Sentences with phrase «on classical architecture»

Gathering his works from the 1970s to the present, the show features wry assemblages and wall sculptures that combine natural and discarded elements, riffing on classical architecture, the nature of portraiture and colonization.

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Drawing on an architectural analogy, he said, «The unity of a Gothic cathedral is not the static unity of a classical temple but a unity born of the dynamic tension of diverse forces which impel the architecture upward, pointing to heaven.»

The fifth chapter considers harmony, another element in the classical definitions of beauty, and he reflects on it in music, architecture, ecology, and astronomy.

Whether formulated by Durkheim (a system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things), by Weber (that which finally makes events meaningful), or by Tillich (whatever is of ultimate concern) religion in its «classical» sense refers not so much to labels on a church building as to the imagery (myth, theology, and so forth) by which people make sense of their lives — their «moral architecture,» if you will.6 That human beings differ in their sensitivity to and success in this matter of «establishing meaning» there can be no doubt.

It recaps previous lessons, introduces the idea of classical architecture and then focuses on the metopes of Heracles» labours at the temple of Zeus at Olympia.

This $ 60 million resort on Nassau's Cable Beach inspires with its classical design and architecture, the quality of the materials, the lush setting and the lavish attention to detail.

Other works on view such as box dioramas, multi-media works on paper, and carved objects in large and miniature scale illustrate the range of Beck's interests, from popular culture to classical art and architecture.

«I was interested in attending Otis College's program because I knew I could focus on conception and design within architecture while also learning the classical arts.

They are the result of a meditation on the figures and the surfaces of classical sculpture and architecture.

Boundlessly curious, Durham takes on subject matter ranging from specific historical events or figures — such as Malinche and Cortés — to classical architecture, religious martyrdom, quantum physics, and literary sources from Shakespeare to José Saramago.

Combining oil painting and textile collage, the colour palette is very much inspired by a 19th century approach, with Fritz Bornstück working like an impressionist in the field, while at the same time turning the works around to pull them in a decidedly more contemporary direction, inflicting contrasting architecture and items on the classical compositions.

Using clay and concrete, Adrián Villar Rojas's sculptures and installations draw on the history of Minimalist sculpture and Modernist architecture, creating works that refer back to classical antiquity and forward towards a future archaeology.

By the 1770s, in Britain, such architects as Robert Adam and Sir William Chambers were in huge popular demand, but they were now drawing on a great variety of classical sources, including ancient Greece, so much so that their forms of architecture were eventually defined as neoclassical rather than Palladian.

While on one of carriage ride tours you will witness many types of architecture, ranging from classical to ultra-modern in style.

He talked his way into 100 percent financing on a $ 50,000 loan and built an eight - unit townhouse modeled after the classical architecture of Alexandria, Va., New Orleans and Vicksburg, Miss..