Sentences with phrase «forming layer upon layer»

In absence of regular maintenance, plaque gradually builds over time, forming layer upon layer.

Not exact matches

Whether we consider the rocky layers enveloping the Earth, the arrangement of the forms of life that inhabit it, the variety of civilizations to which it has given birth, or the structure of languages spoken upon it, we are forced to the same conclusion: that everything is the sum of the past and that nothing is comprehensible except through its history.

The researchers came upon their finding serendipitously, after working out the molecular pathway, or succession of genes, that prompt the early - stage formation of the endoderm, one of the three layers of cells that form the developing embryo.

Some artists, though, are none of the above, with simple shapes that resolve into layer upon layer of color, form, and thought.

Mental maps form the basis of his working method: they push against the edges of the picture plane; his larger paintings exceed a strictly 2D plane, being more like relief sculptures, employing layer upon layer of collaged forms — abstract painting, ephemera from travel, photography and juxtaposed linear structures — to denote the performative aspect of his initial research.

Upon closer viewing of these Soft cylinders and Ikebana forms, one sees that color is created by layering delicate threads of white within clear glass.

Conscious of the different moods that the combination of colors would evoke, Ding superimposes layer upon layer of the motifs, forming elaborate patterns that resemble the flat surfaces of traditional cloth weaves, fields of green and yellow, or even the pixelated grids of digital art.

Upon viewing the paintings at a closer distance, the images begin to transform; the detail starts to appear and the material and form, along with the process, completely changes to give way to the realisation that the paintings are in fact knitted pieces layered together to form an abstract painting, using wool to replicate the process of paint.

Her pastels employ multiple layers of brilliant pigment creating a play of light and revealing color upon form.

Executed in oil on canvas from a digital image, the paintings incorporate layer upon layer of fine lines of colour to create architectural - like forms, suggestive of a dense, abstracted cityscapes.

Through layering, refining and expanding upon these images taken from the common lexicon of contemporary experience, Scheibitz synthesizes the various forms into compositions that superbly distill the amalgamation of relationships in the final tableau.

By painting layer upon layer of whites and off - whites over silkscreened elements used in previous works — monochrome forms taken from reproductions, enlargements of details of photographs, screens, and polaroids of his own paintings — he accretes the surface of his pressurized paintings while apparently voiding their very substance.

The column, a form evoking architecture, text (a magazine column), and biology (giraffe's neck) in this setting forms an indeterminate foundation upon which the artist can layer meanings.

The coins formed the outer layer of a foam based sculpture that then floated upon the surface of water inside an infinity fountain on a corporate plaza in Miami's financial district.

The surface of each form has been meticulously, painstakingly, covered by layer upon layer of colored enamel paint, and they sit boldly upon plinths constructed from stacked cardboard boxes painted white.

For Collapsible Leaves, Azuma uses layers upon layers of folded leaves, all arranged in simple shapes or forms.

For this chair, the fly posters from buildings are layered upon layer to form a thick laminate, like boards.