Sentences with phrase «figures blank faces»
When asked why he gave many of his figures blank faces, Matisse explained, «Because the expression is carried by the whole picture....
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Giacometti, a Swiss modern master known for his haunting sculptures of blank - face Everymen, cast the work 50 years ago as part of a commission to plant several of his bronze figures outside Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City's financial district.
Loaded with the same dry wit and blank - faced stick figures that populate xkcd, What If?
Much later, I felt sick with fear, never knowing if the blank - faced, lanky figure would be waiting around the corner.
As Hobbs notes, «What is surprising is the degree to which intimacy is joined with anonymity in his art: the figures are distinct personalities even though their faces are blank.»
In Orange Shirt, the figures face, shown in profile, is completely blank, void of any elements.
Utilizing the female face as a blank slate, Lichtenstein re-filters her features through his abstracted translation of commercial motifs — in essence transforming the remnants of the figure into a Roy Lichtenstein pop icon.