But the symbols discover this meaning for us (S 57, emphasis added), 21 a remark that recalls Wittgenstein's famous conclusion of his Tractatus Logico - Philosophicus: «Not how the world is, is the mystical, but that it is»; except that the how of world - making, if it is ultimately dependent on
imaginative interpretations of signs or symbolisms, becomes every bit as mysterious as the fact that it is.
«However, my intent in reaching out to Paramount with this request was to make sure everyone who sees this impactful film knows this is
an imaginative interpretation of Scripture, and not literal.»
One of the most original and charming films of the year, it is
an imaginative interpretation of the Snow White fairy tale that combines the visual power of silent cinema with the dramatic force of an orchestral score to create an entirely unique method of storytelling.
This is award winning chef David Higgs's
imaginative interpretation of his country's food, much of which is inspired by the produce from the hotel's roof garden.
JUROR»S AWARD: A $ 250 check, Juror's Award ribbon, certificate and show catalog will be presented to each of the three works that express the most
imaginative interpretation of the theme.
Grounded in literary sources such as Poe and Mallarmé, his work reflects the artist's psychoanalytic research and features
an imaginative interpretation of esoteric sciences, especially alchemy.
Not exact matches
When we have such texts in hand, the remainder
of the work is
imaginative, faithful
interpretation.
The aim
of imaginative generalization is not to purify observation
of interpretation, for if such were the case we would be left with little more than the bland experience
of the stone: «If we desire a record
of uninterpreted experience, we must ask a stone to record its autobiography» (PR 15/22).
It starts from the ground
of particular observation; it takes a flight in the thin air
of imaginative generalization; and again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational
interpretation» (PR 5/7).
Wilson claims to have surmounted these difficulties: he elaborates the known facts
of Holbein's life into a vivid narrative encompassing the events
of the Reformation, and he attempts to reveal the «real man» through a close and
imaginative (indeed, often fanciful)
interpretation of his paintings.
This
interpretation joins in that positive appropriation, but calls for a renewal and reshaping
of the forms in which we make
imaginative contact with the infinite.
Even if such preposterousness could be overcome, there would remain all
of the questions
of why perspective would not totally determine
interpretation, as would happen if interactions were sheerly physical, and
of how good art and good criticism would be distinguished from bad.9 Clearly, art and its impact can not be understood without some allowance for its status as an
imaginative reality, a status deeply dependent on art's physicalness, but not reducible to physicalness.
Therefore, after our
imaginative interpretations are made with vigor in dispute with others in the church, we must regularly, gracefully and with modesty fall back from our best extrapolations to the sure apostolic claims that lie behind our extremities
of imagination, liberal or conservative.
Dream
interpretation, so Jewish in its
imaginative attentiveness, pertains to psychological matters and the reality
of repression.
It starts from the ground
of particular observation; it makes a flight into the thin air
of imaginative generalization; and it again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational
interpretation.
it starts from the ground
of particular observation; it makes a flight in the thin air
of imaginative generalization; and it again lands for renewed observation rendered acute by rational
interpretation.»
In a world
of war and violence, for example, equilibrium is not objectively true, but is in fact an
imaginative act
of interpretation that has been established and accepted as true.
In modes
of both response and assertion,
interpretation is an
imaginative act which articulates reality in a new way that had not been possible until the moment
of speech.
All parties to this act
of interpretation need to understand that the text is not a contextless absolute, nor is it a historical description, but it is itself a responsive, assertive,
imaginative act that stands as a proposal
of reality to the community.
To summarize, the theory
of symbolic reference supports the view
of a percipient event as a working through
of various (potentially creative)
imaginative interpretations.
As inscrutable codes go, few inspire as many
imaginative interpretations as the Voynich manuscript, a medieval tome filled with illustrations
of medicinal plants, astrological diagrams, naked nymphs and pages
of indecipherable script.
The page is a comfortable,
imaginative place for the titular titans to duke it out, but the real potential
of the material comes with a big screen
interpretation, allowing a lucky director to indulge himself with all the inherent geekery.
Arriving in theaters everywhere today is Disney's huge summer blockbuster, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an
imaginative live - action
interpretation of the classic Mickey Mouse Sorcerer's Apprentice scene from Disney's Fantasia.
McMullan's
imaginative visual
interpretations of Spoon's songs make this an unforgettable look at a unique Canadian artist.
A room - sized replica
of the sperm whale has been executed by artist Andreas Slominski, and though a commissioned work (size, scale, and the dried, crumbling, clay material reveal this) Slominski's
interpretation of the harpoons which brought down the White Whale demonstrates his
imaginative personal iteration
of the novel's denouement.
He introduced her to the revolutionary ideas
of his colleague Arthur Wesley Dow, who encouraged an
imaginative process
of making art that was grounded in personal expression and harmonious design that led to an
interpretation...