Sentences with phrase «focus on consumerism»

There would be less focus on consumerism and a greater focus on sustainability and community values.

Yes, the American media are totally focussed on consumerism, now tell us something we didn't know.

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At the same time Aetna, along with other large national insurers, has been converting from largely wholesale operations focused on the employer to more retail operations infused with an emphasis on consumerism.

Avoid consumerism, cut out the unnecessary noise, and focus on the facts and the opportunities.

Our «mania for factories» has been replaced by a mania for business and an always growing economy focused on entertainment and consumerism.

I am currently in the process of editing another book, China Across the Divide: Domestic Politics and Society & China's Global Relations, which focuses on the intersection between international and local issues, such as growing Chinese consumerism and its affect on global markets, recent waves of immigration to China, and human rights.

This popular ethical fashion and vegan vlogger is funny, fierce, fearless, fabulous and full of rage — which is a very good thing when that anger is focused on mindless consumerism, animal cruelty and human suffering.

Similarly, other productions, such as Billy Elliot, focus very much on the reality of the politics at the time of the Miners Strike in 1984 and shows such as We Will Rock You and Chicago The Musical looked at consumerism and mass identity and the power of the media respectively to focus on just a few of their themes.

Investigating the hybridization of Mexican - American identity and the culture of consumerism, Mondini - Ruiz» sculptural installation will further focus on issues surrounding border politics, racial and class interactions, and cultural tourism.

Ashley Longshore is an American contemporary painter, who focuses on pop culture, Hollywood glamour, and American consumerism.

The work of Paul McCarthy investigates the stereotypes and myths surrounding American popular culture, with particular focus on the unconscious effects of media, consumerism and iconography.

Despite their differences, both focused on female stars (Jane Avril for Toulouse - Lautrec, Marilyn Monroe for Warhol), and this talk at MoMA looks at how the two artists used posters and tabloids to link art and consumerism.

McCutcheon's past work has focused on the intersection of masculinity, consumerism and suburban iconography.

The show focuses on works that employ the human figure as a model in advertising, exploring questions of iconography, idealized beauty and consumerism.

Coinciding with the rise of modern branding and the onset of the information age, artists» focus on commodities and consumerism began as satire but came to be much more complex: commodities and associated phenomena, such as advertising, now served as vessels for ideas, politics, and personal relationships in «brand - new» types of painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance.

However, in some places, Pop was intentionally adopted as a pre-packaged style of cartoonish imagery, bold colors and content focused on celebrity, consumerism and the artifice of contemporary life.

Focusing on his signature icons creates a readily available device, partly eliminating the need for compositional decisions and allowing him to critically explore painting, while seemingly poking fun at some aspect of contemporary culture or consumerism.

We are excited to focus on #GivingTuesday next week as a great way to counter the rampant consumerism that kicks off today on Black Friday, the day that marks the beginning of traditional holiday shopping where crowds of consumers are taking advantage of special deals.

If you prefer to focus on personal responsibility, think of the Polar Pioneer as an avatar for our own wastefulness and consumerism.

Its solution is complete human curation of video content, combined with a focus on videos that allow kids to explore their world, instead of being force - fed videos designed to promote consumerism, distraction, and bad attitudes.

«Most of the global REITs [focus on office], but I would argue that the rise of consumerism across the globe presents an excellent opportunity to package and monetize retail real estate,» Imperiale says.