Sentences with phrase «of figurative form»

Whether working in sculpture or painting, David posits various manifestations of the figurative form.

Somehow rooted in nature yet seemingly devoid of any figurative form, Untitled XXV articulates a landscape brought alive with a sense of the human through the length, scale, form and emotive power of de Kooning's vigorous brushwork.

A unique amalgamation of artist, Spiritualist and medium, the fascinating and unexpected story of Houghton has generated international interest from curators and writers who see her work as representing an abandonment of figurative form that anticipates the development of modern abstraction by artists such as Kandinsky or Malevich by several decades.

This he does without the inclusion of the figurative forms.

Featuring eight painters — four from L.A. and four from New York — the exhibition runs the gamut of current artistic styles, from Heather Gwen Martin's 2015 abstraction of figurative forms, titled

Featuring eight painters — four from L.A. and four from New York — the exhibition runs the gamut of current artistic styles, from Heather Gwen Martin's 2015 abstraction of figurative forms, titledCousins, to the hyper - realism of Marc Dennis» art historical pastiche Ironman, Captain America and a Russian Mobster Walk Into a Bar, which humorously constructs a new scenario for these three characters and Edouard Manet's famous painting A Bar at the Folies - Bergère.

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The expression of art — the exploration of figurative and abstract thought in tangible external forms — is unique to human beings.

This reference back to an earlier event may take the form of a figurative representation of a cause which, however, is only designed vividly to express and impress on the mind the state of affairs actually observed.

Peirce knew that in discussing evolution in this way, he was speculating and resorting to figurative ways of forming his thesis.

Here is the first point to be clear on: All metaphors (or other forms of figurative writing) rely first on literal definitions before they can be of any use as figures of speech.

Criticism may smile indulgently at the palpable deception in the claim that this was given to Moses at Sinai along with the Torah, but if we would read the meaning of figurative language, it is apparent that this was but an expression of the sense of a pervasive natural law: the religious impulse and revelation with which the name of Moses was associated was too great to embody itself in written form — not even the Torah was adequate; but it reposed ultimately in the divine impress upon the heart of man.

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The student must read the example text and rewrite the underlined phrases to a form of figurative language.

By sixth grade, the standards become more detailed and specific, including understanding figurative and connotative meanings of words; analyzing the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone; considering how a particular stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme; and contrasting the reading and multimedia experience of a text and various forms or types of poetry in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Students are encouraged to consider a number of start points such as working directly from the model, on Figurative Sculpture or Portrait Head courses to developing individual projects on the Free Form course.

«Through my figurative work, I aim to represent the power of the female form; manipulate the shape in such a way that pushes you to consider «beauty» second.

Kalm notes: «This presentation focuses on a select group of figurative artists who formed connections both personally and aesthetically between post war Paris and New York.

Even earlier works like Fable II and Rite, both from 1957, earn their titles by the nonspecific figurative connotations of their bunched shapes; it would take only a little bit of further manipulation to turn those forms into the kind of stylized figures found in the paintings that Jan Müller was making around this time, or Bob Thompson just a little later.

A variety of shapes gathered together, presaging her later, figurative works inspired by African avatar - like forms that assemble objects from the person's life and gather them together.

The figurative work is composed of large areas of color to form spaces into which Diebenkorn placed a simplified standing or seated figure.

The Figurative Arts Residency offers artists interested in representational and figurative subjects a unique opportunity to hone skills and advance techniques of image - and formFigurative Arts Residency offers artists interested in representational and figurative subjects a unique opportunity to hone skills and advance techniques of image - and formfigurative subjects a unique opportunity to hone skills and advance techniques of image - and form - making.

Although these gridded and stacked compositions of linear forms initially appear abstract, their titles (usually People or Person) point to their figurative content.

School of London was a term invented by artist R.B. Kitaj to describe a group of London - based artists who were pursuing forms of figurative painting in the face of avant - garde approaches in the 1970s

Tim Eitel (b. 1971, Leonburg, Germany) conveys a deep command of color, technique, and form in his figurative paintings inspired by his observations of contemporary life and art history.

Although a critical force within the group, the artist's contributions to Memphis — in the form of graphic patterns — were only a small segment of her career; as the ICA show makes clear, Du Pasquier is a multifaceted artist, and she became particularly interested in abstract and figurative painting.

In line with the recent trend of figurative painting, this show, curated by Katrina Neumann, brings together a multigenerational group of artists who create paintings that consider the human form within real and imagined environments.

Of course, Nochlin was writing in parallel with Jeff Donaldson and Romare Bearden, titans of figurative work who elaborated a form of augmented reality called «the super real»Of course, Nochlin was writing in parallel with Jeff Donaldson and Romare Bearden, titans of figurative work who elaborated a form of augmented reality called «the super real»of figurative work who elaborated a form of augmented reality called «the super real»of augmented reality called «the super real».

After leaving the field of clinical psychology in the mid-1940s, Truitt began making figurative sculptures, but turned toward reduced geometric forms after visiting the Guggenheim Museum with her friend Mary Pinchot Meyer to see H.H. Arnason's exhibition «American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists» in November 1961.

This logic of accumulation would lead to the development of Bayrle's «super-forms,» densely composed images in which smaller units are used to build larger figurative forms.

Regardless of the student's idea, figurative or abstract, I teach the Mentori method of carving, which involves blocking out the form from the massive block, followed by forming the shape and finishing.

His five recent paintings are joined by Philippe's steel sculptures, which «reference tall bird perches while doubling as figurative bird like poems,» and muted paintings of hill - like forms.

On the occasion of «The Great Mother» and Phaidon's new book Body of Art, Artspace's Karen Rosenberg spoke to Gioni about the enduring appeal of figurative sculpture, his influences from Catholic church statues to Mike Kelley, and why he thinks this art form is especially vital today.

(1910 - 1962) American, yet imbued with visual culture of Europe, Franz Kline exemplifies the development of pictorial language from a figurative form that derives from Rembrandt and the other great masters whose work he knew well from visiting European museums, to abstraction.

The movement was formed by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to celebrate and promote figurative painting in a reaction to the proliferation of conceptual art.

His more realistic figurative imagery in the 1930s and»40s gave way to the influences of cubism and other forms of abstract art.

Lonely Old Slogans traces Richter's earliest, colour - intensive abstract improvisations through to his figurative works, described by the artist as a new form of history painting.

In figurative paintings brimming with crisp, flat forms and bold outlines (evoking sign painting as well as the works of John Wesley), Keogh portrays headless female bodies that have been bisected at the waist, an empty suit of armor, and flowery vines that weave in and out of swords.

Heidi Glück's Untitled (wisely so) print is a true minimalist statement with much impact; John Goodyear's contribution is called Drawings and contains 17 little squares all arranged on top of one another — totem pole style — each containing some form, some suspiciously figurative.

But many artists are making a kind of figurative sculpture that feels new and transgressive, even though they're using forms and techniques associated with academic realism.

A remarkably prescient source revealed itself unexpectedly in 1965, during a trip across America: Jones happened upon a slot machine embedded within the form of a Vegas showgirl, a commercial variant of figurative sculpture which struck Jones for its sexual presence and intensely non-art condition.

Wrestling with the simultaneous existence of abstraction and representation, «Painter» strikes a precarious note: ambiguous, but semi-recognizable forms recall the artist's early figurative works of the 1940s.

With a raw, gestural aesthetic, and containing both abstract patterns and figurative forms, Dial's work is considered comparable to that of iconic artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Willem de Kooning, and Robert Rauschenberg.

The three large paintings in the exhibition mark Whitten's turn away from the overtly figurative to a form of subliminal figuration.

Featuring more than 100 works spanning from the early 1980s to the present, including a number of new and never - before - seen pieces, the exhibition juxtaposes graphic patterns with abstracted, figurative paintings, creating a fully immersive environment that underscores the artist's systematic dismantling of the hierarchy between design and fine art, and between three - dimensional form and two - dimensional representation.

Wrestled into figurative forms that evoked a sense of wonder, artwork was presented in a solo exhibition held from June 5 to July 17 at Dowling College's The Anthony Giordano Gallery in Oakdale.

By the mid-1950s, Calderara began to move away from figurative painting to embrace a more geometric approach, radically reducing both the scale and the compositional elements of his paintings through use of simple forms and flat blocks of nebulous and subtle colour.

The portraits, still lifes and figurative works displayed in Perth showcase his mastery of form and light.

Their sculptures, fusing almost readymade images and almost unforeseen forms, are thus the very concrete synthesis of a position that straddles two options: an expressionist subjectivism based on an authentically Pop imaginary and a distanced figurative conceptualism.»

Joffe introduces an element of abstraction into her figurative works, evincing a distinct style of painting that draws on bold lines and geometric forms to create powerful human portraits.