Sentences with phrase «such objects of fascination»

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What sparked such fascination was the mind - bending notion itself: Smith, Schurig, and their coauthor John Pendry of Imperial College London proposed that by using a novel class of composite materials, they could manipulate light so as to render an object invisible to the eye.

Often referencing domestic and everyday objects, Hatoum creates installations and sculptures that capitalize on unexpected combinations to evoke a range of conflicting emotions such as fear and fascination, or attraction and revulsion.

Yet the casts of living objects, such as in because I could not stop 2002 which juxtaposes a bronze apple tree with real apples, represent Gallaccio's ongoing fascination with time, whether presented in its arrested state, or by making visible the inevitable process of natural decay and eventual disappearance.

Benes» fascination with the fetishism of objects relates to the work of artists such as Paul Thek and Mike Kelley, using the detritus of American society to reveal the dark underbelly of untenable ideals.