Sentences with phrase «insignificance within»

Often, these lines blur: the iconic Caspar Von Friedrich painting Wanderer above the Sea of Fog can be read as man conquering nature; man in awe of nature; or man's insignificance within the natural world.

Moving from the city to the rural hinterland and the coast, Hayes reflects on contemporary and historical engagements with the land and its representations, observing our insignificance within its expanse as keenly as our urge to manipulate, inhabit and delight in it.

Not exact matches

I think as soon as we realize the church is not a building, and the Gospel is a message of words AND a way of life, then some of these divisive issues within the church just fade away into insignificance and meaninglessness.

The inclusion of a small hut in the composition's lower right only serves to enhance the monumentality of — and to highlight the insignificance of humanity within — this vast geologic landscape.

The wanderer's stance suggests dominion over the landscape, but also the insignificance of the individual within it.

If, for example, we were to create a piece-wise continuous trend keeping your own trend, we'd find the 0.17 C decadal warming trend from your starting point preceded by an estimated warming of equal magnitude in the combined 125 prior years (beginning at a time where only 1/4 of the present day coverage existed, thus placing the entire 125 year warming more or less within the margin of statistical insignificance).