Sentences with phrase «oblique approach»

The artist studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic, from 1970 to 1973, and has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad.

It is an oblique approach to the act of self - expression.

Niv Acosta, a black transgender performer, takes a more oblique approach to the issue of race, choreographing a performance that is, Acosta said, «a culmination of research on sci - fi, disco, astrophysics, and locating the black experience within that.»

But I really quite liked the slow, oblique approach in this film about a wanna - be skateboarder kid who relishes hanging out with the bigger skateboarders at the titular skate park — but there's a death not far from there, and it takes the rest of the movie to slowly reveal what exactly happened that one night near Paranoid Park.

Like Fred Zinnemann's 1948 Czech - lensed post-war classic The Search, 1945 is a reckoning with the evil and horrors of the Holocaust that pushes emotional buttons with a far more oblique approach.

Yet this frustratingly oblique approach to tragedy seems to be the point, as Lanthimos is letting us see what happens when all reason is tossed out the window, leaving nothing but absurdly ferocious emotion in its place.

Their oblique approach is to aim instead for a world with accessible, secure low cost energy for all.

Despite this oblique approach, however, it is clear that the central question which fascinates Coetzee is how to end, and finally to transcend, the master - slave relationship which defines the races in South Africa.

An oblique approach is not the trick of a coward; it is often the powerful vehicle of a man whose primary concern is not to appear every Sunday as Captain Courageous «telling them off» but to communicate with men who will have to continue after the sermon is over thinking their own thoughts, dealing with their own situations and being responsible for their own faith.

Not exact matches

It's much, much harder for the market leader to respond quickly and competitively to new entrants whose approach is different and oblique rather than head - on.

Molly stubbornly refuses to just ask Dario a simple question, insisting on the «extended opening statement followed by an oblique question usually ending in «mindset» or «efficiency»» approach.

As an autistic savant, writer Daniel Tammet approaches numbers in a brilliantly oblique way.

You can alter your approach to ab training to suit what you reckon is most effective for you; however it should be noted that direct oblique training isn't necessarily the most effective routine.

Circular, 360 - degree approach to abdominal workout; seeks to impact lower, middle, and upper abs and obliques from all angles.

The circular, 360 - degree approach helps you focus on your lower, middle and upper abdominal muscles as well as your obliques.

Since this week's column mentions a Moebius reprint, an oblique dig at the unavailability of his comics in English, a Humanoids release, and something that we all should ignore but it's sadly related to WATCHMEN... I'd like to point out that Mr. Dave Gibbons himself has come out of the blue to support a certain movement that is rapidly approaching 1.000 supporters:

Now, this approach doesn't exactly identify stressed situations on an industry basis except indirectly, as market prices tend to reflect the level of «stress», but in some sense it's doing the same thing in an oblique, company - specific way.

I decided I wanted to approach it from an oblique angle.

The art critic Jörg Heiser has floated the term «romantic conceptualism» to describe what an artist such as Dean does, with her knowingly oblique and sometimes subtly frustrating approach to her subject matter, and her commitment to the beautiful way she frames it.

Brian Eno's famous Oblique Strategies have a similar approach.

While Valenzuela's projects center on ideas of social justice and equity, his approach is always oblique and metaphorical, with equal attention given to formal concerns.

Although Valenzuela's projects center on ideas of social justice and equity, his approach is always oblique and metaphorical, with equal attention given to formal concerns.

This publication from the London School of Economics suggested that oblique ways of approaching problems of development and the environment would succeed where taxes and caps on carbon dioxide failed.