Sentences with phrase «iconic objects such»

Functionless platforms and modular appendages are joined together to mimic back decks and home additions, and iconic objects such as houseplants, doilies and braided rag rugs infuse the room with intimacy and familiarity.

Not exact matches

In medieval times, however, there was a widespread knowledge of artists» materials that contributed deeper meaning to objects such as the Metz Pontifical (c. 1316) and the Macclesfield Psalter (c. 1330), both beautiful illuminated manuscripts now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, as well as the Thornham Parva Retable, which was also restored at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and the Wilton Diptych, Richard II's iconic portable altarpiece.

However, scissors, lizard, and Spock call for imagining hand gestures that are more abstract and iconic than those needed to grasp the visual objects, and suggests, says Andersen, that this area of the brain may also be involved in more general hand gestures, such as ones we use when talking, or for sign language.

The environment design is faithful to the subject matter as it includes iconic environments from Star Wars films such as the remote desert planet of Jakku and the ice planet of Starkiller Base containing a deadly energy weapon within the core of the planet, while a new feature which generally sets environments apart from this game in comparison to other LEGO games is the introduction of multi-build paths that effectively allows players to build an object to complete a new objective or reach a new area, dismantle it, then re-build it as an alternative object in order to complete another new objective or reach another new area.

Johnson works predominantly in mixed media sculptures and paintings, combining bare materials such as mirror, wood, and shea butter with loaded iconic objects including record covers, CB radios, historical books, and common domestic objects.

Works from the early eighties, nineties and noughties such as Formica Red (1983); Timex (1987); Charles Eames Chair (2002) e SMEG (2002) are iconic examples of Bertrand Lavier's ability to morph object - hood through the painterly gesture, challenging and experimenting the Duchampian concept of Ready Made.

Hobbs creates installations in living spaces such «Alarmist (Motel 6)» that features a tent and objects hoarded by a survivalist; or, the room with walls clad in gold metallic sheets that features the iconic refreshment tables found at high school proms in «Prom Forever.»

Kawai isolates the objects and characters that are recurrent in her day - to - day life, as she animates iconic symbols such as cars and furry pets, and combines them with imaginary smiling beasts and cartoons.

The exhibition opened with MoMA's first decade, including such iconic works as Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad (acquired in 1930), Paul Cézanne's The Bather (acquired in 1934) Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space (acquired in 1934), as well as Walker Evans's Posed Portraits, New York (acquired in 1938), Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie (acquired in 1936), and utilitarian, machine - made objects, such as an outboard propeller, a flush valve, and a self - aligning ball bearing (acquired in 1934).

Iconic images and forms such as light switches, tree - shaped air fresheners, and pyramids recur in many works, creating an archeology of objects and symbols that hover between the existential and the everyday.

These are situated atop large, white - plaster sculptures that have been alternately modeled after iconic works from the Greco - Roman era, including the Farnese Hercules and the Esquiline Venus, or after such quotidian objects from the contemporary residential landscape as a rustic mailbox, a birdbath, and an inflatable garden snowman.

While historic pieces such as the iconic code - breaking Enigma machine from World War II are on display, SPYSCAPE isn't an ordinary museum with antiquated objects in vitrines and dry wall texts.

Marking a departure from iconic mid-century modernist architectural forebears (Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier) and the Minimalist sculptors who followed shortly thereafter (Donald Judd and Carl Andre), when Gillick works in three dimensions, his objects tend to be industrially fabricated in materials such as steel, aluminum, and Plexiglas and to take the shape of autonomous platforms, shelves, cubes, and architectural interventions on the wall, floor, or ceiling.

It included works by iconic international artists such as Andy Warhol as well as works by local artists including Carol Panaro - Smith and James Hajicek plus David Emitt Adams — whose photographs on objects found in the Sonoran desert were also part of the 2015 Arizona Biennial exhibition at Tucson Museum of Art.

The retrospective features Oldenburg's iconic early installations such as The Street and The Store, in addition to his original designs for colossal monuments for public spaces and the Mouse Museum — a miniature, walk - in museum in the form of a Geometric Mouse, filled with nearly 400 souvenirs, kitsch objects, and studio models.

The objects on view include rare daguerreotypes and vintage photographs, such as Roger Fenton's iconic The Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855) from the Crimean War and an early print of Joe Rosenthal's Old Glory Goes Up on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.

Johnson works predominantly in mixed media sculptures, paintings, and drawings, combining bare materials such as mirror, wood, and shea butter with loaded iconic objects including record covers, CB radios, historical books, and common domestic objects.

Featuring over 50 masterpieces of modern Japanese art from the Tokyo National Museum, the exhibition includes six objects designated «Important Cultural Properties of Japan,» including Dancing Lady Maiko Girl by Kuroda Seiki and the iconic Portrait of Reiko by Kishida Ryusei as well as other important works in Japanese modern art history such as Mount Fuji Rising above Clouds by Yokoyama Taikan and Spring Rain by Shimomura Kanzan.

(Ditto furniture designers such as Charles Eames, whose now iconic molded plywood chairs were among the objects on display.)

Alluding to iconic mid-century modernist architectural forebears, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, and the Minimalist sculptors who followed shortly thereafter, such as Donald Judd and Carl Andre, Gillick's three - dimensional objects tend to be industrially fabricated in materials such as steel, aluminum, and Plexiglas and to take the shape of autonomous platforms, shelves, cubes, and architectural interventions on walls, floors, or ceilings.

In this body of work, large plaster sculptures modeled after iconic works from the Greco - Roman era and quotidian objects such as garden ornaments are each anchored by a blue «gazing ball» of hand - blown glass.

In order to highlight the link between art and industry, iconic design objects such as the Olivetti Valentine typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass will also be on display.

Pruitt, whose interests in cultural excess went unappreciated in the era of political correctness, combined traditional objects like quilts with iconic styles of presentation, such as those employed by Felix Gonzalez - Torres.