Sentences with phrase «on cultural symbols»

Together these incongruent building blocks give form to a stream of consciousness that offers a different perspective on cultural symbols and artifacts.

While those artists at midcentury were searching for a non-western approach, Pensato seems to fixate on those cultural symbols that have drifted out over the airwaves in the last 60 or so years and into the far reaches of the globe.

Not exact matches

With Gandhi formulating the political ethic of satyagraha as an application of Jesus» Sermon on the Mount and Tagore interpreting the Cross as the symbol of God's identification with suffering humanity, there was also the growing awareness that not only western humanism but also the religion of Christianity would get creativity and stability only by planting them in the Indian cultural soil and allowing it to put down roots in it.

The emphasis on symbolic universes has placed the study of religion in a broader cultural context, suggesting means by which private experiences of the sacred, as well as functional trade - offs between religion and secular symbol systems, can be rediscovered.

Thus in our present situation the hermeneutical problem (how traditional words, concepts and symbols are to be interpreted intelligibly in our cultural present) on the one hand remains the problem for those concerned with the theoretical issues of theology, and on the other the issue of liberation represents the center for those concerned more with the meaning of theology in life and in action.

The scheme developed in this article requires, I believe, more stress on the fact that religious and cultural symbols inevitably have a political meaning.

In this cross-disciplinary conversation I turn first to what is known about the brain, then to what we understand about belief, and finally, on the basis of that convergence of ideas, to an examination of the cultural symbol - images of Byzantine and medieval architecture, which express both cognitive and cosmic ways of understanding human life.

Amy Tay, Tiger Brand Director, Five Points Trading Company commented, «Dawn's artwork, formed from a curated selection of cultural symbols such as lanterns, firecrackers, blossoms and oranges, comes to life on Tiger packaging and promotional materials this season.

Artist Kate MacDowell frequently draws on mythological and cultural symbols to comment on humanity's romantic attraction to the natural world and the simultaneous harm we are inflicting upon it.

Paleoanthropologists like Haile - Selassie study ancient humans and their ancestors, based on fossils and cultural artifacts or symbols that they left behind.

The Sunken Place is so potent as a symbol that it's already become a piece of cultural shorthand (and the centerpiece of a course taught at UCLA on the «Black Horror Aesthetic»).

It is obvious that the interpretation of a religious symbol as a piece of cloth can have many different approaches and most of the times this depends on someone's personal cultural norms and religious beliefs.

This unit of work was designed for KS3 and includes background information on tulips as a Turkish cultural symbol.

The quiz focuses on - the re-union meal - Chinese New Year decorations - fireworks - customs - symbols - preparations - red envelopes - New Year's Eve - New Year's Day - Street Celebrations - the Lion and Dragon Dance - The Lantern Festival The quiz is appropriate for pupils of all ages and will contribute to the pupils» spiritual, moral, social and cultural learning (SMSC).

«Nobody imagined Lara would become a cultural icon who would grace the covers of lifestyle magazines, become a symbol of Labour's Cool Britannia, or be a star on the silver screen,» says Livingstone.

Blue Poles (No. 11), 1952 (pictured below), which brought down the Australian government when the country spent $ 1.3 million on its acquisition, is a star of the Australian National Gallery in Canberra, and in retrospect a symbol of the country's cultural coming of age.

AN ARTIST WHOSE WORK garners as much praise for its visual dexterity as it does intellectual debate for its historic and cultural provocation, Kara Walker has moved on from images of slavery and the antebellum South to explore symbols of the New Negro era.

The artist adds, «After years of studying cultural, dream, mythological and religious symbols, I am beginning to believe that the most interesting signs are the images that appear and keep pressing on one's mind with no explanation - unexpected images that flash across the brain when phrases like «war by proxy,» «turn to salt» or «separation of church and state» are heard.

Regardless of one's opinion on this topic, it is undeniable that many of our most prominent cultural symbols are linked to professional athletes or organizations.

The shared medium of carved marble makes these venerated symbols and folkloric figures appear to have a family resemblance as they meet head - on in a cultural exchange between the East and the West.

Keith Haring: Journey of the Radiant Baby — Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania, United StatesEditions on Paper — University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainKeith Haring: Art and Commerce — Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, United StatesKeith Haring: Paintings, Sculpture, Objects and Drawings — Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, New York, United StatesAgainst All Odds — Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida, United StatesKeith Haring: POP Haring — Symbols and Icons Editions on paper from the Estate of Keith Haring — Singapore Tyler Print Institute, SingaporeComplete Editions on Paper — Centro Cultural Montehermoso Depsito de Aguas, Vitoria, Spain — Fundacion Caixa Galicia, Ferrol, SpainKeith Haring: Monumental Sculptures — Poppy & Pierre Salinger Foundation, Le Thor, FranceKeith Haring Drawings — Alona Kagan Gallery, New York, New York, United StatesKeith Haring — Early Drawings — Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, United KingdomKeith Haring — Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Paris, FranceKeith Haring Prints — Memo - art Galeria, Budapest, Hungary

Samb actively worked on the deconstruction of Leopold Sedar Senghor's (the cultural theorist and first president of Senegal) aesthetics and views of Senegal's artistic production that promoted a naive and fetishized idea of African symbols, decoration and beauty.

Using materials as cultural symbols, the artist draws on his extensive background in costume design, as well as a deep interest in meditation and the investigation of the mind.

I stood atop Blair Lane in Joshua Tree in the High Desert on ten acres of land with my camera and film recording how the stars, the moon, and sunlight fell on the ancient symbols and codes of cultural residue that Noah left behind.

In order to investigate universal concerns with an African - American viewpoint in powerful, unexpected ways, she draws on a provocative mixture of cultural, religious, and decorative symbols.

His work focuses on both landscape image as cultural symbol and landscape painting as a cultural signifier.

A series of performances and video installations realized between 2014 - 2015 addressed the complexities of communication and the deconstruction of iconic symbols, simultaneously investigating how the political relationships and cultural distinctions between their two countries manifest on a micro or personal level.

But Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates in the UAE, is not alone in what amounts to a cultural arms race in a region rich with petro - cash, and eager to spend it on symbols of good taste and refinement.

Raúl Santiago Sebazco: Sebazco's works of acrylic and sand on canvas evoke cultural prehistory and ancient legacy of humanity through texture, color and symbol.

Yiddish New York invites artists to submit work for its second annual visual arts exhibition, Trees of Life and Evil Eyes — A Contemporary Take on Superstition, Symbols and Mysticism Submission Deadline: November 7, 2016 Abrazo Interno Gallery Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center 107 Suffolk Street, LES New York, New York 10002 Exhibition Dates: December -LSB-...]

Inspired by the Kongos» (of the Democractic Republic of the Congo) power figure nkisi nkondi, Destierro (Displacement, 1998 - 99) represents the spirit of the Cuban people who awakens in order to make good on the promise of revolution that has yet to happen; even without this specific cultural context, the artwork haunted me as a symbol of a popular consciousness, political betrayal, and a building hunger for change.

Many of his works including the Global Miniatures (2009), display Bayjoo's signature style of creating politically and culturally charged collages where symbols of national identity — flags, maps and cultural motifs — are combined with translucent layers of paint, reflecting on the effects of colonialism and migration.

Using the book as a symbol for knowledge, Benes conceals the information inherent to the object's purpose either as cheeky irreverence or as a commentary on American cultural values.

I will be utilising the fabulous resources available on the Kids matter ways website and create a larger acknowledgement to country in our foyer.I will update the Koori Mail that is in our foyer on a more regular basis and I will display the Cultural Competence Continuum in the staff room, discuss adding symbols to visually explain our philosophy, utilise some of the animations as a way of starting our yarns in our new yarning circle and display the 8 ways of learning in our EL book after discussing at a staff meeting.