Sentences with phrase «of oriental influence»
All Studio Suites and holiday Apartments are decorated with more than a hint of Oriental influence, and most apartments feature inclusions such as large «live on» balconies and deluxe double spa baths.
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(In this discussion of later Buddhism, especially the Madhyamika school, I have been chiefly influenced by Thomas Altizer, Oriental Mysticism and Biblical Eschatology [The Westminster Press, 1961], pp. 132 ff.)
We are steadily learning the debt of Greece to the Orient; and although no serious person could deny the opposite influence so long affirmed, still the greatness and the long course of oriental thought, in the full tradition of which Ecelesiastes stood, render it wiser to recognize that in his mental furnishing he was a thorough Jew, though it is undeniable that his thought was stimulated and, in some regards, shaped by the speculation of the West.
But even more pernicious was the influence of the harem — that breeding - ground of seditions and knavery, as well as the source of the monarch's personal demoralization, in every oriental court through history — which was firmly established by David and much enlarged by Solomon.
In recent years the Western churches have been greatly influenced by the Orthodox and Oriental churches; they have felt the appeal of many Eastern rituals: the strong emphasis on the paschal mystery; the attention to the role of the Holy Spirit in the eucharistic rite; the value of commemorating such events as the baptism of the Lord; and the unity of Christian initiation.
More important to us is the work of H. S. Reimarus (1694 - 1768), a professor of oriental languages at a Gymnasium in Hamburg, who, under the influence of the English Deists, wrote a four - thousand - page manuscript Apologie oder Schutzschrift für die vernünftiger Verehrer Gottes, a defense of the deistic approach to religion, which he refrained from publishing.
Inspired by the energetic hues of earth's natural color palette, the Sedona Floral Rug from Oriental Weavers features alluring colorations with a globally influenced floral design.
The visuals were remarkable and cinematographer Larry Smith soaked the environment with neon lighting and the tacky blend of the elegant oriental designs of the East and the grotesque influences of the West.
In its final third especially, as Prince Ning turns jealous and villainous, the movie's wild violence spikes, though not enough to completely derail its carnival atmosphere, which comes across like an Oriental take on Werner Hedman's Danish In the Sign of... 1970s sex comedies crossed with the aforementioned influences with maybe a little bit of Circle of Iron thrown in for good measure.
Oriental, water and citrus - influenced fragrances are gaining ground, however, with just over 5 percent of the market.
The dozens of street markets and architectural influences from Morrocco bustle gives the city an almost oriental atmosphere.
The Corteza Amarilla Lodge & Spa is a unique type of architecture mixing Art Noveau, Deco, Baroque and some oriental influence.
This fabulous fusion of Moorish, Oriental and Caribbean influences is designed to effortlessly blend exquisite comfort with culture.
Moreover, the estate is furnished in a tastefully blend of ethnic, modern and traditional aesthetic influence and is designed in various themed interior including Balinese, Javanese, Oriental, Palembang, Primitive and Modern.
Essential to a true Venetian experience, Restaurant Terrazza Danieli offers diners a culinary journey which retraces the oriental influences of spice traders and blends them with indigenous ingredients and mesmerising views of the Grand Canal and Adriatic Sea.
Artwork in several formats — including photography, film, installation and paintings — outlines various aspects of culture, history and everyday life in a multifacetted metropolis and in a country with European and oriental influences.
Therefore, the prevalent view is to understand the worlds of Asian artists with Oriental lyricism, though different in technique, as a branch that absorbed the influence of abstract expressionism.
He was later influenced by Oriental thought and aesthetics... In 1958 he received the major prize for painting at the Biennale of Venice and in 1961, the first American to be so honored, he was accorded a compre - hensive retrospectives exhibition in the Pavillon de Marsan of the Louvre in Paris.»
The exhibition aims to elaborate the effect, influence and glamour of Oriental traditional culture in the contemporary aesthetic context through the outstanding redwood furniture and royal lanterns.
He absorbed both the wealth of Modern European painting — from van Gogh to Klee, from Delacroix to Matisse — and oriental influences, which he observed in Morocco in the early 1970s.
• Biography • Background and Training • Early Style of Painting • «Duveneck Boys» - Paris Studies • Mid-1880s: Masterpieces of Impressionism • Returns to America • Greenwich Style of Landscape Painting • Emotional Content of Landscape Paintings • Abstract Elements • Winter Landscapes • Oriental Influences • Final Years • Reputation
One of the best exemplars is the American abstract expressionist painter Mark Tobey (1890 - 1976), who was highly influenced by Oriental culture and religion.
This includes a wide - ranging text by Juan Manual Bonet; an interview between Feldman and his friend the writer and anthropologist Francesco Pellizzi; texts by Bunita Marcus on the influence of the Oriental rugs on his work; by artist and writer Brian O'Doherty on the New York art milieu of the time; by art historian Dore Ashton, offering an insight into Feldman's personality, and a musical perspective by composer Kevin Volans, who was influenced by Feldman.