Sentences with phrase «pop culture characters such»

There are references to pop culture characters such as Mickey Mouse, with the artist toying over the idea of false realities and choosing to live in an idealistic world.

Not exact matches

The filmmakers embrace the «moment» women are currently enjoying in pop culture: Thanks to female - centric works such as last year's «Bridesmaids» and this year's HBO series «Girls,» female characters can be seen confronting intimacy issues in sometimes startling ways and unconventional protagonists are getting screen time.

Some characters such as Zappa draws inspirations from Japanese pop culture that may or may not resonate with American gamers.

And I say «character» because, while it's unclear whether the movie will go the whole «Mary of Magdala was totally a prostitute» way rather than sticking to literal gospel, that has become such a common trope in pop culture that most films depict her as a former prostitute just because.

Emerging with the New York City graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s, Scharf's imagery draws upon pop icons, media advertising and consumer culture of the 1960s, including TV cartoon characters such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons.

Since the mid-1970s she has referenced and critiqued American popular culture, suggesting the influence of Pop Art while pointing to Abstract Expressionism through large, physical, drippy paintings of cartoon and comic characters such as Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, and Homer Simpson.

Drawing his inspiration from pop culture and American expressionist painters such as Willem de Kooning, Todd James, often called «master of modern - day satire» seems to strip down his characters to a cartoon level showing them in absurd and meaningful situations as a witty comment to todays society and reality.

His imagery draws upon pop icons, media advertising and consumer culture of the 1960s, including TV cartoon characters such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons.

Claire Pasquier's work ranges from abstract prints and drawings to intriguing portraits of individuals and pop - culture figures such as the Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker characters from George Lucas» Star Wars movies.

Margaret Harrison tackles gender politics through the use of iconic characters such as Captain America and Playboy pinups, Meriem Bennani's animations explore Muslim cultural taboos, and Jamian Juliano - Villani's surreal paintings distort familiar images from pop culture and comics.