Sentences with phrase «relied upon the viewer»

In his many portraits of Nijinsky created throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Kline was relying upon the viewer's cultural knowledge of Nijinsky's life and the ballet Petrushka in order to heighten the emotive power of these paintings, just as he did in the abstract version of 1950.

Not exact matches

Where Pollock and de Kooning used agitated gestures in paint to convey the urgency of their vision, Rothko and Newman relied upon fields of colour to envelop sight and transport the viewer to new realms of emotion and perception.

While 20th century experiments with the effects of pure color — particularly Color Field painting and abstract expressionism — often relied upon immersive force and the use of large canvases to envelop the viewer's entire body, Amm's work elicits sustained acts of seeing and a more consciously analytical stance.

The «meta - matic» drawing machines of the late 1950s, several of which will be included, relied upon the participation of the viewer to fulfil their ultimate function — creating abstract works of art.

Maintaining the illusion the narrative relies upon ---- an ageless Bond, state - of - the - art weaponry, herculean vehicles and desirable women ---- requires constant replacements, and a contract exists between Bond and the viewer, which binds the narrative to that set of expectations.