Sentences with phrase «seemingly plucked»

His epic canvases, with their disjunct components, resemble collages as much as painting, populated with characters seemingly plucked from momentous historical occasions — protestors, eminent - looking statesmen, soldiers, workers — as well as ordinary people engaged in bizarre, enigmatic actions of no apparent political / historical consequence whatsoever.

Seemingly plucked from the Renaissance period, it comes as a surprise to see his imagined characters picking their noses, blowing bubblegum, sucking lollipops or donning a skull inspired tattoo.

Seemingly plucked from a fairytale, this Victorian castle is, in fact, 90 miles north of New York City in the scenic Hudson Valley.

That being said, it's only fitting that Jurgens — who's by no means a stranger to the Man of Steel — and artist Will Conrad pit the Big Blue Boy Scout against a foe who was seemingly plucked straight from the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe.

The VIII introduced the basic blueprint that continues with today's Evo X: feisty turbo four - cylinder engine, computer - regulated all - wheel - drive system, grip - biased suspension, assorted hardware and cosmetic bits seemingly plucked from a race car.

The likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Felicity Jones and Alicia Vikander all stem from here — young, beautiful, white women seemingly plucked from obscurity and groomed for future stardom, trailed by a flurry of fashion press, the pick of the hottest scripts, and effusive ego - massaging courtesy of a high - profile male producer.

Clothes like these fulfill childhood fantasies of Fashion with a capital F, and creatives like Gucci's Alessandro Michele and Hedi Slimane have built wildly successful business with clothes seemingly plucked from the world's most fabulous fancy - dress trunks.

Confidence at rock bottom with tactics seemingly plucked from a...

Not exact matches

Once plucked from the ranks of a erratic mid table team he is suddenly «midfielder of the season»... the only credentials he has: 1) he can run in a straight line 2) he can seemingly kick a ball... (and perhaps his saving grace 3) he is Spanish.

Seemingly more suited to small, dark indie movies, he plucked the Hughes script from a pile of features Warner Bros. had sent him and «threw caution to the wind.»

Hollywood has plucked two of the nastiest directors from the other side of the pond for this seemingly throwaway horror franchise reboot.

Because Vision is seemingly powered entirely by the Mind Stone, plucking it out of Vision's forehead could very well be fatal for him — and for the Avengers, who would lose one of their strongest tanks.

Intuition tells us that the small animals who live with us would most likely enjoy just about anything we could pluck off a plant, but experience reminds us that some of the most seemingly harmless produce items are toxic to our pets.