Sentences with phrase «fascinated by history»

This publication presents Doig as an artist with a conceptual practice, a visual thinker who is not only fascinated by the history of painting but also the process of painting itself.

Rosson Crow has long been fascinated by history and the psychology of interior spaces, and has addressed subjects as varied as French Revolutionary interiors, New York City graffiti and the films of Alfred Hitchcock.

She has been an artist all her life, but also is fascinated by history.

She is also fascinated by history as well as the way in which events of the past continue to resonate today — as a result, many of her works draw on specific historical time periods to offer reinvented means of understanding our contemporary moment.

Fascinated by history and politics, she was fortunate to enjoy opportunities for political involvement, such as campaign organizing and speechwriting, even before college.

I had long been fascinated by the history of the borderlands, by the stories of smugglers and outlaws and Indian fighting that I had heard growing up.

Here is the big thing we've learned by letting the students choose what they'll study: They are naturally curious and fascinated by history on the grandest scale.

Not exact matches

Never - the-less, I am fascinated by biblical scholarship, the history of the early church, and at any rate think people should have the correct facts about what was written and what the original authors meant it to mean.

I am fascinated by the global cities and crossroads of history, where people exchanged goods, customs, and ideas, and produced brilliant hybrid cultures as a result (Constantinople and Manila come to mind, or the many cultures along the Silk Road).

This visceral authentication of the relevance of the history of doctrine would be merely humorous were it not symptomatic of something that is not humorous; and one could be patient with phases of development marked by fascinated picking away at the gossamer peculiarities of one's own insides if the damage wrought were not so extensive.

Like many others in the Anglo - American world, I have long been fascinated by French history, love the language of Molière and Chateaubriand, admire the political thought of Montesquieu and Tocqueville, and treasure the example of great saints like Thérèse of Lisieux and Louis de Montfort.

by «love» I mean I'm fascinated / inspired by all the different things that overlap in Breezewood: pre-colonial American history; geology (the geologic history of PA is fascinating and the highways around Breezewood sport some absurdly amazing roadcuts); and highways in general (American mythmaking, all that good shit).

Regular readers of ConHome will know that our proprietor is fascinated by military history and valour.

Withers, whose energy drives the proposal, is a student of history who grew fascinated by the ties between the Onondagas and the large American city on their doorstep.

Not only was she fascinated by the science, but to her, digging into ancient strata seemed like reading the history of God's handiwork.

Borges, it is known, was fascinated by encyclopedias and by the Naturalis historia8 (perhaps the first encyclopedia in history), which in fact he mentions in «Funes the Memorious»: Funes asks the narrator (Borges) for any Latin text, and Borges obliges with volume VII of Pliny's encyclopedia and Quicherat's Thesaurus, just so the rube will be rudely disappointed upon finding out that one can not learn such a complicated language using only a book and a dictionary.

As a boy he was fascinated by natural history, a pursuit encouraged by his pharmacist father.

I'm always fascinated by this and history in general!

Taking a date here presents many opportunities to wow, and whether you are fascinated by the region's history as a spa resort, intrigued by architecture and art or merely want a pretty base from which to explore the Cotswold's from, this is the place to come.

Art lovers will appreciate the richness of the Limerick City Gallery of Art's collection and those with an interest in history will be fascinated by the City Museum's Stone and Bronze Age artefacts.

Elias has been fascinated by the town and its bloody history since he...

Enemy [Mild Spoilers]: when a history lecturer spots his doppelgänger in the background of a movie scene he becomes increasingly fascinated by the actor.

Apatow, who deserves to be regarded as the preeminent figure in American comedy right now, has shown an uncanny knack for fostering bright young comic talent, and because he loves comics so much and is so fascinated by their process — the way John Cassavetes loved Method actors and their process — his productions tend to brim with scene - stealing supporting players, amusing non sequiturs, and running times (124 minutes in the case of The Five - Year Engagement) that few comedies in the history of moving pictures have shouldered without eventually buckling under.

«The kids were fascinated by the veterans and, by making the stories available in a book, we made sure they would last throughout history.»

This short blurb by Checker Finn is terrific; the first - person narrative is compelling, and for history buffs and those fascinated by the intersection of politics and policy, it offers something special.

Being a history buff, I was fascinated by the environment.

Over the past few years, in the course of research into other areas of the history of reading, I have become fascinated by a series of metaphors...

All through recorded history, it is clear that humans have been fascinated and confounded by the self.

Despite having degrees in Psychology and Counseling, Ernest always enjoyed creating stories, has perpetually been fascinated by the ancient world, and can often be found reading books and watching television shows related to history.

Explaining his appearance on the blog, ahead of flight back to the US, Child said: «I read blogs like these and comment occasionally because, yes, I really do care about these things, am endlessly fascinated by new developments in anything, and — again — feel privileged to be watching the self - publishing revolution, which I truly feel to be the biggest single radical act in arts history.

I study stock trading as a hobby because I'm fascinated by the possibility of using technology, technical strategy and other techniques in making predictions about the future and interpreting history to extrapolate what could happen next for the purpose of making money.

History buffs will be fascinated by D - Day sites and Rouen where Joan of Arc was martyred.

Regardless of what the wreck is, divers have always been fascinated by these massive structures, their history and how they sunk.

I'm fascinated by Acadian history and wasn't aware of the terrible deportation policy until we visited the Cajun museum in Louisiana.

It was intrigued at the history of this place, fascinated by what the ancient Mayans discovered and the sciences that they have preserved over the years.

Just the thought of experiencing a new place and having a new adventure excites me greatly and I am fascinated by culture, language and history.

Immensely fascinated by the arts and interactive media, Maxwell N's views and opinions are backed by a vast knowledge of and passion for film, music, literature and video game history.

Veterans of the video game industry and fascinated by print media since their childhood, they combined their passions and co-wrote several books on major series, including Zelda: The History of a Legendary Saga, Metal Gear Solid: Hideo Kojima's Magnum Opus, and The Legend of Final Fantasy VII.

Personally, I've learned a huge amount over the course of this project, and have become fascinated by the vast and rich history of China.

Halbreich says, «He was fascinated by the antique rarity of purple,» one of Polke's many explorations of arcane history.

Our aim is to make Photo London a key destination for everyone who is equally intrigued by the rich history of photography and fascinated by future directions of the form.

I've always been fascinated by the densely layered history of cities, and there's no city on Earth that offers Rome's menu of public art and public spaces.

By the time Twombly died in 2011, he had become a figure of unique mystery and authority in modern art — an American who chose to live in Italy, an abstract artist fascinated by myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our agBy the time Twombly died in 2011, he had become a figure of unique mystery and authority in modern art — an American who chose to live in Italy, an abstract artist fascinated by myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our agby myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our age.

In the context of history I am fascinated by the general cycle that is greed - power - enslavement - despair - corruption - revolution - destruction and so on.

Conner had a well - documented history of being fascinated by atom bombs, beginning with influential film Crossroads in 1976.

On Holzer's first visit to Blenheim Palace, she became fascinated by the venue's own military history.

Barbara Diener is fascinated by unexplained phenomena and, in this book, she has used a variety of methods to capture images that convey the ineffable qualities of human existence.Barbara Diener is an award - winning, lens - based artist and currently theCollection Manager in the Department of Photography at the Art Institute ofChicago.Allison Grant is a writer, curator, artist, and Assistant Professor in the Art andArt History Department at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.Gregory Harris is the Assistant Curator of Photography at the High Museum ofArt in Atlanta.

Buck is an artist who is fascinated by the cultural imagery surrounding his two homes (one in Bozeman, Montana, and the other on the Big Island of Hawaii), current events, popular culture, and the irony inherent in world history.

British artists throughout history have been fascinated and entranced by the sea and oceans, «The Power of the Sea»...

British artists throughout history have been fascinated and entranced by the sea and oceans, «The Power of the Sea» an exhibition at the RWA opening on the 5th April is exhibiting a multi-disciplinary approach to this vast subject within art.