Sentences with phrase «many classical mythology»

I know that it's become trendy to just flat - out deny these, but most of this just comes from the internet and, to anyone who bothers to fact check these claims, they will find that these are just attempts to rewrite classical mythology.

One is reminded of the way in which John Milton so frequently used the terms of classical mythology in his poetry in order to express his Christian faith.

The Biblical gospel has burst the bonds even of classical mythology, as may be seen from what happened to the idea of the Logos; but it has done so only by first taking that mythology up and using it.

This distinction between the scientific world view and its extension as a mythological Weltanschauung would, logically, apply to the classical mythology also.

The very naïveté of the classical mythology, on the other hand, which provided the environment for the New Testament, expresses that openness for the idea of transcendence.

1 Arguably the inspiration for much science fiction traces back to classical mythology.

Pluto's five moons, including recently discovered Kerberos and Styx, all have names relating to the underworld from classical mythology.

And there is something like the heft of classical mythology in the resolution of their tale: in how the film is nearly a three - hour Mexican standoff between the three as they shuffle through betrayals and deceits and cheats and being horrible to those they love in the name of that love.

Did you know that most of the names of characters and magical creatures in the Harry Potter series have roots in classical mythology and Latin and / or Ancient Greek?

Moreover classical mythology inspired then his sculpture art, like in the famous Greece classical figure of Orpheus; he made several sculptures of Orpheus.

Circe by Madeline Miller (signed) Madeline Miller gives vibrant life to ancient Greece and its classical mythology.

About Emily Windsor: I grew up in the north of England on a diet of historical romance and classical mythology.

This is not so much related to subject matter or narrative reference (i.e., to classical mythology) but instead it is more about composition and visual effect.

The textile's image reflects the «ongoing interest in classical mythology and the stories, magic, and colour of the Trinidadian landscape he inhabits.»

With three landmark exhibitions in London this year — including the inaugural show of the RA's new galleries — the artist discusses mysteries of the cosmos, classical mythology and chance encounters at her LA studio.

He has also superimposed his trademark females on famous nudes from art history and classical mythology.

These epic installations collapse historical and narrative time, placing equal emphasis on classical mythology, art history and the socio - political conditions of the present.

In deceptively cheery colors, 91 - year - old artist Charles Garabedianreimagines famous tales of woe from classical mythology, where murder, torture, and madness abound.

His works» anthropomorphic references and undercurrents of doom, both in the imagery and in titles sourced from classical mythology, invoked enduring ideological quandaries.

He is researching a PhD on classical mythology in contemporary visual art.

Spearheaded by Leon Golub and united by a shared interest in the figure during a period that is often seen as dominated by abstraction, the group created deeply psychological works that drew on classical mythology and ancient art.

JMcK: Your own paintings evoke a mood of reverie, where the characters and creatures appear to be an extension of your self, in the context of classical mythology or the detached worldview of Henri Rousseau.

Judith Raphael who is known for her paintings of girls in the poses of classical mythology is here presenting the iconic image «Pandora / Caught Red - handed», of a young girl wielding an open red box surrounded by war planes.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES as we know them were born out of a late - nineteenth - century marriage of classical mythology and political science fiction.

The imagery in this new tapestry reflects Ofili's ongoing interest in classical mythology and contemporary «demigods», together with the stories, magic and colour of the Trinidadian landscape he inhabits.

Freudian psychoanalytic theory was a crucial component of the Surrealist sensibility, and it also enjoyed a huge following among New York intellectuals; for Gottlieb, an additional appeal was that Freudian theory was saturated with allusions to classical mythology - the most famous instance, of course, being Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex.

At once epic and intimate, his work is steeped with references to poetry, classical mythology, and history.

He has recently embarked on a PhD focusing on the impact of classical mythology on contemporary art

Tate's renowned collection of historic, modern, and contemporary art includes paintings ranging from late 19th century Victorian depictions of classical mythology and history, to present - day politicized representations of the artist's own body.

Mr. Twombly painted vast canvases marked by smears of paint, half - erased graffiti, random scratches and occasional lines of poetry that evoked a connection between the world of classical mythology and the vibrant street culture of modern life.

Her androgynous alter - ego occupies this territory looking like a refugee from classical mythology, often semi-naked, and wearing improvised tool belts or carrying baskets of dead animals.

The Clothworkers» Company has commissioned Ofili's tapestry and he has worked with the world - renowned Dovecot Tapestry Studio, who have spent two and a half years hand weaving this beautiful tapestry which reflects the artist's ongoing interest in classical mythology.

A dithyramb in classical mythology is a wild choral hymn dedicated to Dionysus, and Lüpertz borrows the term from Nietzsche.

The artist is aware that many of the references contained in the paintings will be unknown to audiences, unlike classical mythology which has been extensively used in European painting.

John de Fazio has produced an idiosyncratic body of work that blends themes of pop culture with classical mythologies.

The artist references classical mythology, Egyptology, graffiti, politics and poetry to present works that act as a meditation on the complexities of history across the worlds of politics and art.

Titles like Persephone and Lethe are derived from visual events taking place in the works themselves that imply rippling water and bright flame respectively, but also obviously reference classical mythology.

The vision for the tapestry «reflects Ofili's ongoing interest in classical mythology and the stories, magic, and colour of the Trinidadian landscape he inhabits.»

Both artists professed an abiding interest in classical mythology and the unconscious and sought to explore archetypal and timeless forms in their work of this period.

In the Black Odyssey series, Bearden establishes an artistic bridge between Homer's poem — arguably the definitive work of classical mythology — and African - American culture by depicting Homeric characters as black players on the timeless stage of antiquity.

The museum describes Bearden's series as «rich in symbolism and allegorical content» creating «an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African - American culture.»

The emphasis this film places on the seemingly mundane ritual of cleaning shoes transforms the artist's own footwear into another contemporary object of worship deserving of meticulous attention and care, the modern equivalent to the traditional artistic «attribute» (an object conventionally associated with a particular figure from classical mythology or Christian hagiography): the social signifier.

The work reflects Chris Ofili's interest in classical mythology and contemporary «demigods» as well as the stories, magic, and colors of Trinidad, where he has lived since 2005.

The Telegraph's review of the exhibition states, «The Caged Bird's Song is a sumptuous monumental tapestry in which Ofili's painterly skills have been almost miraculously translated into thread to present a lush, limpid scene in which the arcadian landscapes of classical mythology are given a contemporary, tropical twist.»

Indeed these artists quoted avidly not only from art history and classical mythology, but also popular culture and national symbolism.

A visual artist working primarily in the realm of self - portraiture and narratives inspired by classical mythology and allegory, Shimoyama seeks to depict the black queer male body as both desirable and desirous.

Not exact matches

I think Bultmann has adequately defined mythology in its classical sense.

Along with dualistic mythology several developments in scientific thought since the seventeenth century have contributed to the exorcism of mind from nature: first, there is the cosmography of classical (Newtonian) physics picturing our world as composed of inanimate, unconscious bits of «matter» needing only the brute laws of inertia to explain their action; second, the Darwinian theory of evolution with its emphasis on chance, waste and the apparent «impersonality» of natural selection; third, the laws of thermodynamics (and particularly the second law) with the allied cosmological interpretation that our universe is running out of energy available to sustain life, evolution and human consciousness; fourth, the geological and astronomical disclosure of enormous tracts of apparently lifeless space and matter in the universe; fifth, the recent suggestions that life may be reducible to an inanimate chemical basis; and, finally, perhaps most shocking of all, the suspicion that mind may be explained exhaustively in terms of mindless brain chemistry.

Classical myth - makers didn't spend much time with this constellation, although it was thought to represent an uncharacteristically wise centaur that figured in the mythology of Heracles and Jason.

Mundane objects and everyday people took the place of long - established «high art» themes such as classical history and mythology.