constraints.

Exploring the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and industrial manufacturing techniques, each work reconceptualized conventional notions of lace, while challenging the dichotomy between traditional and contemporary design.

Frieze Talks Curated for the first time by Ralph Rugoff (Hayward Gallery, London), Frieze Talks will explore how — in an age of «alternative facts» — art's capacity to beguile, disorientate and disrupt conventional notions of «the real» can take on new meanings.

The art historian Robert Storr wrote about Mangold in his 2000 publication «Betwixt and Between»: «The constancy of Mangold's concerns defies conventional notions of artistic growth and change.

In the book, entitled David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants which hit shelves Tuesday, Gladwell looked at some numbers relating to higher education that challenges conventional notions about adversity and obstacles.

Known for frenetically repeating his own signature alongside other arbitrary subject matter such as stop signs, leaves, fish, and palm trees, Smith has persistently confronted conventional notions of authorship and the artist's gesture.

Blake knew that moving to freelance consulting would cut her paycheque significantly, and she concedes she's had to let go of the more conventional notions of career advancement.

American audiences are familiar with conventional notions of Tibetan art, but will have the opportunity to experience the vibrant new representational narrative painting and mixed media installations coming out of Tibet's contemporary art community.

Kalup Linzy (American, b. 1977] writes, directs, produces, and stars in video works that challenge conventional notions about sexuality, race, and gender.

Blending art and science to produce a spectacularly immersive experience, William Kentridge's The Refusal of Time is a five - screen, room - sized installation using animation, live action, and music to question conventional notions of time and history.

«Dissident Futures» is an investigation into possible alternative futures, particularly those that question or overturn conventional notions of innovation in economic, political, and technological structures.

Rejecting conventional notions of beauty and good taste, Dubuffet asserted that invention and creativity could only be found outside traditional cultural channels.

«SELF REFLECTION is an intersectional approach to issues of «gender, identity, sexuality, body image, censorship, and self - liberation,» says The Untitled Space Gallery, and the artists involve use their own autonomy as a means of addressing «the personal as political via self - reflection and reinvention, tackling conventional notions of female image and taboo.»

But she sometimes ended up flouting conventional notions of her role in society.

Everything Is Happening At Once includes new and recent work that cuts across conventional notions of the scale and status of the photographic object, opening up its potential to represent cultural, social and physical realities.

Through painting, a medium that has traditionally embraced this binary, these artists are pushing the genre in new, unprecedented directions, challenging the ways in which paintings can be used to deconstruct and rewrite conventional notions of personal identity, engendering a new visual pronoun.