Sentences with phrase «ideal of beauty»

Rather than grappling with ideals of beauty or touching the sometimes contentious third rail of identity politics in contemporary culture, artists seek refuge in the safety of suggestion rather than representation.

There are many appropriate ideals of beauty at which cultures may strive; hence, concrete codes of behavior designed to facilitate the attainment of such beauty vary widely.

It requires some education and engagement to consider ideals of beauty apart from empirical reality.

These ideals seem to be more fed by peer - group comparisons than by comparing oneself to the existing ideals of beauty.

This was questioned because of the changing male ideal of beauty.

Not exactly fitting cultural ideals of beauty.

Female gaze 16 May Maisie Cousins» first solo exhibition «grass, peonie, bum» at TJ Boulting London explores the themes of femininity and sexuality within her work, which addresses the misogynistic ideals of beauty with humour and erotic imagery.

Alia El - Bermani's debut solo exhibition will include more than twelve paintings that examine the dilemmas posed when the classical ideal of beauty meets feminist critique.

In the early part of the 20th century, European artists had also questioned accepted ideals of beauty, and the choice of Rossy de Palma, often referred to as «a Picasso portrait come to life» — her asymmetric features so impressed film director Pedro Almodóvar that he gave her a starring role in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)-- to model the latest Portable Art project collection is apposite.

The imagery, critics said, recalled a deeply hurtful history of white - centered ideals of beauty.

The only hope is that it will be grasped by some new ideal of beauty that can spark new» adventure» toward new attainment.

My ambivalent feelings toward a wholly unrealistic ideal of beauty.

Guim Tió uses pictures of seemingly flawless faces and bodies as templates, which he mostly found in various fashion magazines to create metaphorical portraits of our exaggerated ideal of beauty.

In their work they reflect on the antic ideals of beauty and medieval symbolism.

The confluence could suggest stepping outside of time, like a platonic ideal of beauty, but they relied on new media, and they slowly changed.

In recent years, Peyton has painted the denizens of her downtown scene, from life, with enough wrinkles to suggest she has moved on from her youthful ideal of beauty.

«While fashion is often derided for its ephemerality, its quick responsiveness to change ensures that it is an immediate expression of the spirit of its time — a vivid reflection of social, cultural, and political circumstances, and of shifting ideals of beauty,» said Ms. Regan.

While Bertucci's subjects assume the statuesque poses of classical portraiture, her portraits celebrate alternative ideals of beauty.

A group art exhibition will be on view at the Anacostia Art Center from May 15 to June 19 that address ideals of beauty, black consciousness, heritage and identity.

In turn, early twentieth - century artists such as Alfred Kubin, Paul Klee and the German Expressionists Emil Nolde and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner were inspired by his creative power and radical rejection of traditional European ideals of beauty.

The chronological development of black ideals of beauty materializes in this work called Black is Beautiful (2014) by Hank Willis Thomas.

Who, What, Wear: Selections from the Permanent Collection looks at evolutions in style — self - expression, fashion, artistic technique and societal ideals of beauty — as seen through the Studio Museum's permanent collection.

The exhibition also features Richard Prince's Untitled Girlfriend (Jerry's Girl), 2013 — which combines all 57 of Jerry Seinfeld's TV girlfriends into a single portrait — a shocking and hilarious take on American ideals of beauty.

When their identity and youth were discovered in 1850, their work was harshly criticized by the novelist Charles Dickens, among others, not only for its disregard of academic ideals of beauty but also for its apparent irreverence in treating religious themes with an uncompromising realism.

A master storyteller, Marshall weaves the political, urban, suburban, and African - American history into ordinary narratives that are meant to upend popular perceptions of black culture as impoverished, violent or outraged and directly challenge conventional ideals of beauty.

Frankly addressing idea such as frailty, sexualized power, and racially bounded ideals of beauty, Reclaiming Images presents us with compelling and nuanced examinations of multiple Black female identities and experiences.

From skimpily - clad, cold - impervious treasure hunters to gun - toting, alien - slaughtering fighting machines, videogames have definitely helped perpetuate a certain ideal of beauty.

Cultural ideals of beauty and body image are examined in In My Skin: Normative Beauty and the Limits of the Body.

«I am inspired by all things gross and human... my work challenges the misogynistic ideals of beauty.

The original Belvedere Torso is currently at the British Museum in an exhibition exploring classical ideals of beauty, and these too are brought into the 21st century by The Hepworth's exhibition.

The most comprehensive monograph to be published on figurative painter Jenny Saville, one of feminism's most celebrated living artists whose monumental portraits continue to question our accepted ideals of beauty and...

«There's always gonna be those trolls out there or people that have their own definition and ideals of beauty, but I think we're progressing to a place of pushback and more people coming out,» Aguilera said.

Every artist strives to realize an ideal of beauty, but all inevitably fail.

Men are visual and they want their partners to fit the ideals of beauty that they see in magazines, online and on TV.

When you're pregnant, you may not fit his ideal of beauty.

From the moment she became First Lady, she has challenged America's ideals of beauty, motherhood, and strength.

BeautifulPeople does not define beauty it simply gives an accurate representation of what society's ideal of beauty is as decided by the members.

By giving the power back to the members to define their ideal of beauty in a democratic way.

Don't mistake what society's ideal of beauty has been what a person man's type is.

Taylor Schilling doesn't want to change her body shape to conform with Hollywood's ideal of beauty.

Here have a dog breed that is given a name that is a racial epithet for their original breeders and that has been selectively bred out of a much more diverse landrace based upon one European couple's ideal of beauty is.

It's not clear who she is — some think it's Mrs. Chase, others say it's the woman who modeled for American artist Charles Dana Gibson, famous for his illustrations of «the Gibson Girl», who became the ideal of beauty at the turn of the century.

Using these dolls instead of actual human bodies, Horvat compares aesthetic interventions with an innocent childhood game taken too far: adults unhappy with their appearance, a society obsessed with the ideal of beauty, and patients undergoing physical aggression and pain to achieve acceptance not only from others, but from themselves.

Curated by Tim Schmelcher, our non-selling exhibition Beauties & Beasts explores the fundamental duality of art — the ideal of beauty and the fascination with the terrible — by presenting outstanding works of art and craftsmanship of all periods, cultures, mediums and materials, created or collected in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.

The Three Graces — Aglaea, Euphorsyne, and Thalia — embodied the ideals of Beauty, Mirth, and Good Cheer, respectively.

Referring to Manet's Olympia and Ingres» La Grand Odalisque, he questions the ideals of beauty through the European painting and the museums that feature it.

Thomas is an amazing artist who examines issues of black feminine beauty within an over-arching culture where the ideals of beauty may not reinforce a sense of acceptance or joy for black women and she is known for her paintings covered with rhinestones, acrylic and enamel.