Sentences with phrase «defies definition»

Over the years, Lori and Crystal have forged a relationship that defies definition.

This era defies definition, but it is a perfect subject for an exhibition.

Wizkid Wizkid defies definition.

Wizkid Wizkid defies definition.

«This handsome and emotive two - hander brings together Annette Bening and Jamie Bell for a story of actors divided by age, class and continents, but united by desire that defies definition» — Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Over the years, Lori and Crystal have forged a relationship that defies definition.

You can not possibly prove or disprove something that defies definition.

Like love, it defies definition and tidy resolutions and scoresheets.

This means that the God of the Israelite heritage defies definition.

Has theology, like religion, been spread so thin that it defies definition?

We pay taxes to support one county government, six cities, 19 towns, 23 villages, 141 sewer districts, 54 water districts, 28 fire districts, 21 lighting districts, 16 drainage districts, 15 park districts, five garbage districts, and 21 districts that defy definition.

Defying definitions of genre, he explores every medium, from film and installations to architectural interventions.

DiCorcia first came to prominence in the 1970s with photographs that defied definition, existing in the space between documentary fact and movie - style fiction.

A fairly recent addition to the hierarchy of the art world, the medium of artists» books has been surrounded by controversy since its induction in the 1970s: defying definition, classification, and the gallery.

Taking as its paradigm Georges Bataille's enigmatic postulation of the informe — a term that admits of no definition, defies definitions as such, even denies essentially that things have «definition» — the show subverts the presumed sine qua non of art, the making of form, with a shift to an art predicated on form's undoing.

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Because the managers are free to invest in a variety of opportunities, EJB defies easy definition.

Faith by definition is believing in something that defies explanation,

It is logically impossible — it defies the very definition of the word «Friday» and the word «not».

Sam Stone, Miracles defy explaination as to how they occur, since by definition, they are an intrusion into the natural order of things, but they do make sense if you know the whole story.

By defying the simple definition of the word atheism, the t!tle of his book guarantees heated discussion.

If I define something to be natural as a physical object / processes following rules that can be described very closely and repeatedly mathematically, then supernatural is a physical object / process that defies that definition.

Sam Stone, Fairies and pink dragons defy explaination as to how they occur, since by definition, they are an intrusion into the natural order of things, but they do make sense if you know the whole story.

To speak in such broad generalities about a group that defies convenient definition is silly.

The fact that a definition such as this made it in to a school textbook defies belief.

Napa County's New Definition of Agriculture to Include Marketing and Sales Napa County is almost finished updating its zoning code definition of agriculture to include marketing and sales, a move some say is merely administrative housekeeping and others say defies the English lDefinition of Agriculture to Include Marketing and Sales Napa County is almost finished updating its zoning code definition of agriculture to include marketing and sales, a move some say is merely administrative housekeeping and others say defies the English ldefinition of agriculture to include marketing and sales, a move some say is merely administrative housekeeping and others say defies the English language...

It defies logic and the very definition of the word «better.»

It's an all - in - one, high - definition, age - defying beauty balm that is packed with broad - spectrum SPF 30 and ready for action.

One thing for certain, with the first glance new dads experience a new kind of love, something so deep and protective that it defies comprehension and definition.

And not only may the human universe not be alone (defying the old definition of universe), humans may not be alone in their own space, either.

he defied the standard definitions of male form by re-tailoring proportions with shapes that were distinctly female.

First, «rural» defies a simple definition.

Tara Alemany defies a simple definition.

The nascent tablet market still defies any specific definition of what is or isn't a tablet.

Definitions of various cat populations defy universal acceptance, focusing invariably on ownership status, lifestyle, and level of socialization.

Definitions of various cat populations defy universal acceptance, focusing variably on ownership status, lifestyle, and level of socialization.

Clearly, there is a modest market for gourmet food, but the category tends to defy precise definition.

Los Angeles City Breaks Los Angeles, the city of Angels, is an incredibly diverse space that defies a single definition, but when you consider it spans over a thousand square miles that's not particularly surprising.

Los Angeles, the city of Angels, is an incredibly diverse space that defies a single definition, but when you consider it spans over a thousand square miles that's not particularly surprising.

I'm not sure we can realistically defend a functional definition of MMO using just scale any more, and defending any definition is going to get much more complicated as time goes on and games continue to defy current standards.

But I think what I love about them is the way they defy genre definitions.

Developer FATHOMABLE Ltd have created a title that defies the traditional genre definitions, straddling the mechanics of puzzler, rhythm game and exploration.

But the case is slightly different with contemporary art — which is premised in large part on a post-historical, post-teleological worldview that should, by its own definition, defy historicization.

ON THE WEST COAST, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art had something of a banner year with an exhibition of Catherine Opie's «O Project,» portraits that document the love and dignity of people who defy narrow definitions of sexual normalcy; an exhaustive retrospective of Robert Mapplethorpe (in collaboration with the Getty) and a survey of the horror movie polymath Guillermo del Toro.

Here it is seen as a form of personal politics; more than sharp dressing it defies the notion that there is one monolithic definition of black manhood.

In particular, Latina and Latin American women artists in Radical Women defied canonical ideas of art and normative definitions of the body, specifically of the female body.

The result is a multilayered installation that defies orthodox definitions and approaches.»

Her site specific installations, often consisting of elegant and complex wire and fabric wall pieces, combining locally and internationally sourced materials, defy simple definition.

ABOUT JOHN GIORNO John Giorno (b. 1936, New York City, USA) is an artistic innovator who has been defying conventional definitions of poet, performer, political activist, Tibetan Buddhist, and visual artist since he emerged upon the New York art scene during the late 1950s.

The Salon rejected the painting because it lacked, or defied, the necessary composition that established a tableau at that time; now, Grotjahn's pieces disrupt and challenge the visual experience that codifies the definition of art.

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Sigmar Polke (13/2/1941 -10 / 6/2010), he is an artist whose work defies easy definitions.