Sentences with phrase «place for contemplation»

By 1959, having devoted himself to the commission for eight months, he declined the prestigious commission and returned his fee, deciding that the fashionable restaurant was not a suitable place for the contemplation of his art.

The chapel and paintings were commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil as a place for contemplation and meditation.

Within the realm of non - representational art, does sculpture have a unique potential to offer the viewer a unique place for contemplation?

My initial and abiding interest is abstract and to represent a sense of light, space, and place for contemplation.

Valuing close looking and civic engagement, the Pulitzer is a place for contemplation and exchange that brings art and people together.

It's a place for contemplation and also community, and that's reflected in the kinds of visitor it attracts.

Stone bridges with wood houses on stilts overlook the lakes, a place for contemplation, meditation and humility.

The role of the Temple as a place for contemplation is explored with reference to the atmosphere and what can be seen and heard there.

Not exact matches

Too many have accepted the popular «neo-orthodox» idea that contemplation and mysticism have no place in the Christian life; on the contrary, they have a real place and an important one; and for those who may be called by God to this particular mode of communion with him, there is a great blessing and a wonderful gift.

It does not matter whether one is by God's providential decree placed in the role of politician, engaged in public action for the common good, or in the role of a lover of wisdom (philosopher), engaged as a private person in contemplation of eternal truths, or in some combination of the two: «A man can still lead a life of faith in any of these three lives and reach the eternal rewards.

The application states there is a need for the chapel as «it is every person's right to be able to have a place of retreat for contemplation and prayer, for religious observance, celebration of key life and family milestones, marriages, christenings and so forth».

I like to incorporate places for relaxing and contemplation, as well.

This sofa will provide a place for quiet, conversation and contemplation in any room of your house.

Place a scented candle in it to set the mood for calm contemplation.

And there are sobering moments of significant contemplation, such as the dire consequences of reporting regarding the fate of a man Kim specifically references in her first segment (a detail which seems horribly illogical in the first place) but these are followed by bits of absurdity, such as Kim becoming the conduit for a group of Afghan women who keep blowing up a well the marines keep digging for their benefit (shades of Fernando Leon de Aranoa's A Perfect Day here).

Emphasis was placed on the understanding that everyone wants something slightly different and that there should be areas for quiet contemplation, study and talking, as well as active play.

River Princess features all river - view staterooms; a cozy library that provides the perfect haven for inviting conversation, game playing or simply a place for deep contemplation; a fitness centre where you can unwind from a day of sightseeing; and a lounge with a full - service bar where you can gather with friends for cocktails while the evening's entertainment provides a soothing backdrop.

The palace was built to preserve the sanctity of a natural spring considered holy by the Balinese and to provide a place of contemplation, relaxation and fun for visitors.

This is an ideal place to be pampered, a place for healing, reflection, contemplation, meditation and serenity.

Private patios and rooftop terraces accessible only through the master bedroom offer peaceful places for quiet moments of contemplation.

Located in the peaceful and breathtaking area of Kedewatan, this luxury resort is an ideal place for healing, reflection, contemplation, meditation and serenity.

Wei uses his self - portrait series as a place for self - discovery and contemplation.

What it really does is create a quiet place for the viewer to think about how many likes their documentation of this experience is going earn them — a thought that's completely incongruent with any kind of deeper contemplation.

While her earlier work looked at art museums as places for worship or contemplation — in the vein of cathedrals or pilgrimage sites — and artworks as objects of faith, her recent works, such as Deposit III (2015), give more importance to painting as an actual object in its own right: «It allowed me to leave bi-dimensionality, unhang [painting] from the wall and naturally add other supports of images (video, mirrors, printed matter, found paintings) and link them to a same genealogy.»

To Erasmus it was a place for introspection and contemplation.

In the essay, Elderfield adroitly traces the nomenclature from studiolo (a place for scholarly studium (diligence, zeal, contemplation and, although it seems so anachronistic in our day, concentration) as distinct from the bottega (workshop) and atelier, a place where the artist worked not just in solitude but in the company of critics, collectors, and students (the academy was often in the neighborhood).

Some installations embrace the cacophony of contemporary culture's accelerated pace, whilst others lament it, wistfully dreaming of a time and place reserved for quieter contemplation.

It has become for him a «mental production shop», a place ideally suited to calm and quiet contemplation.

It's no place for the slow and quiet contemplation of art.

Alice Creischer Apparatus for the Osmotic Compensation of the Pressure of Wealth during the Contemplation of Poverty (detail)- Installation view at Rivington Place 2012 Photo: Thierry Bal

Hauser Wirth & Schimmel will complement its exhibition program with a bookstore; a publications lab; a bar and restaurant featuring seasonal fare and locally - sourced produce; a garden; commissioned permanent works of art that engage the architecture of the place; and outdoor areas for quiet contemplation and informal gathering.

These objects — figurines and asteroids — are both, in their different ways, adrift in their place and history, lacking a stable context for contemplation underlined by their blurred, bleached out and faded appearance.

Culminating in the decade of the 1950s and embodied in the public image of such Abstract Expressionists as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, the art studio was romanticized as a mythical place for solitary contemplation where the genius artist — typically male — is able to express himself.

Since then, I have found a place to marry the worlds of literal and conceptual reality and so, in a sense, I'm reaching backwards, taking parts I liked in my earlier work and using the skills and interests that evolved over time and re-making what I have been always searching for in my work, to make each painting a unique, intimate environment that invites the viewer to experience and offer contemplation on a multi-faceted level.

While it is true, he said, that dining facilities (i.e., restaurants) may be privately owned, the kitchen and dining room facilities of a privately - owned condominium were not within the contemplation of the Legislature as «public places», no more so for those of a tenant renting the same condominium.

The next item up for contemplation is the order in which you place these sections.

For modern gals, the bedroom is as much a place of contemplation and relaxation as it is one of seduction.

A wirework chair has been placed close to the bath for quiet moments of contemplation.