Known in his neighbourhood for his large sand paintings (some as tall as 20 feet) depicting the likes of Nelson Mandela, Michael Jackson, the Mona Lisa and political leaders, for Boys» Quarters he has created works that capture and
elevate ordinary working people that live and work in the streets around the gallery.
Not exact matches
Though she's received plenty of well - deserved accolades for her
work on «Mad Men» and «Top Of The Lake,» she has an uncanny ability to
elevate seemingly
ordinary parts into something really special, and we hope to see her getting more roles like this in the future.
It stars Sally Hawkins as Rita, confident and forthright as the
ordinary working mum who finds herself
elevated to the position of striker - spokeswoman, battling not merely against the bosses but the smug chaps» club in general: employers and trade unionists getting ready to stitch up a duplicitous compromise behind her back.
W Algarve will also cater for those who need to mix a little
work with play, offering two ultra-modern meeting rooms to
elevate any meeting from
ordinary to extraordinary.
As Duchamp puts it, «An
ordinary object [could be]
elevated to the dignity of a
work of art by the mere choice of an artist.»
At times Rostovsky
works in the opposite direction: he
elevates the
ordinary.
At the core of his
work, which seeks to animate the inanimate and
elevate the
ordinary to the revered, is a deep pathos that examines the arbitrariness of existence through both an expanded understanding of sculptural form and a nuanced reflection on the artistic process.
Often
working on a large if not monumental scale, she takes
ordinary, domestic items - such as platters and chargers - and
elevates them into powerful, sculptural objects.