Sentences with phrase «other artistic traditions»

The artist looks to the use of geometry in Islamic art as opposed to figurative forms seen in other artistic traditions.

Other artistic traditions, closer to home, went into the making of Emily Mason.

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So in her conclusion she highlights some of the accomplishments of Byzantine civilization: an imperial government built on a trained civilian administration and tax system; a legal structure based on Roman law; a curriculum of secular education that preserved classical learning; theological thought, artistic expression, and spiritual traditions that are still alive in the Orthodox churches; and coronation and court rituals that were adopted by other rulers.

Cage rejects this tradition, and declares that the end of artistic creativity is not order or value but purposeless play, a play that affirms life and invites other men to wake up to the ordinary life around them that can be lived here and now.

Western culture is characterized by a host of artistic, philosophic, literary, and legal themes and traditions; the heritage of Celtic, Germanic, Hellenic, Jewish, Slavic, Latin, and other ethnic and linguistic groups, as well as Christianity, which played an important part in the shaping of Western civilization since at least the 4th century.

We offer a strong figurative tradition in the Drawing, Painting and Sculpture Studios that can be used as a foundation for students to move on into other artistic avenues, or that can be developed as an end in itself to produce work within a figurative genre.

This 50 - minute film will help you feel good about playing your part in a great artistic tradition: collecting material, combining it with other «stolen goods» and transforming it into something that's totally you.

Proposals are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria, which are weighed equally: How well a project aligns with the MAP Fund's goal of supporting experimentation and innovation in all traditions and disciplines of live performance, especially work that brings insight to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, race, religion, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity The artistic strength of the proposed project The viability of the project, based on the applicant's professional capabilities as demonstrated in the project narrative, bio and artist statement, and work samples.

Mr. Vorisek's creations are the descendants of disparate artistic traditions: performance, installation and sculpture, among others.

A solo exhibition that is at once immersive and intricate, On the Wall: Nadia Haji Omar simultaneously alludes to the uniquely complex cultural histories of Sigiriya as a built and natural environment replete with overlapping religious narratives, artistic styles, and the calligraphic traditions of the Sinhalese and Tamil languages, among others.

Unlike other gender - biased artistic traditions, women artists were leaders in the video medium from its origins in the 1960s and 1970s.

The group show, whose title is inspired by a song from the 1970s funk band the Ohio Players, looks at issues of society, sexuality and black womanhood — in works that are variously inspired by folk art traditions, Afro - Caribbean folklore and myriad other artistic practices.

This mask soon will be displayed in the museum's Hellenistic gallery, where it joins other works of art that explore the complex interactions between local traditions (such as burial customs) and Graeco - Roman artistic conventions.

Although he built on the ideas of many of the other cutting edge artists of his day, such as Picasso and the Surrealists, Pollock's work appeared to be an abrupt and startling break with many artistic traditions.

Detailed landscapes as a distinct subject are not found in all artistic traditions, and develop when there is already a sophisticated tradition of representing other subjects.

The overflowing of its frontiers, aggressions, and military occupations, and colonial and neo-colonial politics of the United States imperialism, have denaturalized and violated cultural and artistic tradition of other peoples as well as within the U.S. itself.»

Curry, on the other hand, participated in a regionalist movement that, while it attracted support in the short run, essentially cut against the grain of the American artistic tradition.