Sentences with phrase «precocious age»

Her first solo exhibition at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery will showcase works such as prints made at the precocious age of eight in 1933 as a book for her father, as well as surprisingly sophisticated linocuts both in imagery and technique, accompanied by handwritten poems.

Frank Stella (b. 1936) had a significant epiphany at the precocious age of 22 when he decided to make all parts of the picture equal — doing away with one of the last vestiges of traditional painting.

These themes play into your first series of photographs that really gained attention, «Seeing in the Dark,» which you started making when you were 20 and first exhibited at the precocious age of 21.

At the maddeningly precocious age of 23, Steffes has pulled off a takeover that's as sudden as it is spectacular.

Not exact matches

A precocious and self - contained child, from an early age possessed of an outstanding facility for languages, he was dazzling as a scholar at Eton and, at seventeen, a scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he went on to gain first - class honors and a prize fellowship.

Something of a precocious talent, he made his debut at the tender age of 17 before winning the first of 77 caps two years later in a friendly against the Soviet Union.

If puberty hits before the age of 9, your daughter could be experiencing precocious puberty.

Does your little one seem more curious and precocious than other kids the same age?

While trying to teach your toddler or infant about Mozart may be precocious, teaching them about sharing and handling themselves in an appropriate way, can and should start at a very young age.

In children, the drug is approved only to treat precocious puberty, a rare condition in which puberty begins before the age of 8 years.

Although not precocious in most respects, I learned how to read, mostly by myself, at age 4.

The 31 - year - old Seattle area woman had been plagued by metabolic issues literally all her life: precocious puberty at age 3; polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) by age 14; weight gain of 320 lbs (145 kg) on her 6 foot (183 cm) frame and pre-diabetes by her 20s.

Early Menstruation / Precocious Puberty: Hypothyroidism in girls may trigger very early menstruation, i.e., before the age of 10.

While Liam does share an innocent relationship with precocious 16 - year - old Adelaide (Panettiere), she often comes off as more mature than he and the age difference between the pair is far too glaring to ignore.

You'll Be a Man A decade separates precocious 10 - year - old Leo (Aurelio Cohen) from his new babysitter, Theo (Jules Sagot), in this French coming - of - age drama from director Benoît Cohen, but that doesn't stop the two from becoming best friends.

Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.

Right from the moment we first saw her at age 13 in Atonement as the worryingly precocious younger sister at the big house, she's always seemed someone set apart, which makes playing an ordinary Irish village girl in this adaptation of Colm Tóibín's noted novel the sort of challenge which might just set the agenda for the rest of her career.

As a flashback informs us, Huang Yu - hsiang was born blind in a modest family in rural Taiwan, but quickly developed precocious talents as a pianist, to the point that he ran for several competitions at a very young age.

Lady Bird: Yes, it's a genuinely funny coming - of - age story, with Saoirse Ronan killing it as a precocious high - school senior convinced she's better than her home town of Sacramento.

For some in the right age group, maturing alongside Harry can be life - defining — tracking their own growth by seeing Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, among other young actors on the films, transform from precocious children to charming adults over the course of the series.

MILLER»S GIRL by Jade Bartlett The story of a young precocious writer who becomes involved with her high school creative writing teacher in a dark coming - of - age drama that explores the often blurred lines of connectivity between professor and protege, child and adult.

Mr. Holmes (PG for mature themes, disturbing images and smoking) Ian McKellen plays Sherlock Holmes in this murder mystery, set in 1957, which finds the aging sleuth attempting to solve an unsolved case with the help of his housekeeper's (Laura Linney) precocious young son (Milo Parker).

There, as a precocious child, he exhibited a thirst for knowledge at an early age and learned to read the Bible with the help of his masters, Samuel (Armie Hammer) and Elizabeth Turner (Penelope Ann Miller).

Individual achievement test scores can be misleading at the pre-school and kindergarten levels, if the child is already reading and doing arithmetic — these abilities are not expected in this age group, so precocious readers or mathies will score significantly above their age level, just because they are precocious readers or mathies.

He talks, in «Frames of Mind,» about Jean - Paul Sartre, a famous French philosopher, and novelist who was «extremely precocious» as a young child but «so skilled at mimicking adults, including their style and register of talk, that by age five he could enchant audiences with his linguistic fluency.»

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

Doig's latest historical novel set in the fictional Two Medicine Country in northern Montana stars an affable bartender and his precocious 12 - year - old son, whose coming - of - age takes place in a saloon.

Parents, teachers and librarians needed a book recommendation guide for those precocious tweens — ages 11 or 12 — who are looking for a book that challenges their advanced reading skills but avoids the sex and swearing that frequently can be found in contemporary young adult (YA) lit.

«A middle - aged bookseller mourning his lost wife, a feisty publisher's rep, and a charmingly precocious abandoned child come together on a small island off the New England coast in this utterly delightful novel of love and second chances.»

He had a precocious interest in art and began to study painting by the age of twelve.

Als spoke affectionately of the India - born British artist, discussing her precocious talent — she successfully applied to the Slade School of Art in London at age 15 — and the unfair way that her romantic relationship with the late painter Lucien Freud (her teacher at the Slade, with whom she had a son) overshadowed her early career.

We've chosen some of the youngest and most precocious painters from Vitamin P3, who all prove that the trappings of age and experience don't outweigh a fresh, exciting, and unspoiled eye.

He showed a precocious drawing ability at a very young age, was enrolled in the Royal Academy of Arts in 1789, and first exhibited at the Academy a year later when he was only 15.

Precocious for some things and not too early for others, he has been initiated in the mysteries of cooking at the age of forty.

In fact, YBA lingered only momentarily on the margins, soon to be eagerly embraced both by the institutions and by the market, as evidenced by Hirst's precocious debut solo show at the age of twenty - six, at the ICA London in December 1991.

When still a child he moved with his family to Munich, where at the age of 18 he attended art school, despite demonstrating a precocious ability in science and mathematics.

The exhibition will present works drawn from across the artist's career - from her precocious early work done while she was still a child, through the surprisingly mature works of her late teens to the increasingly complex art, done before her premature death at age 51 in Paris in 1967.

These four precocious girls, ranging in age from five to 11, were delighted by my iPhone (s aapl) the first time I showed it to them and now, each time they visit, my iPhone is appropriated for a while so they can play games on it.

In addition to the characteristics of the child (age, precocious behavioural problems, etc.) and those of his / her family, also considered are the functioning of the foster family and the role performed by the social services, the justice system and the mental health system.

This style of education empowers children from an early age and defines them as having «extremely precocious maturity».

Oftentimes, when children behave in an age - inappropriate, sexually precocious manner, parents will...

Oftentimes, when children behave in an age - inappropriate, sexually precocious manner, parents will come to suspect that the child has been sexually abused by an adult — perhaps the other parent, or a person in whose care the other parent entrusted the child.