Sentences with phrase «of macabre»

The origin story of that macabre death machine is fascinatingly told by The Paris Review.

In another room, individual tusks are paired with photographs of the macabre scenes from where the elephants were killed or left to die.

Like reading tea leaves or making a journey to the Oracle of Delphi, academia's belief that they can represent physical processes in the atmosphere, ocean, land and poles some 50 to 100 years into the future — and, the Delphic pronouncements of Western global warming alarmists like Gore, Hansen, Mann, Alley, etc. — all have taken on an air of the macabre.

The first solo exhibition since his death in 1967 was held at England & Co in 1988 - a retrospective that led to the British Museum acquiring the set of macabre ink drawings that he made for his book Out of My Mind (1946).

Evolving from visions of macabre hospital scenes depicting human wreckage and paintings of bloody, butchered meat to portraits of stoic, sophisticated figures clad in Western suits and often wearing white masks, Zeng's art often reflects his concentrated exploration of the unconscious.

Sculptures too, and drawings continue this investigation of the macabre, the carnivalesque and the abject, as well as apparently abstract painting compositions from which the familiar physiognomies of Condo's players emerge and into which they return.

Her films animate figurines made of cloth and plasticine in a puppet / marionette theater of macabre sexual intrigue.

Violence gives way to a sense of the macabre in Bedwyr Williams» sculptures of black, cartoonish ears that are at once human, at once beastly.

Elaborate hand - colored etchings by the nineteenth - century genius of macabre, James Ensor — the color remarkably preserved — stand in contrast to a number of intimately sweet (but never sticky) early etchings and monotypes by Matisse.

Columns and reviews Associate editor Pablo Larios writes a fan letter in praise of the late Guy Davenport; Olivia Laing discussed the enduring relevance of Philip Guston's «Klan» paintings amidst recent racial tensions in the US; Krzysztof Kościuczuk observes how «necropolo,» a new genre of macabre, deadpan music in Poland, reflects current political anxieties; Ben Eastham witnesses a revival of state - of - the - nation novels in his review of Virginie Despentes's book trilogy, «Vernon Subutex»; Andrew Mellor surveys the London Sinfonietta, past and present, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary; and Elvia Wilk asks whether live - action role play can help us overcome social obstacles in the art world.

In using these patterns to define his subject matter, Dodge's paintings are subversively elegant: the shrouded cloths are mysterious and the forms defined by absence, invoking the body with a bit of the macabre.

Attracted by the mysteries are the dark and unusual, Danny creates a world full of macabre and disturbing imagery that retains a sense of humor about itself.

The new body of work showing at the Shooting Gallery in SF explores the «immediacy of the human experience through the examination of macabre themes such as death and the eternal passage of time.»

«The Dead Are Not Quiet: A Group Exhibition of Macabre Art» features work by artists living and working in the Southern California / Baja Norte region selected through an open call.

It looks as if Cunningham had plenty of macabre, melancholy fun alone in his studio.

Themes of macabre mundanity continue in David's Living Room Revisited, 2014, a black - and - scarlet muraled room designed by Kuitca inspired by a drawing David Lynch made for «The Air Is on Fire,» a retrospective of the auteur's paintings, drawings, and photographs organized at the Fondation Cartier in 2007.

Her artworks express a fascination with morbidity, the material of memorialization and ritual, and celebrations of the macabre under late capitalism.

But he was not alone in his artistic exploration of the macabre.

Allison Schulnik uses painting, ceramics, and animation to choreograph her subjects in compositions that embody a spirit of the macabre, a Shakespearean comedy / tragedy of love, death, and farce.

Thursday, check out several centuries of the macabre at Ricco / Maresca Gallery.

It goes without saying that Matthew Barney has a singular capacity for squeezing something beautiful or terrifying out of the macabre.

The first solo exhibition since his death in Berlin in 1967 was held at England & Co in 1988 — a retrospective that led to the British Museum acquiring the set of macabre ink drawings that he made for his book Out of My Mind (1946).

Returning to the central, almost figural form in the work, its contraposto exposing a skeletal armature that reminded me not only of the macabre Giacometti floor sculpture often called The Rape but of the large grisaille anti-war statement Picasso painted in June and July of 1945, The Charnel House.

Much of the action consists of raising a horde of undead and managing different types of utilitarian zombies (like strong or stealthy ghouls) to help solve a series of macabre conundrums.

We talk about the rise of the macabre puzzle platformer, in the wake of Limbo and Inside, whether an art style is enough to carry a game, and what exactly is it that makes a game creepy?

It's brilliant combination of macabre themes from things like Clue and 13 Dead End Drive (kudos to anyone who remembers that game) cleverly combined with Groundhog Day style time travel come together to form an example of the proper, modern evolution of the adventure game genre.

Inspired by the weird fiction (and other tales of the macabre) from the early twentieth century, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter aims to significantly evolve immersive storytelling in games.

What we said: «Wildlands is that familiar glossy contradiction, the «gritty» quasi-realistic open world blockbuster - a work of great craft and care that's also a work of macabre war tourism, wowing you with its geography even as it casually up - sells the bankrupt fantasy of playing global policeman.»

Explore a Devastated, Darkly Beautiful Planet: Revion Prime is an alien world, with environments inspired by the work of macabre artists like H.R. Giger and H.P. Lovecraft, that challenges you to unearth its dark history by connecting fragments of the past.

assuming you always thought «ya know, I wish there was just a bit more of the macabre in this game».

And if that makes you suspect we're making this game inspired by the weird fiction stories and other tales of the macabre from the early 20th century, then you're on the right track.

It's like watching a table surrounded by corpses staring into space, the voices being provided by people standing just outside of the camera's field of vision in some sort of macabre joke.

The new and improved skills allow Lufcadio to unlock certain parts of the casino mansion to explore all of its macabre secrets.

For a taste of the macabre, consider the Downtown haunted tour, which delves into spooky stories of Sacramento's past, including the Indian burial ground under City Hall and rumored ghosts at the allegedly haunted Crest Theatre.

Stepping carefully down the stairs into the very dimly - lit recesses of the Red October wine bar, in the back lanes of Adelaide the other evening, we could have been forgiven for anticipating a display of the macabre and arcane dark arts.

The city is also the birthplace of Edgar Allen Poe, known for his tales of the macabre, and considered the father of the detective story.

It is best as a type of macabre financial entertainment.

Warren Adler, the acclaimed author of The War of the Roses, a masterpiece of macabre divorce adapted into the BAFTA and Golden Globe - nominated hit film starring Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

Shifting from teen emotions triggered by high - school bullying, sexual attraction, and musical passion to deeply disturbing revelations of a macabre fascination with putrefying flesh, Joey is crafted by reader Heyborne as a complex character whose naturally youthful voice taps a core of utterly audible horror.

If you're a fan of the macabre then there's no shortage of grisly, shocking, and creepy webcomics to keep you up into the... [Read more...]

That came later, when it emerged that animal hairs, scraps of skin, and unidentifiable tracks had been found around the bodies, along with evidence of some kind of macabre purification rite.

If you're more into the fun and goofy side of the macabre à la «The Addams Family,» then pick up a copy of Forrest Leo's debut.

Exceptional... While the plot hurtles along at a rapid pace, leading inexorably to the heart - pounding final conflict, Kidd injects ample doses of macabre humor and lyrical description in this memorable story from a strange, bold new voice.»

Please welcome back Warren Adler, the acclaimed author of The War of the Roses, a masterpiece of macabre divorce adapted into the BAFTA and Golden Globe - nominated hit film starring Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

While more well - known as a horror writer and pioneer of the tales that became the Hellraiser franchise, The Thief of Always shows that Barker can pen a book that speaks to young adults just as powerfully as his horror novels speak to lovers of the macabre.

Warren Adler is best known for The War of the Roses, his masterpiece fictionalization of a macabre divorce turned into the Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated dark comedy hit starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.

In honor of the macabre holiday, check back here on Monday for the Most Hateable Movie Villains in the last 20 years.

With the ongoing struggle between man and monster and the trippy mythology gifted to him by Moore, Swamp Thing presents different creators with the chance to tell deeply human and emotional stories in the world of the macabre and the supernatural.

Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals... a used hangman's noose... a snuff film.

The robbers» disguises are all pretty creepy — from the «Skeletor with dreadlocks» masks to the horror movie nun outfits — and lend a sense of the macabre to the jobs and an ever - present sense of death.