Sentences with phrase «inspired by the myth»

At the Q&A after the screening, Kazan said she was inspired by the myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who creates his ideal woman and falls in love with her.

Winchester (formerly known as Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built) is the latest spooky offering from the filmmaking siblings Michael and Peter Spierig, and was inspired by the myths and legends that have sprung up over the years around the infamous Winchester Mystery House.

An iconic resort, it is instantly recognisable for its unique design inspired by the myth of Atlantis, while also incorporating traditional Arabic design themes.

Inspired by the myths of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar and the Dance of the Seven Veils, the logic of the striptease governs the installation Luminous Flux (all works 2010).

His upcoming November multi-media performance (made in collaboration with Dominic Johnson) inspired by the myth of Philoctetes, will premiere at London's Chelsea Theatre.

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but it is exasperating to be told by the religious that atheists are perhaps lesser beings as god only favours those who reject what nature tells us is the truth, I find the god myths boring and in no way inspiring.

In some contemporary writings inspired by Lewis, the reader may get the impression that the fact of Bethlehem and the myth of Narnia, the fact of Christ and the myth of Aslan, are, at the end of the day, pretty much the same thing.

Alcoholics Anonymous, being «spiritual, not religious,» doesn't use the Bible at all; rather it uses another sacred text, the inspired Word of God as expressed through Bill Wilson, the Big Book... Unlike the Oxford Group, which claimed salvation and redemption by Jesus through the Oxford Group, AA proclaims «recovery» by one s «Higher Power» through the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (Ken Ragge, The Real AA: Behind the Myth of 12 - Step Recovery [AZ: Sharp Press, 1998], pp. 82 - 83).

Inspired by an ancient Celtic myth, the «Hawk of Achill» spot is set in a small fishing village on Achill, a rugged island — steeped in folklore and myth — off the coast of Ireland.

I've had a request for a pumpkin soup recipe, and coincidentally, my awesome neighbour Erika was whipping up some spicy pumpkin soup (reportedly inspired by all of the pumpkin activity on The Muffin Myth) during the co-ed craft circle she invited me to last Sunday.

The scales are inspired by real marine shapes and mermaid myths.

All of the scales are 3D and hand sculpted to resemble real marine shapes as well as shapes inspired by mermaid myths.

He was inspired by Dian Fossey, who dissipated the myth of the brutish gorilla in the 1970s by observing tender, complex social behavior while living among them.

I've had a request for a pumpkin soup recipe, and coincidentally, my awesome neighbour Erika was whipping up some spicy pumpkin soup (reportedly inspired by all of the pumpkin activity on The Muffin Myth) during the co-ed craft circle she invited me to last Sunday.

Inspired by sculpture, jewelry and, of course, ancient Greek Gods and myths, each pair of sandals is finished with a golden wing buckle, a nod to Hermes, the Greek messenger God.

Part of his upcoming show's narrative centres on the myth of gay pride, with all its camp peacocking and aggressive flamboyance, inspired by a book he recently discovered — «The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World» by Alan Downs — which was published in 2005.

About Blog Rayandmave's Blog was created to inspire victims of Mesothelioma, an asbestos related terminal cancer, to give hope to fellow victims and show a light at the end of the tunnel, by sharing a brief story of her journey she hopes to dispel some of the fears and myths.

Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins.

The game is inspired by Spanish myths and legends.

Release date: August 24 Cast: Jaz Sinclair, Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Annalise Basso Directed by: Sylvain White (The Losers) Why we're excited: The internet - born story of Slender Man is ripe for horror movie fodder, if not controversial (the myth recently inspired two young girls to attempt murder).

Argento, co-writer Bernardino Zapponi, and various members of Goblin sit for separate talking heads in an information - dense piece (11 mins., HD) that confirms a few myths about the film, such as that it all began with the image of the psychic conference and that the elevator / pearl death sequence was inspired by a lift in Zapponi's building.

Orpheus is a musical inspired by the Greek myth.

This informational text by Tomie dePaola explores the types of clouds, the myths about certain shapes, and popular sayings inspired by...

Hi Roland I came to your blog from a post on «Helping Writers Become Authors» I was intrigued by your myth - inspired collection of shorts.

Great minds think alike: Librarians can't wait to get their hands on Circe by Madeline Miller, an inspired retelling of the myth of the maligned Greek sorceress Circe, which is also our April Fiction Top Pick.

But this is a novel by Rick Riordan, author of such myth - inspired, best - selling series as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles and the Heroes of Olympus.

About Blog Rayandmave's Blog was created to inspire victims of Mesothelioma, an asbestos related terminal cancer, to give hope to fellow victims and show a light at the end of the tunnel, by sharing a brief story of her journey she hopes to dispel some of the fears and myths.

Mt. Etna overlooks the city, an active volcano that inspired myths and legends never forgotten by the Catanian people.

- Nyxquest: Kindred Spirits, from Over The Top Games, which challenges players to fly, aim and shoot through a world inspired by Greek myths.

Omen of Sorrow features 12 perfectly designed legendary creatures inspired by gloomy European myths, such as a vampire, succubus and werewolf.

Bungie, the developer of the game, and the team responsible for the epic Halo series of shooters, has clearly done a lot of research to build its fiction - the Destiny world is a rich amalgam of myths and fantasy tropes; the alien races that you fight — the Fallen, the Hive, the Vex — all have military hierarchies and back stories inspired by Tolkien, Asimov and a dozen other genre writers, as well as Roman and Medieval history.

The dynamic gameplay partly inspired by the old school «Tales of» series, focuses on 2D real - time combat sequences while the narration and its environment both draw deeply from African culture, myths and lores.

The games are Hearts of Iron IV and a new IP — Runemaster, an RPG set in a world inspired by Norse myth.

This side - scroller is a throwback to the classic exploration - based «Castlevania» and «Metroid» series, with a bright, cartoony aesthetic inspired by Mexican myth.

With emphasis placed on the illusionist as trickster this new improvisational score, inspired by the Lakota myth of Iktomi, will illustrate a tale of deception.

Inspired by Palestinian folklore, Jumana Emil Abboud (b. 1971, Galilee) imparts new interpretations to stories and myths that she has collected.

Fuelled by Milton Keynes» very own myth, the legend of Linford Wood, pupils worked with The Parks Trust to create a series of Land Art - inspired objects depicting ancient mythical creatures.

Learn about the myth of Narcissus, and the artists who, throughout history, have made works inspired by the origin tale of narcissism.

Inspired by Palestinian folklore, she imparts new interpretations to stories and myths that she has collected.

Inspired by the cultural landscape of her home, Abboud draws on the traditions of Palestinian folklore and myth - making by collecting stories and fairy tales.

Artist - In - Residence Dawn Kasper premieres «Not There», a new improvisational score inspired by the Lakota myth of Iktomi that illustrates a tale of deception.

«Artists like Daniel Ablitt, who specialises in atmospheric landscape, will be making new works that are inspired by Nordic landscape — the woods, mountains and snow that has inspired countless fairy tales and myth.»

The recent drawings present skies filled with vision - like imagery that appears to hover just above the horizon, inspired in part by Mayan creation myths and pre-Renaissance symbolism.

Leading contemporary poets have been invited to respond to three Titian paintings inspired by the Diana myth.

This shift was presaged in a series of gouaches he did in the early 1940s, which explored questions of myth and ritual, themes that may have been inspired by discussions with mythologist Joseph Campbell, who was a colleague of Roszak's at Sarah Lawrence College.

The newest to be unveiled is by Miami artist Michelle Weinberg, measuring 168 by 24 feet, inspired by dazzle camouflage painting applied to warships during World War I and in conjunction with the exhibition, «Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture.»

Installation view of works by Don Voisine June 24 — September 24, 2007 P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center presents the first of an ongoing series, Orpheus Selection, inspired by the museum's unique basement boiler room and the classical myth of Orpheus, the bard who attempted, unsuccessfully, to rescue his bride Eurydice from the underworld.

[24] In 1978 he worked on the monumental historical ensemble Fifty Days at Iliam, a ten - part cycle inspired by Homer's Iliad; since then Twombly continued to draw on literature and myth, deploying cryptic pictorial metaphors that situate individual experience within the grand narratives of Western tradition, as in the Gaeta canvases and the monumental Four Seasons concluded in 1994.

Culminating in a series of interactive performances and workshops, Fish Bones tells a story inspired by the Taino myth of how the sea began, speaking to how communities come together and support each other in the face of overwhelming circumstances.

Myth Maker was inspired by Vance's current living situation, a fourplex apartment building shared by 3 other single women.