Sentences with phrase «of cult figure»

Kim Dotcom has become somewhat of a cult figure in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

Kurt Cobain is part of a celebrated series of portraits Elizabeth Peyton painted of the cult figure in 1995.

Glittery names at commercial galleries include the quiet man's abstract expressionist Cy Twombly (Gagosian, W1, Tue to 12 Dec) and the brilliantly weird, sci - fi horror infused sculpture of cult figure Tetsumi Kudo (Hauser & Wirth, W1, to 21 Nov).

Together, this avoidance of the limelight and determinedly independent stance towards the art market have turned him into something of a cult figure — particularly for those of us dismayed by contemporary culture's ceaseless, vapid manufacturing of celebrity.

That on its own is enough to get us to the show, but for the uninitiated, Conrad is something of a cult figure who performed with La Monte Young, John Cale, and Faust in the»60s / early 70s.

Musson himself is something of a cult figure, thanks to his YouTube persona as Hennessy Youngman, deadpan star of the artist's 2010 - 2012 art tutorial series, «Art Thoughtz,» which cleverly satirized both art history and the contemporary art world.

On the Ground takes the form of contemporary iconostases based on the events leading up to the death of the cult figure Nico.

The perplexity he induces in his own country has resulted in his becoming something of a cult figure.

These elements contributed to Bourgeois becoming, in the»90s, something of a cult figure in the tradition of Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe and Frida Kahlo.

Yabuki has become something of a cult figure amongst fans ever since he was thrust into the limelight at this year's E3 - and breaking out into Min Min's winning pose after pulling off the now famous combo certainly did his popularity no harm.

Just four years after The Silence of the Lambs made Levine sort of a cult figure, the film is the first to capitalize on his new status, its resounding failure freeing him to return to the character actor ghetto.

Naturally Robert Englund is back as Freddy (Englund is something of a cult figure these days), but so is Heather Langenkamp, who played his nemesis in the first film.

As regular readers know, Girard is something of a cult figure among a large number of literary critics, philosophers, and theologians (see Joseph Bottum's «Girard Among the Girardians,» March 1996).

Although these works have made him one of the cult figures of modern art, they have also, in later years, brought him considerable notoriety.

Not exact matches

Tony Hsieh, a cult - like figure and the CEO of Zappos, is reportedly stepping down as leader of his $ 350 million project to transform Downtown Las Vegas into a city built entirely for entrepreneurs.

Some possibilities are that Trump voters are more protectionist than the average Republican voter, or that they instinctively back his positions based on a cult of personality, or that Trump is an inherently divisive figure even within the Republican Party and that this extends to his positions on policies.

You are right that even Atheist figures like Hitler and Stalin became cults in and of themselves; I guess maybe this shows us how easily Materialism and Religion can blend, and how dangerous that combination can be?

In Updike's view, the ineluctable disappearance of religion in the life of Americans has been replaced by the ersatz religions of devotion to the bitch goddess of material success, and to the excitements of a degraded popular culture (the cult of the silver screen figures large in Lilies).

Few cults of deceased Hellenistic kings lingered on, and only a modest range of evidence attest cults or games or shrines for even the major Roman figures of the late Republic.

Although it would be foolish to demarcate too rigidly cultic and other depictions of the emperor, as in some way all imperial ideology was pervaded by religious conceptualizations of the imperial figure, the emperor was more than the cult, and imperial ideology was embodied in other forms and practices, many of which still require extensive examination (for example, its significance in the ideological construction of gender in the empire, and particularly of the body, is only just becoming visible).

You can claim a baseless falsehood to be true, but without any proof to even suggest that there is a magical supernatural father - figure interacting with human beings, your claims are worthless and are most likely to be the ravings of a cult member who has been brainwashed into believing.

You do realize that the definition of a cult is «A system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.»

All religions are cults (definition alert: a cult is; «a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object») does this definition sound like your religion?

Thus understood, the doctrine of radical evil can furnish a receptive structure for new figures of alienation besides the speculative illusion or even the desire for consolation — of alienation in the cultural powers, such as the church and the state; it is indeed at the heart of these powers that a falsified expression of the synthesis can take place; when Kant speaks of «servile faith,» of «false cult,» of a «false Church,» he completes at the same time his theory of radical evil.

It would be no different than any number of modern religious figures or cult leaders.

They have maintained a fair amount of traditional beliefs; in the same fashion, the Hindus have easily come to terms with the cult of Virgin Mary who is the dominant figure in the religious life of Christians.42

As evangelicals try to figure out whether they can support a president who practices Mormonism, the rest of us will try to figure out whether Mormonism is a cult, a form of Christianity, or something in between.

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., first gained a following on American college campuses as a cult figure for young readers who identified with his comic and pessimistic view of the world.

Astarte (for convenience» sake, I'll use the Hellenized version of her name) was a key figure in the cult of sacred sexuality that was central to the religious life of the ancient Semites.

Not a cult, ha, the definition of a cult is a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.

Definition: «Cult — A system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.»

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

This allows you, the viewer, to connect with a couple of players straight off the bat, while still allowing space for somebody or other to emerge as a cult figure of affection.

Pivotal to that of course are the actions of Damien Comolli, a divisive figure perhaps not a million miles away from Philip Seymour Hoffman's cult leader in the movie The Master.

Diouf's attitude had led to him being extremely unpopular on Merseyside, and it came as no shock when he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers at the beginning of the 2004/05 season and he soon became a cult figure around these parts.

Players like Arnie, who some are beginning to be compared to Paolo, and Arthur, are almost becoming cult figures in a short space of time.

However, Kean has at least bolstered his ranks with the loan signings of Jermaine Jones, a combative, central midfielder from Schalke, and a former cult figure within the Ewood terraces in Roque San Cruz, who scored 23 goals during his two seasons with Blackburn (2007 - 2009).

Over the course of these three years, the Swiss full - back has emerged not only as a respected senior player, but also as a cult figure Peacocks supporters admire greatly.

Andrea Radrizzani, who became the club's sole owner earlier this year, has become a cult figure of sorts with the Leeds United faithful.

After turning Chile into one of the most thrilling teams in international football and inspiring Pep Guardiola to bring a more intense and frantic pressing game to Barcelona, Marcelo Bielsa was already a cult figure by the time he finally crossed the Atlantic to take his first job in Europe in 2011 at Athletic Club of Bilbao.

A cult figure this season for Liverpool after finally fulfilling his # 18 million price tag from Paris Saint - Germain in 2013, Sakho scored in the thrilling Europa League quarterfinal win over Borussia Dortmund and again in the recent 4 - 0 thrashing of local rivals Everton.

Suarez became a cult figure at Liverpool following the 2013/14 season as he broke new ground for strikers in England, scoring 31 goals in just 33 games before completely dominating the end - of - season awards.

There might be a cult of personality surrounding certain controversial Atheist figured (think Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens) but no, Atheist is NOT a religion.

Originally a judge from the eastern Libyan town of al - Bayida, his national profile made him an attractive figure in a country which is used to being dominated by the cult of personality around a long - lasting dictator.

They wear the familiar pleated skirts, painted black, of the finest Maltese cult figures.

The rise of cult - fave clothing label Reformation brought with it a cult - like obsession for vintage florals in figure - flattering silhouettes (promoted by devoted fan Emily Ratajkowski).

Today the three - time Emmy Award winner is herself a cult figure — with an online following to rival that of Patricia Field.

The film's leading lady was former silent star and future cult - figure Louise Brooks, the hauntingly beautiful leading lady of G.W. Pabst's Diary of a Lost Girl and Pandora's Box, here making her last film appearance.

Tommy Wiseau was a bizarre man of indeterminate age and background who became a cult figure in Los Angeles in 2003 for The Room — a toe - curlingly awful film he financed, directed, wrote and starred in.

Q+A Highlights: Thirty minutes of footage from a post-screening Q+A with Moore and from the 2014 Telluride Film Festival finds the screenwriter discussing his life long obsession with Turing, having wanted to write about the man since he was about fourteen or fifteen years of age, discussing the cult - like status a figure like Turing has amongs the computer crowd.