Sentences with phrase «of brash»

Artists... are indebted to Shechet's ongoing interrogations of brash color, texture, and mischievous display tactics.

As the ringleader of a brash clique of art students who became known as the Young British Artists, he staged a pioneering 1988 show («Freeze») in a disused London warehouse.

The finished piece is the sound of a brash young artist who grew into an influential painter at peace with his place in the art world.

★ Cy Twombly: «The Last Paintings» and «A Survey of Photographs, 1954 - 2011» (through Dec. 22) Side - by - side exhibitions — one of a series of brash final paintings with thick scrolling, spiraling scrawls in red and yellow on vivid green grounds, the other of overly lush, often sentimental photographs — offer an admirably complete view of the sensibility of Cy Twombly, who died last year at 83.

The art is tremendous and of its time — monumental, paint - spattered pieces, an expression of individual freedom, much of it brash and bold.

Even after Richter's turn to figuration since the early 2000s, he has maintained his characteristic use of brash colors and dynamic, theatrical compositions, now applied to a «new kind of history painting,» in the thematic and formal tradition of Max Beckmann and George Grosz.

Artists such as Jessica Jackson Hutchins and William O'Brien are indebted to Shechet's ongoing interrogations of brash color, texture, and mischievous display tactics, including mash - ups of functional objects with idiosyncratic

My minds eye tends towards extremes, which plays out in the physical realm with visions of padded cells made with all bumpy chunky soft white fabric and steel; or rooms filled with a cacophony of brash explosions and shards of pattern that vibrate and assault the senses.

On one hand Jones looks to Buddhist practices and meditation as a source of energy in the creation of his work yet everywhere we look we see Wolverine masks and Black Flag logos (originally designed by Raymond Pettibon in the late 70's) which conjure a kind of brash male ego enterprise (the rocker, the comic book character) The use of these two archetypal symbols feel earnest.

Released in the west on a good, old - fashioned cartridge, the game probably seemed laughably backward in the face of the brash, flashier stuff available at the time, but Flicky has a simple, endlessly replayable appeal that makes it just about timeless.

When the haughty vampire princess Alwen du Moonbria saves the life of brash, treasure - hunting pilot Ragna Valentine in exchange for a blood contract, the unlikely duo must set off to recover Alwen's stolen magic and usurped castle.

When the haughty vampire princess Alwen du Moonbria saves the life of brash, treasure - hunting pilot Ragna Valentine by binding him to her service through a blood contract, the unlikely duo must set off to recover Alwen's stolen magic and her ancestral castle.

One of the brash types, with a lot of d*ck jokes, punchy one liners and high - school insults.

If your not a fan of brash overweight tattooed people whose idea of dressing up for dinner is to turn their baseball cap around then avoid this hotel.

Streetside and beachside, Kuta is a cacophony of brash over-developed commercialism.

To them, the founders of Best Friends were a bunch of brash newcomers and their message to them was this: «Stand back and let the professionals handle it.»

When you hear the term «broker,» you may think of a brash, fast - talking salesman who calls you up with hot stock tips.

Jackson centers her tale around four women in the same family, but from four different generations, and acutely sifts through the emotional landscapes of coming - of - age, claiming a cultural identity, grief and mental illness while including plenty of moments of brash humor and poetic insight.

Jackson centers her tale around four women in the same family from four different generations and acutely sifts through the emotional landscapes of coming - of - age, claiming a cultural identity, grief and mental illness while including plenty of moments of brash humor and poetic insight.

Try hit series Star Wars: Poe Dameron, following the adventures of the brash Rebel pilot you fell in love with from Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

The Jeep Grand Cherokee for sale today is a very different beast to its ancestor, but now in its fourth generation still retains much of the brash charm of the original.

Benjamin Herold of Edweek states that «despite a $ 1 billion investment and a steady stream of brash promises to radically disrupt the way public schools do business, the company's education division, known as Amplify, is deeply in the red and on the auction block.

In Dallas, as in so many communities, the best bet may not be a big personality with lots of brash plans, but rather a superintendent ready to build upon what's working, put an end to what isn't, and reassure educators that their hard work is paying off.

Speaking of brash, I'd say the same, this time as a high compliment, of «Zootopia,» which was and is truly, actually and completely a really good film.

Director Mark Pellington's heartwarming dramedy, The Last Word, follows the badass adventures of the brash Harriet Lauler (Shirley MacLaine), a tightly wound, 80 - something control freak determined to do it her way.

This is one where the members of the U.S. Supreme Court are blurred out, where their actual disembodied voices call upon the lawyers, with the ramifications of the case on point rather than the machinations of the brash lawyers.

The hijinks of «Girls Trip» are of the brash, bawdy and boozy variety, replete with X-rated discussions about sex and anatomy.

As director, co-writer and star, MacFarlane offers a lot of the same kind of brash and ballsy humor that is his trademark.

Low budget crime movies were never going to capture the Academy's attention, but the one and only film directed by Leonard Kastle now stands as a shining example of the brash, bold wave of filmmakers that changed the game at the turn of this decade.

Bustin» Down the Door The latest entry in the time - honored surfing documentary genre, joining the likes of «Step Into Liquid» and «Riding Giants,» this film profiles the group of brash Australians and South Africans who challenged Hawaiians at their own sport in the mid-1970s.

The defining masterpieces of brash young artists get remixed by older artists with a new perspective: Fritz Lang's M and While the City Sleeps, Jean Renoir's The Grand Illusion and The Elusive Corporal, Howard Hawks» Rio Bravo and Rio Lobo... and then there's Orson Welles» Citizen Kane and Mr. Arkadin.

Their dynamic consists of the brash Sin - Dee storming from place to place, pestering people for information about Chester's whereabouts (and usually insulting them in the process), with the sophisticated Alexandra calmly tidying up after her and passing out flyers for her performance later that night at Hamburger Mary's, a gay mainstay in the heart of West Hollywood.

This breed of brash, irresponsible young man had been around in cinema long before Anderson arrived on the scene.

Kemp launched into print modeling as well, appearing in a widely seen campaign for The Gap, then segued into acting with parts in Stephen Sommers» Victorian - era supernatural thriller Van Helsing (2004) and Renny Harlin's lurid psychological thriller Mindhunters (2005), opposite Val Kilmer and LL Cool J. Kemp deftly merged his ballroom finesse and his dramatic evocations with prominent billing in Jon M. Chu's dance - themed urban drama Step Up 2 the Streets (2008); he played Blake Collins, the proprietor of a dance school who finds his chief proclivity — an utter contempt for street dancing — upstaged by the arrival of a brash and talented young newcomer at his school.

Less of a brash and more closely linked to heritage pieces, yellow gold is currently in vogue when it comes to timepieces.

Donald Trump's poll - busting victory in Tuesday's presidential election electrified state Republicans, who cheered the coast - to - coast strength of the brash businessman's anti-establishment message.

After Artvoice published Carl Paladino's disparaging and racially - charged remarks about the Obamas last month, opponents of the brash Buffalo businessman said they were fed up with his repeated controversies and vowed to continue to speaking out until he was removed from the Buffalo Board of Education.

The epitome of the brash, populist rightwing Tory, whose authoritarian, nationalist themes appeal to white - flight Basildon and Billericay, was Theresa Gorman in the Major years.

With the PAC supporting Faso having been funded by Mercer and Singer, two major donors who have been outspoken in supporting GOP presidential candidates other than Trump, Heaney's full embrace of the brash developer might make this primary a referendum on whether the party's grassroots have fully coalesced around The Donald.

Old memories recovered, old portents in ambiguous signs, Where my spewn grass writhes into brown innocence, Lies indifferent to fireflies or the sounds of brash children, Refutation of the ambiguous and thickening darkness.

Ken was thoughtful and gentle instead of brash, measured instead of impulsive, and relied on advisers (such as John A. Tory, the lawyer and father of Toronto mayor - elect John H. Tory) instead of his gut.

And chances are, that makes you think of brash and bold executives taking big, daring bets.

They have delved into the complexities of the issues with much more care than other recently published studies, and for that reason, my perception is that the conclusions have much more power than some of the brasher headlines.

Not exact matches

Zechory and Lehman knew as well as anyone that Moghadam's brash, unbuttoned style had always been a key part of Rap Genius» identity.

It was a brash move for an exploration and production firm to tack on a high - end jewel retail arm, but it made perfect sense to the pragmatic Gannicott, who liked the efficiencies of operating in what he described then as «the two bookends of the diamond pipeline: mining and retail,» and who also saw the brand's prestige as having great potential in such emerging luxury markets as China.

This emergent club includes Canadians like Uber chairman Garrett Camp, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith, low - key Alibaba executive vice-chairman Joseph Tsai, Shopify's Tobias Lütke and David Baazov, whose Montreal firm, Amaya, executed a brash $ 4.9 - billion takeover of PokerStars last year, transforming him overnight into one of the global kingpins of online gambling.

He approaches business in the same brash manner, cajoling the likes of Rupert Murdoch and one of Silicon Valley's top venture capital firms to invest heavily in Vice's expansion.

When I was in my early 20s, I was very brash, overbearing, and difficult to work with, mostly as a result of my passion for the business and for ensuring a good customer experience.

Linden Lab operates the virtual world called Second Life... Bolstering its rep for brash - to - the - point - of - crazy dealmaking, AOL purchased Bebo, the third - largest social network in the U.S., for $ 850 million.

In her analysis, Lynch said she was made to consider facts around the wealth of O'Leary, the brash star of the ABC show «Shark Tank» and former panellist on CBC's «Dragon's Den.»