Sentences with phrase «inner lives of his subjects»

The greatest challenge the biographer faces is to grasp and reveal the inner life of his subject.

If the biographer is good at what he does, he will use these public activities to illuminate the inner life of his subject while using that same inner life» the subject's genius, if you will» to illuminate great events of his time.

Through her documentaries such as The Weald (1997), Mangekyo - Kaleidoscope (1999) and Genpin (2010), she grapples with difficult realities and casts a careful gaze on the inner lives of her subjects, unveiling moments of tender humanity and stark honesty.

By stripping away almost all signs of life or mobility and adding dramatic means of representation with outstanding lighting designs, Edward portrayed the psychological inner life of his subjects.

Gagosian Gallery, London The Iranian artist strives to depict the inner lives of his subjects in portraits that are as modest as they are monumental

Camm, a graduate of the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, «strives to draw the inner life of his subjects to the surface,» according to Nancy Kempf of the artist of the year committee.

By leaving the center of the work of art empty, Stella dramatically transforms the ambitions of painting — particularly in regard to portraiture, which traditionally focuses on the appearance or inner life of a subject.

Through depictions of both sole figures and group compositions, she illuminates the inner lives of her subjects, as well as the relationships that they have with others.

Not exact matches

The three temptations in today's Gospel both reflect the inner struggle of Christ's mission and broach the subject of what really matters in human life.

Thus, alongside of the church militant with its prisons, dragonnades, and inquisition methods, we have the church fugient, as one might call it, with its hermitages, monasteries, and sectarian organizations, both churches pursuing the same object — to unify the life, (On this subject I refer to the work of M. Murisier [Les Maladies du Sentiment Religieux, Paris, 1901], who makes inner unification the mainspring of the whole religious life.

Denis's film may conceivable be dismissed as a slender diversion in some quarters — notably, that quadrant of society (and, still, the film industry) that regards the inner lives of women of a certain age as a subject of secondary concern.

Anyone who has tried to do fieldwork with very poor populations understands that often the research itself is subject to the chaos and unpredictability of life in the inner city.

Of course, the style and subject betray deeper truths about growing up, heartbreak, creativity, and yearning — and by necessity, any work of art springs from its creator's inner lifOf course, the style and subject betray deeper truths about growing up, heartbreak, creativity, and yearning — and by necessity, any work of art springs from its creator's inner lifof art springs from its creator's inner life.

First and foremost in Svenson's practice is to seek out the inner life, the essence, of his subjects, whether they be human, inanimate, or something in between.

Artworks that take the artist as their subject, often expanding upon the traditional self - portrait's intention to capture the artist's likeness by exposing his or her inner state, body, or minutiae of daily life.

The emotional intimacy of the images affords the subject a dignity that divorces her from her material function: the presence of an inner life creates a sense of personhood which contrasts with the innate objectification of Love Dolls as well as human sex workers.

His discovery of a new subject matter based solely on the artist's «inner necessity» occupied him throughout his life.

Lucian Freud chose his subjects from people who entered his life through various means from the acquaintances he encountered regularly during his gambling days, to the members of his own family and inner circle of friends who all modelled within the tight constrains of his studio.

The images, taken while Hara wandered the streets and suburbs of Tokyo, feel like finely drawn sketches of her unsuspecting subjects» inner lives.