Sentences with phrase «preoccupation with mortality»

The similarities Twombly saw and that this exhibition makes explicit include what Lewison lists as: «An interest in allusion and metaphor, a preoccupation with mortality, a liking for atmospheric effects and an engagement with the tradition of the sublime.»

They highlight a range of his intrinsic qualities, and David Tennant also reflects on Hamlet's humanism and his preoccupation with mortality.

In fact this year's Turner Prize nominations are being seen as treating political themes more than the preoccupations with mortality which characterised the YBAs.

Not exact matches

Perhaps our fascination with what might remain after the big destruction, relates to our similarly morbid preoccupation within contemporary art, and specifically sculpture, which has become partially about making objects that can be left behind for the next generations to discover; constantly aware of imminent mortality.