Sentences with phrase «for social commentary»

The photographs question and redefine the artistic potential of the craft as a platform for social commentary.

It's a soap, to be sure, but a soap with an eye for social commentary.

In my opinion, it's a critical space for social commentary.

Do you find the speculative fiction genre to be particularly suited for social commentary?

Do you think there is any role for social commentary in landscape painting?

Prints have often been a forum for social commentary and criticism as they are well suited to swiftly convey images of current events to a broad audience.

Zanele Muholi was influenced by Gordon Parks through his powerful use of the camera for social commentary as described by this quote from Parks» memoir: «I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs.

With Beatriz at Dinner, the prolific duo confirm their talent for social commentary and incisive wit after more than a decade of close collaborations, including indie films (Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl) and TV series (Freaks and Geeks and HBO's Enlightened).

While the entertainment value of Cloverfield is highly negotiable, it's clear that Abrams has consciously aligned himself with those filmmakers who have used the template of a grade - B monster / invasion movie — Don Siegel, George Romero, Steven Spielberg — as a stealth vessel for social commentary.

Unfortunately, the schizophrenic plot muddles any and all potential for social commentary.

I'm super excited to see just what direction this series takes because there's a lot of mythology to explore here and plenty of opportunity for social commentary that will make this futuristic tale as relevant as possible.

Zombie movies might not be the first place one thinks to look for social commentary and reflections on the changing landscape of American culture.

Horror is often a genre ripe for social commentary, offering the opportunity to use the heightened emotions of fear and peril to get to the core of society's anxieties.

Others, including Leigh Ledare and Rirkrit Tiravanija, used sheets from the New York Times as backdrops for social commentary.

These photographs are more than representations and reconstructions of Wall's experiences, they are an agent for social commentary on violence and cultural miscommunication.

Zombie fiction author Jeremy Laszlo says, «The undead are the perfect platform for social commentary, to write stories about friendship, love, the human spirit, and how people react under extreme duress.»

Prints are well - suited for quickly conveying images of contemporary events to a wide audience, and thus have often been a forum for social commentary or criticism.

In Scott's hands, human adornment becomes a vehicle for social commentary and a means for confronting contentious issues affecting contemporary society.

Thomas Ruff's photographs question and redefine the artistic potential of the craft as a platform for social commentary.

As a platform for social commentary, this body of work provokes contemplation on the ecological status of our surroundings.

Norman Lewis uses landscape painting as a vehicle for social commentary.

The nine artists featured in the exhibition have created a series of contemporary performances that draw on the tradition of carnival as a vehicle for social commentary, while bringing contemporary performance practice into the wider public arena.