Sentences with phrase «range of allusions»

Her work incorporates a wide range of allusions, from Rome's Baroque church facades to the antique vessels of Sicily to ancient Roman domestic wall paintings.

Elsewhere, muted colors and diagonal lines suggest a range of allusions, from heraldry to upholstery.

One admires, too, the range of allusion, not just to modern art but to Asian landscapes and to the literary father of fire, Dante.

Not exact matches

Aficionados of spaghetti westerns in general and Sergio Corbucci's movies in particular will relish the opportunities to pick through the easter eggs, which range from passing allusions (a cameo by original «Django» star Franco Nero, a saloon named for Corbucci's «Minnesota Clay») to subtler qualities funneled into the story's DNA.

Davis says, «Not only is the story funny, but the gameplay itself is also filled with humor, ranging from a disco - dancing rhythm game and allusions to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Godzilla to flirting with infidelity in a Ferris wheel.

To be highly proficient in Brooksian English — the language of privilege — requires mastery over not just an alphabet and rules of grammar, but also an enormous range of assumed knowledge, historical references, and cultural allusions that are commonly held by members of a speech community.

With its layered storyline and allusions that range from Hitchcock to Escher, Mr. Peanut is being hailed as one of the season's best debuts.

Meta - narratives, pop and subculture artifacts, religious iconography and a wide breadth of literary references are all present in his multifaceted installations, as well as allusions to art historical antecedents ranging from Basquiat's urban poetry to Sir Howard Hodgkin's abstract paintings as sculptural objects to Jonathan Meese's theatrical symbolism.

Hofmann made works of astonishing variety, crossing the boundaries between allusion and invention, reference and abstraction, in paintings ranging from the broadly invoked interiors, still lifes, and landscapes of his first American years, to eerie surrealizing «creatures,» minimal geometric abstractions, and finally, the bold confrontations of pulsating rectangles of thick paint — the acclaimed «Slabs» — and the orchestrations of free - floating, varied painterly gestures that characterized his last years.

Anselm Kiefer's monumental body of work represents a microcosm of collective memory, visually encapsulating a broad range of cultural, literary, and philosophical allusions.

«Vicente's divertimientos range from non-representational explorations of color, texture, plane, and volume to cleverly - concocted figures with clear allusions to human forms and animals.

These paintings, ranging from the cool elegance of Gray Panel II (1977) to the anatomical allusions of Blue Curves (2009), demonstrate the seemingly infinite range of mood and movement suggested by these singular forms.

By using the face, Tony Oursler opens the way to a large number of allusions ranging from elements deriving from areas ranging from the media via mass communication to psychology.

True to form, he accepted the position with an allusion to his wide - ranging, inclusive tastes in art: «I can't get Sun Ra's Fate in a Pleasant Mood out of my mind,» he explained, comparing his excitement to take on the new role to afrofuturist Sun Ra's jazz album — one that, like much of the art that Walker champions, deserves a more pronounced place in our cultural history.

Interwoven with these more bold constructions are allusions to the roles of notable women ranging from First Ladies to Grace Kelly.

Kushner's materials and wide ranging suggestions fuse to create a melting pot of cultural and art historical allusions.