Sentences with phrase «cultural references from»

These are often made from memory and draw on a wide range of cultural references from history, fashion, and Hollywood to mythology, news imagery, sports and literature.

Her work has drawn on cultural references from Paradise Lost to Jabba the Hutt, and she lives and works in a south London nudist colony.

In her work, cultural references from the Western art historical canon to Groucho Marx all coexist using the language of surrealism and the organizing structure of the non-sequitur.

Visually it looks fabulous, and it's enjoyably packed full of modern cultural references from the past 40 years

Not exact matches

We try to come at the same desired center from opposite ends, one from the priority of the text and the other from a cultural frame of reference.

Besides the ways Whitehead's theory of symbolic reference supports feminist attempts to purge cultural symbols from their sexist and patriarchal connotations, it seems clear from the following passage that Whitehead would applaud feminist hopes of producing symbols more faithful to women's experience.

However, rather than simply accepting the opinion of states and critical Western scholars as the point of reference, the edited book Responsibility to Protect: Cultural Perspectives in the Global South by Rama Mani and Tom Weiss addresses the important and so far under - researched question of what scholars and activists from the global south really think about the R2P principle and how the R2P implementation process can account for those southern concerns and insights.

In writing books laced with philosophical ruminations and literary references, he has served as an emissary from the brain sciences to the cultural milieu.

In a global world, where physical and virtual limits collapse, we are flooded with information and cultural references, data and objects that come from everywhere.

While the movie includes narration (by Charles Osgood) drawn from the book, it also allows the stars opportunity for topical pop - cultural references as well as narrative detours, as when the mayor goes in for a Who - Root Canal «Sticking» «Who» in front of everything,» he gripes, «doesn't make it hurt less») or Horton's clover lands in a field of clovers, whereupon he sets out to locate his speck - adorned lower out of the thousands stretching before him.

During Dōbutsu no Mori +'s localization process overseas as Animal Crossing, there were many changes that not only involved immense translation from Japanese to English, but also replacements of many cultural references as well as brand new content, including new holidays, new items and new or altered events.

I bring this up because, as a novice when it comes to Chinese painting and Chinese movies, not to mention Japanese cinema, I depend on cultural reference points — and priorities for them — that are substantially different from Li's.

Although sight gags, like young Robin pulling his pants off, will keep kids amused, most of the humor here comes from sarcastic cultural references, decades of Batman depictions and other iconic characters.

The film is full of 1980s cultural references, from songs and music videos to video games, but they're thrown into the mix pointlessly, without purpose or comment.

With numerous pop - cultural references, movie references, one - liners, visual gags and spoofs that parodied Hollywood and fairytales: Far, Far Away (Hollywood), Burger Prince (Burger King), Farbucks (Starbucks), Versarchery (Versace), Olde Knavery (Old Navy), Saxon Fifth Avenue (Saks Fifth Avenue), Gap Queen (Gap Kids), Tower of London Records (Tower Records), Friar's Fat Boy (Big Boy), Baskin Robinhood (Baskin Robbins), Banana Kingdom (Banana Republic), Marilyn Monroe's infamous pose from The Seven Year Itch (1955)- when Fiona's dress blows up, Meet the Parents (2000), Ghostbusters (1984), Mission: Impossible (1996), Alien (1979), Flashdance (1983), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Spider - Man (2002), From Here To Eternity (1953), The Little Mermaid (1989) and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and even more, such as Joan Rivers» red - carpet appearance, and the TV show Cops (parodied as KNIGHfrom The Seven Year Itch (1955)- when Fiona's dress blows up, Meet the Parents (2000), Ghostbusters (1984), Mission: Impossible (1996), Alien (1979), Flashdance (1983), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Spider - Man (2002), From Here To Eternity (1953), The Little Mermaid (1989) and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and even more, such as Joan Rivers» red - carpet appearance, and the TV show Cops (parodied as KNIGHFrom Here To Eternity (1953), The Little Mermaid (1989) and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and even more, such as Joan Rivers» red - carpet appearance, and the TV show Cops (parodied as KNIGHTS).

None of the names really mean anything, or stand for anything, and if there is a higher theme we're supposed to derive from the cavalcade of classical and modern cultural references, we're damned if we can find it.

Yes, there is still fun spotting the cultural references that take in everything from Godzilla to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from Star Wars to The Breakfast Club.

Visually it looks fabulous, and it's enjoyably packed full of modern cultural references that take in music, film (ooh, look, isn't that The Iron Giant) and video gaming (wow — an Atari 2600) from the past 40 years.

«Sits - N - Giggles» (3:09) showcases Jonah Hill and cast mates» improvisations, from alternate cultural references to spontaneous banter.

MacIntyre plays these characters and their deeds for laughs, from the easy jokes of slang and cultural references within the dialogue to the groan - based humor of the movie's overkill - happy murders.

Haynes's references to films like Masculin - Féminin, Petulia, A Hard Day's Night, 8 1/2, and Darling are not film - historical erudition for its own sake but serve to underscore that Sixties cinema was always already influencing the cultural - political reality from which Dylan sprang.

The original Deadpool featured innumerable cultural references, from Green Lantern to Golden Girls, but Tarantino's involvement would take the sequel to the next level.

Drawing on his experience as a health psychologist and using a wealth of cultural, historical and literary references that range from the Buddha, to Nazi concentration camps, to Dorothy in the land of Oz, he leads us to examine ourselves.

[16] It is a complete reprint of the strip, including side notes about cultural and political references made in the strip, «Headlines» breaks to identify the top stories of the day, and commentary from Breathed.

Visitors from the North sometimes refer to it as «La Isla Bonita» because there are few other cultural references available to capture the natural and cultural wonders of the most popular tourist location in Belize.

Brischler's source material is culled from a wide swath of cultural references including book covers, vintage film posters, ephemera from long - out - of - print queer publications, and digital imagery in the age of social media.

Upholding the visual poetics and conceptual impulses of her earlier series these works bring together many cultural references amongst them; Japanese Ama divers, Ethiopian natives from the Ono Valley, childhood reminiscences of the soft frail architecture of sand castles and sensual memories of eating quince fruit - a soul food in Adriana's native Brazil.

When Jack and I did our show we decided to cite cultural points that peaked before we were born, so there were references to BMX bikes, Winnie the Pooh, VHS tapes, comics, this couch — stuff from the generation right before ours.

The exhibition title references many facets of arts and culture traditions from ancient history to the modern day, arising out of Smith's meditations on the number's spiritual significance as a marker of immortality, as well a number of noteworthy cultural and historical facts and figures featuring the number itself.

Travelling Dust is a departure from accepted modes of cultural reference and representation, opening up new channels of thought and taking a renewed look at what these places mean to one another within the realities of geopolitics.

Informed by a vast array of cultural references, from the cinematography of 1979 sci - fi classic «Stalker» to the architecture of Cambodia's ancient temples at Angkor Wat, Bhabha's work transcends a singular time and place.

The resulting Memory Doors, Ash and Spring Poppy Fields series rose from this new direction and further reference Buddhism and the Cultural Revolution.

He derives inspiration from his immediate environment, incorporating found objects gathered in and around urban neighborhoods and embracing varied cultural references.

He often brings together evolving traditions with present - day concerns through a mix of cultural references and materials, from robotic constructions and found objects (work boots and sewing machines) to organic materials (seeds, soil, and feathers).

Working to establish balance and harmony between cultural extremes, his unique style of working references both western pop art and eastern artistry as he strives to re-invent a concept of beauty that's welcomed by viewers from all cultural heritages.

Her drawings, objects, and installations conflate references to nature and culture, each work embodying a single instance of their collision, taking inspiration from the artist's personal experience, cultural memory, or historical events.

The pupils developed performances, drawing from their own cultural references, music preferences and fashion styles.

Throughout his career, Erizku has created a unique visual language and distinctive iconography that address issues of race, identity, politics and cultural history, while drawing from myriad references ranging from urban culture to advertising to the art historical canon.

Informed by a vast array of cultural references, from the cinematography of the1979 sci - fi classic «Stalker» to the architecture of Cambodia's ancient temples at Angkor Wat, her work transcends time and place.

Cultural references abound — from Marcel Duchamp's engagement with everyday objects to filmmaker Jean - Luc Godard's fascination with the colors red, yellow, and blue.

The display looks left over from Richard Prince, and one might praise him for piling on yet more cultural reference points.

Often referencing political and artistic history, including social resistance movements and Dada, Minimalism, and Conceptualism, Pendleton siphons historical and aesthetic content from texts and visual culture to critically examine the resonance of ideas from varied cultural and social perspectives.

The works express strong contrasting elements, such as the fusion of Western cultural elements with integration of classical and modern art, layered with references from Chinese classical art forms and details.

Bainbridge incorporates multiple components and reference points, including concepts and inspiration from art history and today's cultural field.

The sculptures reference the tradition of immortalizing subjects stemming back to antiquity while taking inspiration from art history, fashion, popular media, cultural anthropology and even pornography.

These works are physical and sonic compositions, aligning — or even «beatmixing» — references from artistic, scientific and cultural systems.

It features a shared cultural fabric with references ranging from Abstract Expressionism to Christopher Wool, Alice Cooper and Suzi Simpson, John Armleder and Lisa Lapinski.

Guston's existentialist canvases, which some found cartoonish or crude, are saturated with the influence of Italy's cultural and artistic heritage: from ancient and modern cityscapes that populate his Roma series, to references from Federico Fellini's films, his work is indebted to the Italian masters, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, Giotto, Tiepolo and De Chirico to whom he pays tribute to in «Pantheon» (1973).

Safavi combines multi-layered cultural and art historical references in the form of objects, materials and pictures transporting them from the resources of her own multicultural background, her travels and her ethnological research.

This imaginary, it seems, does not stem from your own imagination; rather, it exists as a factual system of references that fosters your belonging to distinct cultural landscapes and collective styles.