Sentences with phrase «quotidian items»

Taking from Pop Art's exploration of commodities and the anthropomorphic qualities of goods, Craig - Martin's acrylic paintings take mass - produced objects from the consumerist age as subject matter, depicting these quotidian items in graphical lurid colours and outlined in black line drawing.

His use of quotidian items such as old furniture and domestic appliances appears by turns indifferent and sentimental, but his works» real poetic power derives from their engagement with a core idea in Taoist philosophy — the dialectic between the individual and the world.

Charles Gaines takes large photos of quotidian items — tropical house plants, trees, portraits of friends — and maps their values onto gridded paper.

Regarding the latter, Mourão's incorporation of quotidian items is more than an aesthetic decision; these elements offer social commentary and satirize living conditions in some of Brazil's urban centers, where upper - and middle - class families reside in gated neighborhoods, fenced off from the larger community.

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She often utilizes everyday items such as bobby pins, «scrunchie» hair ties, X-ACTO blades, wine glasses, eye masks, and pants, but de-familiarizes their quotidian associations by enlarging them to a monumental scale.

Avoiding the brand - name flashiness embraced by 1960s Pop and the slick urban scenes introduced at that time by the Photorealists, the artists in Lifelike investigate the quieter side of the quotidian, choosing potentially overlooked items or moments as subject matter: a paper bag, an eraser, an apple core, a waiting room, an afternoon nap.

The works thus comprising Alvi's oeuvre not only reconsiders the worth of disposed paper products, but it also points to the importance of neglected quotidian objects — logs, tree trunks, and coins, among other items, combine with the collages and subsequently meditate on themes of consumerism, economy, desire, and commercialism.

Stockholder employs quotidian goods such as plastic bags and containers, extension cords, lumber, plywood, carpets and furniture, drawing attention to the aesthetic and formal qualities of these often overlooked items while avoiding overt symbolism and narrative storytelling.

Avoiding the brand - name flashiness embraced by 1960s Pop Art and the slick urban scenes introduced at that time by the Photorealists, the artists in Lifelike investigate the quieter side of the quotidian, choosing often overlooked items or moments as subject matter: a paper bag, an eraser, an apple core, a waiting room, an afternoon nap.

The items include quotidian objects such as pillows, furniture, and potted plants; the conversion of these items into art subjects is obvious, given the inclusion of Duchamp's infamous readymade urinal in the stack of items.