Encounters with the authorities are
often surreal, said Valdivia, who studied English at college.
Penn's photographs defined elegance and style of the 1950s, yet he dared and succeeded to transform mundane objects into startling pieces of photographic art — storefront signs, food, cigarette butts, street debris — all of unexpected, and
often surreal, beauty.
[10] The two images are divided into separate zones, which serve to focus on visual parallels such as the arch of the tomato stem and the woman's eyelashes, as well as illustrating Rosenquist's signature,
often surreal, fragmented composition.
Many of the figures in Kirkpatrick's work are
often surreal depictions of the artist herself.
«He mixes the personal and subjective with larger historical narratives using a very idiosyncratic,
often surreal approach.»
The ponderous narratives link disparate,
often surreal, subject matter that reflect on overlooked details of everyday life.
All the artists showcased within compose a highly imaginative, oddly sexual and
often surreal experience of form and subject.
Drawing from his early theatrical training, and influenced by historical methods of staged photography and constructed set design, Barry Underwood seeks to transform ordinary, everyday vistas into unique, and
often surreal, experiences.
Biography: Drawing from his early theatrical training, and influenced by historical methods of staged photography and constructed set design, Barry Underwood seeks to transform ordinary, everyday vistas into unique, and
often surreal, experiences.
David Shrigley: Brain Activity showcases the diversity of the artist's work - seemingly amateurish, crude drawings, hand - crafted sculptures made of unusual materials, and installations characterized by incongruities of scale - offering insightful and
often surreal commentary on the absurdities of life, death and everything in between.
Annabelle Meacham's
often surreal paintings are as saturated...
I wasn't sure how to feel about some of the stages, though — while they were visually diverse, they are
often surreal to the point that you no longer feel as though you are in one, flowing world with «real» locations.
When her boyfriend inexplicably disappears, Fan escapes from B - Mor to search for him, embarking on a daring,
often surreal quest in a violent, blighted world.
It's the way the Focus packages its power on the move that gives it such remarkable real - world pace, making so much of its prodigious torque available for so much of the time that the sheer dimension of its in - gear acceleration from less than 2000rpm — especially in 4th, 5th and 6th — is
often surreal.
With pitch - perfect performances, inventive set pieces and a cutting deadpan wit, The Square is a hilarious, unique and
often surreal look at idealism, hypocrisy and cynicism in the modern world.
They are relatable archetypes who are thrown into
often surreal but completely viable situations that would destroy the best of us.
What could possibly be wrong with Kurt Russell channeling his best John Wayne in a Sci ~ Fi, Spiritual,
often surreal Chop Sockey flick with John Carpenter at the helm?
[Cold Fever is] an undiluted pleasure, a road movie combining
often surreal comedy and a wealth of gorgeous visuals, capturing Iceland at its most hauntingly ethereal.
His innovative and
often surreal use of print, embroidery and graphic embellishment, continues to earn him a devoted celebrity following.
Not exact matches
This can
often be slightly
surreal.
The debate over mayoral control has
often seemed especially
surreal because none of its opponents have proposed a viable plan for replacing it.
If the situation of Switched at Birth
often seems
surreal and at times contrived (seriously, no one is going to even call a lawyer?
There is also a lot of wit on display here, with Maddin and his four co-writers deploying everything from jet - black humor to
surreal silliness to pure and unadulterated goofiness and hitting their targets more
often than not.
Sure, the picture details the architecture of thought that filled the pages (
often sold through
surreal imagery), how the topic divided Charles from the community, and how the writing consumed his mind, contributing to his infirmities.
Backgrounds are kept fairly simple, and the screen is
often awash with scarlets and lavenders, creating a
surreal yet emotionally true visual landscape.
«Tom DiCillo has made an extraordinary film that is simultaneously meditative and exhilarating,
surreal, and
often heartbreakingly beautiful, Down In Shadowland is a masterpiece of keenly observed human experience that transforms the subway underground into something deeply mysterious and mystical.»
On a show that
often spun off into the
surreal, Laura Dern was a grounding, relatable force.
Borderlands has always benefited from the
surreal,
often psychotic characters that...
«This will be your own version of what happened,» a reporter (Billy Crudup) reassures Jackie when she agrees to break her silence — and indeed, the movie
often plays like some
surreal dramatization of her first - person account.
«Ito adeptly creates scenarios that are at once
surreal, unsettling, and
often terrifying, and FRAGMENTS OF HORROR is sure to become a must - read for true horror aficionados and manga fans familiar with his prior works like GYO and UZUMAKI.
I hope that the historical sections of The Incarnations offer the reader a glimpse of each era (though my fiction
often deviates from historical truth into more
surreal and fantastical terrain).
This
surreal phone call reminded me of something veterinarians
often forget.
Up there it
often look
surreal, especially when the clouds come up the mountains.
Day Four — We explore the local attractions with an optional underground tour of the old BHP mine followed by a trip to the truly
surreal Silverton area, a small old mining town now taken over by artists and very
often by film crews.
It's a
surreal game that's about people trying to cope and move forward, despite the mysterious situations they
often end up in, and despite the challenges that life always brings.
It's still
surreal that we live in a time where one of Nintendo's most popular franchises has crossed over with a series that many
often considered...
Some may not take to the trial and error and
often frustrating nature of the game, and it's sad that the campaign is so brief and that the game lacks any form of leaderboards, but, for people that take to the game, everything else will very likely work like a dream; a
surreal dream involving people made out of red glass, and spectacular shootouts that result in them being smashed into a million pieces.
His image is
often twisted out of context, creating strange,
surreal and freakish constructions that are also funny and entertaining.
Fast, exciting, and full of
surreal moments, Pulseman is a superb,
often overlooked moment in Genesis gaming.
They're typically rendered in light pastels and
often involve
surreal combinations of people and objects.
If you saw the Whitney's recent cycle of permanent collection shows uptown, notably Carter Foster's «Real /
Surreal» and Donna de Salvo and Scott Rothkopf's «Sinister Pop,» you'll be well primed for the shrewd, unpretentious, and
often winningly provincial exhibition that inaugurates the museum's on - the - money new home.
Jamian Juliano - Villani creates
often - gigantic paintings on canvas — she works with brush and airbrush to render scenes that are
surreal hodgepodges, reminiscent of James Rosenquist or Peter Saul's bizarre compositions.
Ford's paintings
often integrate the usual and the
surreal, expressing his own understanding of how we view animals, and exaggerating their human qualities.
These psychologically charged works depict figures,
often females, caught in grotesque or
surreal scenes — from a hand holding a decapitated head to a man lying next to what appears to be his own skeleton.
The show brings together a new body of work executed in acrylic, charcoal and pencil - on - canvas, which present
surreal and
often discomforting scenes, accentuated by chaos.
The New York artist
often begins by working in a more conventional mode, painting
surreal canvases that meld distorted, just - recognizable fragments of landscapes and still lifes with vivid splashes and swirls.
Illusional &
surreal tales unfold,
often with a voice over by Sung Hwang Kim, using simple devices to reveal a history or event.
Daniel Richter (b. 1962) is a German painter whose strongly coloured,
often slightly
surreal paintings convey current events and art historical issues with an irreverent and energetic approach.
Often tackling contradictions of social norms and cultural issues, his work pushes the boundaries of the absurd, incorporating
surreal, spiritual, sometimes fantastical elements and motifs.
Painted on Ugandan lubugo bark cloth, the texture and ruptures within this distinctive material are integrated into Armitage's
surreal imagery, the surface beauty of which
often belies the disturbing subject matter upon which it is based.