Sentences with phrase «figurative ways of»

Peirce knew that in discussing evolution in this way, he was speculating and resorting to figurative ways of forming his thesis.

To say that matter «obeys» the law of gravity is only a figurative way of speaking.

They are a literal and figurative way of saying, «You are not alone.»

He abandoned his earlier, figurative way of working which involved modelling in clay and casting in bronze, and began to make purely abstract works: sculpture constructed and welded in steel, comprising beams, girders and other found elements painted in bright colours.

Not exact matches

It boils down to fago means «eat» mostly the same way that we mean when we say «eat», usually it is literally, but it can be conceived of as figuratively: when it speaks of Israel eating manna, we understand it to mean literally, but we can conceive of it meaning something figurative.

It should be noted, however, that Jesus is reported to have used the word Hades only three times, (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 16:23) twice with an obviously figurative significance Capernaum brought «down unto Hades» (Matthew 11:23) and «the gates of Hades shall not prevail against» the church (Matthew 16:18)-- and only once, in the parable just quoted, in any such way as to throw light on his opinions.

Massah and Meribah come later to have a figurative use in the biblical language, denoting rejection of the way and possibilities of faith (Deut.

(Isa 8:20 NIV)» this verse is the bases for Bible interpretation,,, it identifies the guidelines,,, in other words,,, the Bible can't contradict itself,,, nor can anyone who claims to be bearing the message of God contradict with the Bible,,, so if the Bible tells me that (Soddom and Gomorrah had sinned,,, and in many other parts of the Bible Perversion is called by its name) then what King David says here needs to be understood in a figurative way,,, here is a suggestion,,, a Man lets down his defenses infront of his wife,,, he is absolutely offguard around her,,, his love towards his wife, is a mixture of love, respect, endless trust,,, and this kind of love was what David had towards Jonathan,,, he knew he could count on him, he knew, he didn't have to fear anything around him, he knew,,, «as the verse states» that he loved him as himself!

The fact that this bow is removable means you can rock it both ways depending on what mood you're in, and for this post I decided to wear the dress sans bow with a simple belt to show the dress doesn't lose any of it's loveliness without that figurative cherry on top.

Whether or not I like a look often comes down to the overall silhouette, which it is in a way easier to see from a distance (literal or figurative), without the distraction of the details.

Ben Ripley's screenplay throws us immediately into Colter's dilemma, as the audience tries to catch up with circumstances in exactly the same way as he must grope around in the figurative dark for knowledge of his surroundings, his purpose, and even himself.

Each idea and concept the director presents proceeds to bounce off those around them in a multitude of ways, the literal and the figurative joined at the hip in such a manner making heads or tails out of every presented piece is likely impossible on initial viewing.

Not just another baroquely orchestrated big - screen freak - out in the vein of «Black Swan» (though it is very much that), the film touches on themes that — if too hazily figurative to be in any way autobiographical — at least tread on factors in the director's own life...

There are a variety of ways to remove funding from chronically low - performing schools and transfer it to better schools (including moving the dollars in the figurative «backpacks» of the students) that merit serious consideration.

Some artists searched in a figurative direction (Die Brücke / The Bridge), others in a more abstract way of expression (Der Blaue Reiter / Blue Rider).

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One way to help your child understand what you mean when you talk about figurative language is to have him look at some of his Valentine's Day cards.

Teaching antonyms, synonyms, categories, classification, and figurative language are just some of the ways to build relational vocabulary knowledge and support reading development.

But with GT Sport they're looking to deliver more than that; to deliver a revolution in the way that people experience driving games, a figurative «rebirth» of motorsports.

«Through my figurative work, I aim to represent the power of the female form; manipulate the shape in such a way that pushes you to consider «beauty» second.

Soon after the show closed in New York, the figurative painter Kenneth Hayes Miller also found the show explosive, but in a positive way: «It set off a blast of dynamite in a cramped space — it blew everything wide open.

By the turn of the last century, Munch had worked his way toward a figurative style shaped by the emotions that preoccupied him — anxiety, loneliness, jealousy, fear, and grief.

His work paved the way for a new generation of figurative painters, and his absence in the art world will surely be felt.»

Referred to as «abstract figurative drawings,» by Mr. Owens, the new works are produced in ways that are «similar to the process of making photographic prints in a darkroom» but using everybody's favorite petroleum jelly, Vaseline, and everybody's favorite drug, coffee.

The earthier hues of his figurative palette gave way to an exploration of high - key and lyrical colour.

The artists work in a variety of unique and innovative ways; some incorporating a more traditional figurative approach, while others are combining metalpoint with other media to produce striking and unexpected results.

For there was obviously no way that this would be a show of anything remotely resembling the figurative art of the past; it all has to be new and instantly striking, with its own unique selling point — whatever can be summarised in the smallest number of words.

Also, previously, the major retrospectives at the Whitney had showcased only recent developments in abstraction; in the case of the New Image show, figurative art made its way into the exhibition.

His more realistic figurative imagery in the 1930s and»40s gave way to the influences of cubism and other forms of abstract art.

With Abstract Expressionism at the forefront of American painting, these artists, which included Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Roland Peterson, and Wayne Thiebaud — often referred to as the Bay Area Figurative artists — explored inventive new ways to depict traditional subject matter — the figure, landscape, and still life.

Not being a critic, I don't expect to add anything new in the way of criticism, but I do have observations and a thorough understanding of encaustic, so perhaps I can fill in some of the cracks (literal and figurative) in the reportage.

A lot of your abstract works are quite figurative in a way.

A new group show looks at the ways in which 17 contemporary artists are approaching the topic of gender through painting, picking apart the idea of the binary in ways that are figurative, expressive and abstract.

It's difficult to think of major female artists since the 1970s who work with figurative sculpture in the way of a Charles Ray or a Paul McCarthy, although I can think of many celebrated female artists who have used the body in installation and performance art.

For the works featured in And Debris, Shepherd departs in many ways from her previous work, which has been primarily rational and figurative, with an overall sense of stability.

Simultaneously materialist and conceptual, abstract and figurative, textual and painterly, Hollingsworth makes us question the étre of painting in the way Donald Judd did with the object.

In this way the ribbon paintings and their title serve as a metaphor for the relational character of the figurative work throughout the exhibition.

«Offers a great insight into sources of [Sasnal's] inspirations and fields of interest: painting about painting, figurative painting and portraits, the history of Poland and travel shots... The book itself is a journey full of facts and intriguing perspectives on materiality and subject matter of Sasnal's paintings and his way of deconstructing the different symptoms of current times... Jam - packed with fascinating personal stories and facts from the artist's life.

Delacroix's dramatic, Romantic approach to painting paved the way for modern art, asserts a show at the National Gallery in February, while in Bath the Holburne Museum marks its centenary year with a display of figurative work by 19th - century radicals, the Impressionists.

Heavily influenced by Arshile Gorky and Pablo Picasso, de Kooning was often thought to have blended Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism within his pictorial compositions, ultimately paving the way for generations of gestural figurative painters.

1965 - 1975» depicts the energy of the cultural environment of this American city as a center for figurative production, as well as the heterogeneity of the contributions of some artists known as Chicago Imagists (Roger Brown, Ed Flood, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum), who had identified the roots of their personal research in Surrealism and Art Brut, in a way that anticipated the new tendencies of the 80's and 90's, from Graffiti to Street Art, from wild cartoons to urban murals.

By combining the motif inherent in the Penguin book, Miller found a way to marry aspects of Pop Art, abstraction and figurative painting at once, with his writer's love of text.

This exhibition confirms that in many ways De Kooning was at heart a figurative painter, one in pursuit of an elusive, semiabstract reality that taunted him from the space between his canvas and the model.

And I think in contrast here, there is this — as I said — openness to engage with narrative, to engage with figurative form in a kind of unapologetic way.

Tuymans has specifically selected these artists for the individual nature of their practice and the paradoxical way each of them uses their medium — as the artist himself is a figurative painter who constantly seeks to extend the traditional boundaries of his own practice — Tuymans has sought to recognise a similar trait in the artists he has chosen to exhibit; their works collectively investigate the potential, formal and conceptual tensions within the notion of abstraction.

The exhibition spans three galleries within the Zaha Hadid - designed museum, anchored by overarching themes within each: «Shifting Identities» explores how a changing China alters constructions of identity; «Body as Site» focuses on the physical body as a literal and figurative site of discussion and debate; and «Confronting Tradition» highlights the ways in which artists draw inspiration from classical texts, teachings, and artistic practices to reinterpret and question evolving power structures and social norms.

Selectively and imaginatively revisiting old master techniques and concepts, artists today are again exploring the figurative tradition as a viable way of approaching contemporary life.

Ron Mueck's skill lies in the creation of figurative sculptures that appear to be real, in a sense that they are made of flesh and blood, but moreover, have presence in a profoundly individual way.

It is not an understatement to say that recent Chinese figurative painting has had an exemplary impact on the way we look at painting today and on the growth of the contemporary Asian art market.

«Germaine Richier» will explore the daring ways in which Richier's art bridges the tradition of classical figurative sculpture with an idiosyncratic visual language born of an anguished, searching, and, ultimately, spiritual post-World War psyche.