Han also explores the themes
of ideal beauty and racial identity through her work in sculpture — executed in a wide range of materials and hands - on processes.
Artists have long been drawn to the inherent possibilities of rendering the natural world numerically, as in Fibonacci sequences and Umberto Eco's calculations
of ideal beauty, and this intricate relationship has become more pronounced as technology becomes not only a subject for art, but the means by which it is made.
He continued: «And that's precisely why I stopped making abstract work — because white figures in pictures representative
of ideal beauty and humanity are ubiquitous.
Like them, Crewdson is ever so shocked by the violation
of ideal beauty but all the more eager to associate women with the cosmos.
Their notion
of ideal beauty may be an celebrity but it doesn't determine who they fall season deeply in love with.
For demanding customers from the cosmetics industry Aptar is a partner for the providing
of ideal beauty product packings.
Hartshorne also uses them to evaluate sets of experiences, however: «the very contrasts between cases
of ideal beauty and distortions toward either extreme of un-unified diversity and undiversified unity can themselves, taking life as a whole and memory of other cases into account, enrich the total beauty of experience» (AMV 304 - 05).
Not exact matches
The
beauty of marketing on Facebook is their enormous number
of users and the powerful tools available for carving out your
ideal market.
«There's always gonna be those trolls out there or people that have their own definition and
ideals of beauty, but I think we're progressing to a place
of pushback and more people coming out,» Aguilera said.
Aguilera told PAPER that she thinks that society is becoming more accepting
of body diversity,
beauty ideals, and risky fashion choices.
The imagery, critics said, recalled a deeply hurtful history
of white - centered
ideals of beauty.
NAMBLA takes the position that the Greek erotic
ideal is the adolescent or young adult, that sex between the young male and his mentor is a thing
of beauty and spiritual exaltation that ought not to be prohibited by law.
The religious insight is the grasp
of truth: that the order
of the world, the value
of the world in its whole and in its parts, the
beauty of the world, the zest
of life, and the mastery
of evil, are all bound up together — not accidentally, but by reason
of this truth: that the universe exhibits a creativity with infinite freedom, and a realm
of forms with infinite possibilities; but that this creativity and these forms together are impotent to achieve actuality apart from the complete
ideal harmony, which is God.61
The suburban
ideal simply can not deliver on its promise
of convenience, mobility, natural
beauty, individual freedom and well - being for all.
Then there are grades
of aesthetic
beauty which constitute the
ideals of different schools and different periods
of art.
Ought we to be surprised that black youths isolated from the labor market, marginalized by decrepit urban schools, devalued by alienating
ideals of beauty and targeted by an unprecedented drug invasion exhibit high rates
of crime and teen - age pregnancy?
She could be serious as well as humorous, and frequently expressed her hopes and
ideals, as a way
of resisting the evil she knew was rising outside the annex: «I don't think
of all the misery, but
of the
beauty that still remains.»
Even in this sense transcendence may have all the depth and richness I at least could ask: mystery, ineffability, ecstasy, reunion and reconciliation, worlds upon worlds
of various sorts and stages
of existence, an
ideal order
of which our experiences
of truth,
beauty and goodness are fragmentary glimpses.
For those
of us with convictions about waiting for the
ideal situation
of child - rearing in the context
of a marriage, the options
of passing our noses or tempers on to the next generation or participating in the
beauty of adoption are, at least for now, off the table.
In short, the
ideal aims entertained by God are the means by which the universe and all the actual occasions in it are guided by God to «the
ideal strength
of beauty» (CNT 180) which he envisions for them all as a harmonious whole.
Only God, we will recall, is viewed by Cobb as being present within all other actual occasions, as entertaining the
ideal aim for each newly concrescing actual occasion, as «the ground
of being, the ground
of purpose, and the ground
of order» (CNT 227), as the principle
of guidance, and as the one whose universal aim for the «
ideal strength
of beauty» (CNT 180)
of the universe is never finally defeated.
With Christ at the center, life is an endless striving for an
ideal of freedom and
beauty, both together, a striving sustained by the hope for the freedom and
beauty of the new heavens and earth.
The fulfillment
of personality is thus a form
of communion, whether it be with the God a man worships; or with nature under some aspect; or through intimate communication with
ideal things, the inexhaustible quality
of beauty or truth that pervades the universe; or with some cause that calls into action all one's powers; or even with things
of lesser significance so long as they satisfy the human craving for union.
But in
ideal beauty the regularity
of form is manifested as the free play
of matter.
Very importantly, in this relationship
of a total, formed apostolate
of men and women, boys and girls together, there begins to grow a love delightful, chaste and respectful which leads to the
beauty of fully Catholic marriage, marriage in the fulness
of the Faith and its
ideals, with the vow «till death do us part» fully understood and given.
In God, however, there are no such tensions because the
ideal strength
of beauty for himself and for the world coincide.
Hence, we may simplify and say that God's aim is at
ideal strength
of beauty and that this aim is eternally unchanging.
Certainly God's aim is unchangingly directed to an
ideal strength
of beauty.
It's an incredible story, a story which speaks
of the so - called «bohemian»
ideals of truth,
beauty and love.
This is the
ideal of maximum strength
of beauty.
Once the harmonious form has been attained and successfully repeated, the intensity
of the
beauty begins to wane unless some new
ideal of harmony supervenes.
There are many appropriate
ideals of beauty at which cultures may strive; hence, concrete codes
of behavior designed to facilitate the attainment
of such
beauty vary widely.
Change is required to sustain a maximum
of beauty even if the new
ideal is in itself no better than the old.
Just as in the discussion
of beauty we say that the tension between the
ideals of perfect harmony and strength might war with one another except as they attain synthesis in the
ideal, so here the aim at immediate intensity
of feeling and the aim at intensity limitlessly beyond itself can attain synthesis only in an occasion with such concern for the general good that it finds its greatest
beauty in its enjoyment
of its contribution to that good.
In temporal occasions the initial aim is always an aim at some intensity
of feeling both in the occasion itself and in its relevant future.13... The relations
of an individual's own future and those
of others introduce tensions that are highly relevant to man's ethical thinking.14 In God, however, there are no such tensions because the
ideal strength
of beauty for himself and for the world coincide.15 Hence, we may simplify and say that God's aim is at
ideal strength
of beauty and that this aim is eternally unchanging.
This is not primarily a question
of the
ideal in the sense
of nobility or
beauty — though these are measures
of worth, too.
Thus the contribution to
Beauty which can be supplied by Discord — in itself destructive and evil — is the positive feeling
of a quick shift
of aim from the tameness
of outworn perfection to some other
ideal with its freshness still upon it.
This is not the sensationless peace
of utter quietude, but here there is a
beauty and richness, symbolized by jewel trees, singing waters, brilliant color, wonderful lotus blossoms, no day and night, no distinction between gods and men, it is an
ideal existence figured forth in material fashion.
I blame my love for American
Beauty on the sort -
of self - deprecating
ideals that stem.
A creative selection
of pasta, prime dry - aged meats, an award - winning burger and inventive desserts round out the menu, while aptly named libations such as the Emerald Gimlet and
Beauty Elixir as well as an expansive wine list provide an
ideal accompaniment to any meal.
The Silk option is
ideal for enhancing the
beauty of the lips.
The Organic Pharmacy organic baby products are gentle on baby's skin, while the range
of pre - and post-natal care is
ideal for mom's health and
beauty needs.
Our facility is a unique combination
of wellness and fitness services that make it the
ideal location for anyone seeking that extra step in achieving total balance
of beauty and health.
Men are visual and they want their partners to fit the
ideals of beauty that they see in magazines, online and on TV.
Remove the changing station to create an
ideal chest
of beauty for your child's room.
Since our first trip to Iceland back in 2003, TravelQuest has brought hundreds
of adventurous travelers to this rugged island in the North Atlantic, sharing its rich culture and haunting natural
beauty — and,
of course, finding the
ideal spots to view the elusive northern lights.
«It is difficult to answer why they carried out this elaborate process, but it was probably used to emulate a certain
ideal of beauty or perhaps to indicate a group affiliation.»
You express that idea in A Naturalist and Other Beasts: «To preserve a remnant
of beauty becomes an
ideal, and this
ideal possesses one until it is transformed into a faith.»
For the first time, researchers have shown in a randomised trial that looking at photos
of thin women is enough to shape a person's
beauty ideals.
In an attempt to adhere to Caucasian
beauty ideals, the researchers found, women
of color are more likely to use chemical hair straighteners and skin lighteners, which disproportionately expose them to high doses
of phthalates, parabens, mercury and other toxic substances.