Sentences with phrase «own folk traditions»

They schooled me according to a black folk tradition that taught that trouble doesn't last always, that the weak can gain victory over the strong (given the right planning), that God is at the helm of human history and that the best standard of excellence is a spiritual relation to life obtained in one's prayerful relation to God.

The American Folk Tradition is not evidence of Paul Bunyan.

The American folk tradition is not evidence of Paul Bunyan.

Rather, her point is that the twentieth century might have been more humane if the ideologues of the nineteenth century had their sledgehammer theories softened, perhaps even overturned, by the twisting, evasive, allusive verbal ambiance of Yiddish, a folk tradition of language that testifies to the uncertainties and fragilities of life.

========== @Smithsonian «The stories remain a part of folk traditions and were included in the Bible to illustrate and explain theological ideas such as: Where did humans come from?

He kept the old chants, and used the Saxon folk tradition.

Representative of American folk traditions about butterfat is this passage from «Neighbor Rosicky», by American author Willa Cather: [The Rosickys] had been at one accord not to hurry through life, not to be always skimping and saving.

The plant is also used topically to treat skin conditions such as eczema, and folk traditions claim it can be used as a hangover cure and aphrodisiac, although little scientific evidence exists to support such uses.

Inspired by nature and folk traditions, both collections feature earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and rings that are hand - made using sterling silver, bronze, brass with occasional pops of gold.

Because in the folk tradition, music belongs to the community.

Brighton, England About Blog Damh the Bard — is a modern - day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his pagan music, storytelling and poetry.

The benandanti — a term meaning good walkers when translated into English — were members of a folk tradition in the Friuli region.

Its summit is 557 metres (1,827 The benandanti — a term meaning good walkers when translated into English — were members of a folk tradition in the Friuli region.

October 7, 2015 • Sample the musically omnivorous cellist's wide - ranging work — from J.S. Bach to modern invocations of ancient folk traditions.

The (probably) most pessimistic signal is that in the re-telling of the evening we see that Llewyn is followed on stage by a young Bob Dylan — the artist who, arguably more than any other, swept away the classic folk tradition by writing and performing his own songs.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association calls it an original song, but «Please Mr. Kennedy» is part of a long folk tradition of borrowing and rewriting

It combines the carnival concept with Junkaroo, an African - derived folk tradition in the Bahamas that involves gyrating performances by costumed musicians and dancers.

Along the way you'll delve into Ukraine's colorful folk traditions, hearty cuisine and a history that includes Greek, Mongol, Tatar, Ottoman, Cossack, Jewish, and Russian chapters.

South Philadelphia's vibrant pre-Cinco de Mayo procession El Carnaval de Puebla showcases folk traditions from the Mexican state (which is the home of many Philadelphians) through a colorful parade and street fair featuring dancers in ornate costumes and oversized masks representing historical figures and folk dramas.

The decorative elements were a mix of Christianity and Mexican folk traditions.

The gorgeous interior décor of the villa, including original paintings and statuary, evoke Mexican folk traditions with exquisite, contemporary style.

Brighton, England About Blog Damh the Bard — is a modern - day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his pagan music, storytelling and poetry.

I wrote new themes, and introduced to the music exotic instrumentation and languages from various Northern European folk traditions,» he said.

Inhabiting liminal spaces heralded as much by surrealism as by folk traditions, Nordström looks to the cultural, psychological and physical margins of society.

His vernacular is eminently materialist and deeply rooted in a sense of place, celebrating the incidental beauty of Korean folk traditions.

After encountering a rare collection of collages by the artist Harry Smith, Winters became interested in the broader territories and geometries suggested by Smith and his exploration of folk traditions.

His work is influenced by religious art and metaphysics, and he blends the imaginative and phantasy elements of his artistic process with with Western religion and European folk traditions, a combination that aims to give a mythic dimension and an almost archetypal significance.

For Graves, her objects and drawings are steeped in folk traditions and mysticism, and interrogate the construction of reality and beliefs.

In his Chinese Style Blessing series Zheng reaches into folk traditions to add to his repertoire of mark making techniques and image sources.

These painted textiles unite African - American folk traditions and historically «feminine» domestic art forms.

Consider, then, the distinct senses of folk tradition for Domenico Zindato and Martin Thompson.

This piece, a beautifully lyrical scene steeped in the religious and folk traditions of her adopted Mexico, is an exceptional opportunity to collect work by the artist, who passed away in 2011.

Vernacular craft processes and folk traditions in combination with digital technologies raise socio - economic questions about women's labor and other cultural conceits.

In both shows, Huma Bhabha, Jiha Moon, Jeffrey Gibson, and Lisa Sanditz create figures, ruins, and talismans combining a variety of influences from folk traditions, pop emoticons, the rubble of forgotten histories, and dollar - store materials.

The artist's appropriation of this folk tradition eliminates recognizable underlying objects and expands the original method to include a wider variety of keepsakes.

In its deliberate intermingling of folk traditions and what we might call art music, «Steel Hammer,» a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in music, is very much in keeping with the other offerings at the 12th Bang on a Can Summer Festival, which begins Wednesday at Mass MoCA.

Taking inspiration from the Philippine weaving and the Jewish folk traditions of her ancestors, along with traditional landscape painting techniques from her academic training, she interweaves image with refuse in order to reveal seamless yet textured transcultural contradictions.

The blues is the root of Black music, emanating from the African - American folk tradition.

Brooklyn - based artist Arthur Simms (b. 1961) fuses modernist assemblage with folk traditions of African and Afro - Atlantic object - making in his near - abstract sculptures.

This work is related to other works like Condition 1 and Condition 2 of 2012, in which Zheng adds to his repertoire of mark making techniques and image sources by reaching into folk traditions that are fading from the contemporary Chinese consciousness.

The show features works informed by the Indian folk traditions the artists encountered during residencies at the Sanskriti Foundation in Delhi in 2014.»

The work is rooted in a multi-disciplinary approach that is as faceted in the mediums employed as in the array of art historical, literary and folk tradition references.

Part of Suomi100, the centennial celebration of Finland's independence, the performance relied on both folk traditions and new technologies to summon a calmness from the calamities of our times.

Other artists even united a Pop aesthetic with their own folk traditions, bringing together contemporary imagery with local practices.

Elena Polenova was part of the generation of artists who rediscovered the folk traditions of the Moscow region — its wooden architecture, furniture and children's toys; its icons and peasant decorations; and its vibrant tradition of folk stories and fairytales.

The Romanian - born artist immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s, but many of the narrative facets of her upbringing — from occult folk traditions to blundering nationalist propaganda — resonate throughout her work.

He is particularly fond of ancient art, supernatural, alchemy, spiritualism, folk tradition and art of indigenous peoples.

Armed with this background (though not unwilling to play along with the Yanquis» desire to see him as an embodiment of Indian folk traditions), Tamayo set about visiting all the museums in New York and gorging on classic European and modern art.

is a multimedia assemblage artist whose niche work recalls Joseph Cornell and the folk traditions found in Dia de los Muertos art.

Jonas's multidisciplinary works cut across a range of influences and concerns spanning from the environment, to concepts of gender, to Japanese Noh and Kabuki theater, Modernist film, folk traditions and oral histories, poetry and literature.