Sentences with phrase «in stark beauty»

Stop along the way at Kimberley and the Big Hole, as well as the Fish River Canyon, before taking in the stark beauty of the Namib Desert and Sossusvlei.

Scenic Highlights: Immerse yourself in the stark beauty of Death Valley, cross the stunning Sierra Nevada mountains, explore world - famous Yosemite National Park, marvel at ancient trees in Sequoia National Park, visit the world renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The Range Rovers looked so at home in the stark beauty of the dunes.

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In the closing section, Tallis ponders the fate of the artist who would keep working and being true to his faith, predicting the time «When Beauty in itself will be destroyed, Its imaged world stark nature to the mind» and the soul «nothing but a light Phantasmal spray.&raquIn the closing section, Tallis ponders the fate of the artist who would keep working and being true to his faith, predicting the time «When Beauty in itself will be destroyed, Its imaged world stark nature to the mind» and the soul «nothing but a light Phantasmal spray.&raquin itself will be destroyed, Its imaged world stark nature to the mind» and the soul «nothing but a light Phantasmal spray.»

In the northern winter months we are surrounded by the stark beauty of chilled landscapes.

It unforgettably captured the fragile beauty of our living planet as it hovered in stark contrast over the arid sterility of the lunar horizon: a precious droplet of life — perhaps the only one we could ever know — in the velvety darkness.

Yes, you are like those castrated eunuchs of yore who would do nothing to a smashing beauty even if they found her in a pool of water, stark nude.

There's something very magical about the scenic beauty up north, especially because it's in such stark contrast to many of the places I've been.

While Rockstar San Diego may find some difficulty in filling its open expanses with interesting and emergent play, it does imbue it with a stark beauty and compelling narrative that makes Redemption more than just an allusion to cinema, but a piece of work that can confidently stand next to it.

Back in 1968 it must have blown its audience away (I was actually a member of that audience, but I was only five so I don't recall being blown in any direction at all — I just remember liking the monkeys) with its realistic shots of space stations gliding across the screen with a stark, cold beauty as Strauss's Blue Danube blared through the speakers.

In any case, Ida's cultivatedly stark beauty is neither merely decorative nor a shortcut to transcendental exaltation (as its opening shots might suggest).

Such a mentality is reflected in the environment and Larry Smith's sublime cinematography captures it in all it's stark beauty with a wonderfully fitting music score to compliment the images.

I assume it is unintentional but I can not help thinking about those films by virtue of how her stark beauty is rendered in these scenes.

The picture - postcard beauty of the imagery is in stark contrast to a storyline, which, for all Lili's courage and determination to find her true self, is often bleak in the extreme.

The high octane Road War takes audiences on a ferocious chase across a stark desert wasteland as Miller pushes the limits of contemporary cinema to re-imagine the beauty and chaos of the post-apocalyptic world he created in the Mad Max trilogy 30 years ago.

While the tone of the film changes in the second portion (from dreamy ideals to stark realities), many sequences and shots still carry that slightly surreal aesthetic, which heightens the intrigue and beauty of this gritty working - class limbo; even more so than his other films, Mud showcases Nichols as a sharp and artistic visual storyteller.

Cinematographer Lubezki captures the stark serenity of the Rocky Mountains and both the haunting beauty and danger of the pine forests and powdery snow that are everywhere in the film.

The film's cinematic beauty and grandeur are presented in stark contrast with the daily horrors and violence accompanying country life in the Jim Crow south.

After a daylong tour of many historic sites in Old and New Delhi, and an expedition to the Taj Mahal, we were struck by stark contrasts: How could so much beauty, care, and detail exist in the midst of so much poverty?

This aerodynamic, voluptuous convertible is flawless in its beauty, especially when displayed below stark - bright LED lights that highlight every angle and contour of the car's enclosed fenders.

In Burning Bright, Pen / Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Serena, Ron Rash, captures the eerie beauty and stark violence of Appalachia through the lives of unforgettable characters.

This lyrical memoir will transport you to the breathtaking landscapes of West Africa, whose stark beauties will instill wonder in even the most experienced traveler.

In a way, Lee captures the subtle beauty of former times and of people being caught in the past, against the grain and stark realization of a newly formed worlIn a way, Lee captures the subtle beauty of former times and of people being caught in the past, against the grain and stark realization of a newly formed worlin the past, against the grain and stark realization of a newly formed world.

Too much of the journey is glossed over in stark, unadorned sentences which at times robs the alien terrain of its sublime beauty.

In luminous prose, Tiffany writes about the challenges of farming, the character of small towns, the stark and terrifying beauty of the Australian landscape, and the fragile relationships among man, science, and nature.

As the second - largest country in the world (after Russia), Canada boasts a wealth of diverse landscapes, from the stark beauty of the glacier - hewn valleys to the lush forests surrounding Maligne Lake.

Its stark beauty, and promise of a complete escape from it all, is made all the more tantalising by the presence of the only free self sustaining white lions in the world.

The beauty and the sadness were in stark contrast as I stood at the edge of the cliff looking down at the quaint white and blood red lighthouse at the bottom of the cliff, thinking of all those who had stood there before me and with their hopelessness and tears gave up life.

Spend the afternoon cooling off in the sparkling swimming pool, and have your cocktails on the patio, overlooking the stark beauty of the Klein Karoo at sundown.

Although there are a lot of pretty environments, there's something about the stark white beauty of the moon that's really arresting, and it's completely different than the more familiar settings of deserts, swamps, and post-apocalyptic ruins you see elsewhere in the game.

In stark contrast to so many games out there, it's quiet and even serene at times, evoking complex emotions as you wonder how so much gothic beauty could have been brought so low.

Able to find beauty in the starkest reality, Lyon rejects the traditional «stand and watch» documentary approach, in favour of a more intimate involvement with his subjects.

UH-OH: FRANCES STARK 1991 - 2015 Beauty, socioeconomic class and motherhood are some of the subjects tackled in collages, videos and PowerPoint presentations in this midcareer survey.

With his ability to find beauty in the starkest reality, Lyon has through his work provided a charged alternative to the bland vision of American life often depicted in the mass media.

Cass McCombs, who was born in Northern California in 1977, is a wordsmith of great economy and precision, whose work is notable for its stark beauty, play with musical genre, and layered, sometimes deceptive, narrative.

Currently on view in two large galleries, stark works in sand colors, geometrics, in brown felt material, in bright neon, the exhibition displays art from the collection of Bridgehampton resident Leonard Ruggio, whose passion is minimalism, a midcentury movement that challenges our notions of the types of materials can be used in art, and in fact our traditional notions of beauty.

A meditation on humankind's relationship to the ocean, it depicts the majestic beauty of the natural world in stark contrast with images of human greed and brutality.

Finding beauty in the starkest reality, the artist provides a vivid alternative to mass media's bland interpretation of American life at the time.

These radically unpopulated pictures, all shot from the same horizon line, are feats of technical precision and sublime beauty; their «emptiness» stands in stark contrast to the fullness of the political pictures.

Lee's photographs of the desert landscape, with their stark, melancholy beauty, reflect the conflict and tensions she felt while working in Israel and the West Bank.

Carved into a timeless stillness, purified and almost abstracted by the stark beauty of the white material, these epitomes of bustling movement and energy are captured as a snapshot in time.

In the Scranton works, Opshinsky's palette — a stark contrast from the traditionally muted colors of post-industrial representations — challenges the viewer to discover the unexpected beauty in forgotten or overlooked settingIn the Scranton works, Opshinsky's palette — a stark contrast from the traditionally muted colors of post-industrial representations — challenges the viewer to discover the unexpected beauty in forgotten or overlooked settingin forgotten or overlooked settings.

The stark contrasts in light and shadow, as well as the emphasis on line and form, illustrate the beauty of Katz's reductive black and white landscapes and figurative work.

When you are awash in a world of vibrant color, it is most refreshing to go back to the basic stark graphic beauty of bl...

Samsung's UI may add a bunch of bells and whistles, but we love the stark beauty and slick smoothness of stock Android — and the promise of regular security updates is a massive point in the Nokia device's favor.

Samsung's emoji have always featured a very distinct look, and while beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, stark differences between Samsung's design and the look used by most other companies could often lead to mixed signals when sending messages.