Sentences with phrase «intrigued by the painted»

I'm completely intrigued by painting sexualized epic male forms from a perspective of what is often found desirable from a female gaze.

Intrigued by the painting, which pictures men painting a brightly designed ship, Tallant investigated to learn more about its history.

I love the color and am intrigued by the paint — I'm always up for trying something new!

Create a brooding sense of intrigue by painting your walls and surfaces in a dramatic shade.

Not exact matches

New York - based designers Workshop / APD have brought this intriguing vibe to life with the use of natural materials such as weathered brick, oiled steel, and worn concrete, creating a unique 160 - seat dining room joined by a large shipping container set in the middle of the space adorned with hand - painted graffiti - and media - inspired designs by Brooklyn - based artist, Mr. Ewok One.

Much of it is intriguing and the photography (by Storaro), sometimes evoking the paintings of De Chirico, is memorable.

It might have been easy to overlook as a piece of controversy - garnering, conspiratorial intrigue if not for the fact that the movie goes to great lengths to paint the late humanitarian, philanthropist, and, at the time of her death, formerly official member of the Royal Family as an unstable and petty woman whose every action is motivated by a need to be loved by someone — anyone — who could look past the drama of her life and accept her for the, well, unstable and petty woman she knows she is.

The resulting examination of the personal toll of political unrest is slow - moving yet sensitive and intimate yet intriguing, painting a powerful portrait of love and loyalty — aptly illustrated by the connection with Bonny the cat that provides the feature's undercurrent of emotion — against the odds.

An impressive sofa sits next to an elegant dining area surrounded by intriguing paintings and sculptures.

Every man or woman painted by Alice Neel comes across as an intriguing person with an interesting story to tell, and it shouldn't come as a surprise that, unlike other artists, she loved chatting with her models while they posed for her.

A group of portraits by Nicole Eisenman, for example, came across as rather middling despite the artist's otherwise sizeable intrigue, particularly because, at the time, there was a much better painting by Eisenman up the road in a Seder - themed exhibition at the Jewish Museum.

Photo by Victoria L. Valentine Bradford's collage paintings are composed of multiple layers of found paper that create visually intriguing patterns in fabulous, unexpected palettes.

On view at the gallery are three new collage - paintings, built up piece by piece with acrylic tesserae and casts in intriguing forms and colors.

Viewers familiar with the artist's work will likely be intrigued by the match between the paints used in his paintings of the period and those applied to the monotypes.

Every single one has extraordinary color: the variety and brightness each piece carries, detail: the amount of work that is put into every aspect of each painting that make it look so realistic and abstract, lighting: the bright light shining throughout each image giving each piece an intriguing positive / enthusiastic energy, shading: the detailed shadings on each face giving them that 3 - dimensional look, definition: the quality of the defined lines that are portrayed through every painting (piece) and every small detail in the painting (like the faces and body parts) line: the complex and balanced lining that is seen in both, the abstract and realistic images in these works, texture: somewhat giving off an appealing texture to the works by the dimensions, as if you can reach out and grab the images, dimension: the realistic look that each women has (3 - dimensional), spacing: the space is used wisely in each work, very nicely spread out adding to its originality, touch: the clear and powerful finishing touch that every piece has, and the most visible that is seen in every piece here, is simply life.

It is a very early but intriguing painting by a major painter, Adolph Gottlieb.

Paolini's belief that a work of art is not just reflective of the «here and now» but is also resonant of earlier traditions, has led him to investigate art's relation to the past, creating intriguing installations deeply rooted in art history from the Renaissance to today - from plaster casts of classical sculptures shattered on the ground, to photographs of iconic paintings by Northern Italian Renaissance painter, Lorenzo Lotto, or inquiries into the construction of the image.

Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans will bring together some 70 paintings, drawings and prints by the artist, the vast majority of which have been drawn from major Belgian collections.

Nicholas Kersulis: Within Without the Space of a Corner will feature new work by an artist who's intrigued me since Blaffer Art Museum director and chief curator Claudia Schmuckli included his painted discs — and rocks painted with gesso so obsessively layered it begins to dwarf the stones themselves — in the 2008 Houston Area Exhibition.

Intrigued by his own perception of the Rorschach, as well as its intention to push the boundaries between abstraction, representation, and meaning, Warhol initially intended to record his readings of the Rorschach paintings he had created.

Ryman was intrigued by the abstract expressionist works of Rothko, de Kooning, Still and Pollock and became curious about the act of painting and began experimenting in 1955.

The show takes the considerable risk of starting not with a punchy, scene - setting overture, but a roomful of intriguing, mostly small early paintings by key figures.

Intrigued by the colorful work we entered the gallery, and there we saw it — the rich red and antique gold painting by Yayoi Kusama.

Phylogeny Contemporary present a solo exhibition by Mauricio Vergara (20 Apr — 28 May) one of whose intriguing painting is shown below courtesy of the artist and Phylogeny Contemporary.

Later intrigued by the modernity of Western art forms such as oil painting, he studied stage design at the Shanghai Theater Academy from 1981 to 1985.

No Accidents is an intriguing name for work whose creamy application seems characterized by an excessive amount of paint.

When that neighbor turned out to be Jasper Johns, Castelli — who had been already intrigued by the artist after seeing one of his green target paintings at the Jewish Museum — was staggered by the paintings of maps and targets on view in his studio and immediately asked him to show at his gallery.

Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans brings together some 70 paintings, drawings and prints by the artist, the vast majority of which have been drawn from major Belgian collections.

Predominantly intrigued by the idea of sensory interference, Oppermann creates meticulously painted patterns that reference cognitive perception through synthetic experience.

In his intriguing series Refuge, Kevin Chin's new paintings are inspired by the global migrant crisis, the resurgence of political parties like One Nation and Reclaim Australia, the US election of Trump, and the continuing debate around nationalism, belonging and alienation.

Intrigued by the multiple complexities in Greenwold's paintings, Bui writes: «With their repeated penetration of lines, Greenwold's new paintings and drawings evoke Giacometti's existential angst, while the calibration of scale among figures, objects, interiors, and landscapes conjures Balthus's magnified psychological space.

It's strange that, last week, Prince was reported dead, given that, to me, he always carried himself like someone we'd accidentally find in the history books with conspiracy theories popping — like there'd be an intriguing man surrounded by babes in some painting of an ancient Roman bath house or a mysterious gypsy guitarist in the background of a group photo from the 1920s, both of whom look an aaaaaawful lot like Prince.

We were intrigued by Summer Wheat's process and use of material, pushing the boundaries of acrylic paint to create works that are compelling and visceral, and are thrilled that the award goes directly to the artist in Artadia's great tradition.»

This highly personal exhibition by one of Britain's most influential artists traces an intriguing path leading to his unfinished and unseen final work, Le Chef - d'oeuvre inconnu — a painting in three parts.

Long March Space, Beijing An intriguing display of sculptures and paintings by the Chinese artist Liu Wei.

In a group of paintings by Tong Hongsheng, the artist applies the techniques of Vermeer — universally acclaimed as one of the greatest painters in Western art history — to traditional Tibetan Buddhist subjects, an intriguing twist considering that whole political can of worms.

Examine an intriguing collaboration of sculptural works by Peter Demetz, Caroline d'Andlau Hombourg and Rogerio Timoteo, signature seascape paintings by Antonis Titakis, Javier Banegas» continued exploration into colour and composition and Pedro Campos» monumental works on canvas as well as many more captivating examples of hyper - realistic artwork.

Whether you're intrigued by folk art, photography, painting, or wearable decor, the odds are good that an exhibition in Maryland or Virginia is bound to catch your eye.

The strong resurgence of abstract and figurative painting is shown by the vibrant murals of Lothar Gotz, the vigorous brushstrokes of Mary Ramsden, and Caroline Walker «s intriguing views of swimming pools, while participatory art is thriving in the haunting sound performances of Sam Belifante and the MUSARC choir.

At the 2012 Whitney Biennial, Lax was intrigued by Robert Gober's presentation of the Texas gulf artist / fisherman Forrest Bess» enigmatic paintings and medically related documents.

He was intrigued by Rothko's interest in the metaphysical qualities of color and the idea of the viewer being enveloped by the painting through their unique perception and engagement with the canvas.

Two other intriguing pieces both titled I Saw the 18th Century illustrate a painting represented by a wooden canvas in both cases that feature carved, circular designs and other colorful geometric shapes resting on an easel.

Walking into the space, viewers will be confronted by Scharf's signature characters, cheerfully saturated colors and intriguing works that collapse the divide between two - dimensional paintings and three - dimensional sculptures.

Given the context, an exhibition at Eyebeam Art & Technology Center, I was intrigued by the various possibilities of these little pictographs being transcribed and / or re-codified by artists and designers into interactive platforms, large - scale installation works, digital collage and even being represented in traditional media, like painting and drawing.

«I was always intrigued,» says James Barron, «by MoMA's placement of a Janet Sobel drip painting beside a Jackson Pollock.

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I became really intrigued by what was usually called minimalist painting: Ryman, Marden, Novros, Berthot, Humphrey, etc., in NY; Charlton, Greene in the UK; the Swiss — Lohse, Bill; BMPT in France: Buren, Mosset, Parmentier, and Toroni; as well as lots of others.

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«We were intrigued by Summer Wheat's process and use of material, pushing the boundaries of acrylic paint to create works that are compelling and visceral, and are thrilled that the Award goes directly to the artist in Artadia's great tradition,» according to joint statement by Alteever and Hunt in the award announcement.

In Figure by a Pool (2008 - 2012) and Walking Figure by Pool (2011), which are essentially the same image painted in different colours, I couldn't help but see a slight nod to Hockney in subject matter, though whereas Hockney emphasises the harsh, bright surface of things in his swimming pool paintings, what makes Doig's paintings so distinctive is what he does to the surface — how he draws attention to and manipulates the texture and palette of his surfaces; not flattening them out, or making them uniform, but dividing them up to create intriguing and, at times, unsettling contrasts.