Sentences with phrase «symbolic associations»

Like the stuffed - snake works, however, they also draw on a particular animal's accumulated wealth of symbolic associations across many cultures.

The complex historical and symbolic associations of African - American hairstyles are also brought into play.

According to the gallery release, «These works are free of symbolic associations with reality, dealing with mark making as a reflected interest in structure, movement, and constructive interconnection of elements challenging notions of surface.»

Vivid colors and forms found in Yamamoto's paintings that were referred by Midori Matsui as uniting «decorative design and symbolic association by combining geometrical patterns with plant images» (Midori Matsui, «Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art» Bijutsu Shuppan - Sha Co., Ltd, p. 78) have been liberated from the rules of using wood that is found in daily life.

The Royal Canadian Navy (the «Royal» was restored to the naval and air elements of the Canadian forces this year, 45 years after the Canadian military ditched many of its historical symbolic associations with the Crown) has just 8,500 personnel and about 20 combat vessels, yet is tasked to exercise sovereignty over three coastlines and is facing major procurement challenges with regard to replacement of its 40 year old supply ships, plus new combat vessels.

In addition to its visual appeal, Carl praises the flag for its positive symbolic associations and its resonance around the world.

Charged with the paradoxical nature of the creature itself, and reflecting Bourgeois» own turbulent relationships with those closest to her, the spider's wider symbolic associations are deeply entwined with its profound personal import for the artist.

As a result of the paradoxical nature of the creature itself, and also reflecting Bourgeois» own turbulent relationships with those close to her, the spider's rich symbolic associations along with its deeply personal meaning for the artist have resulted in a powerful body of work whose legacy continues today.

Here, the formal tamps down any overt symbolic associations, evoking instead the work of Kazimir Malevich and El Lissitsky.

Commenting on her use of stripes in this regard the artist told Robert Kudielka (op.cit) that she chose them because they are «unassertive forms», unlike the shapes she was using previously (and which, in addition, often had distracting symbolic associations).

Each artist accentuates a different aspect of the flower or a different symbolic association.

Unlike many other colors, black does not have specific connotations or evoke specific symbolic associations; instead, according to the artist, it invites mystery, a quality that she values in her sculpture.

Art critic Midori Matsui refers to it as uniting «decorative design and symbolic association by combining geometrical patterns with plant images».

In the two main series of artworks featured at this exhibition, Nunes deepens his interest in exploring the nature of painting and the physical qualities and symbolic associations of the materials represented.

Perhaps her name Hadassah is a subtle literary clue to her sweetness (myrtle has a sweet fragrance) and her innate desire to do good deeds (that's one of the symbolic associations of the myrtle branch in Jewish tradition).

The paintings and constructions are built on visual and symbolic associations, and the obscuring, deconstructing, and preserving of images in wax helps me to address a complex and shifting relationship between man, his biological roots, and the shaping of our natural environment».

He uses the repetition of certain motifs, including flowers, to focus on their symbolic associations.

How we perceive color is determined by multiple factors: the light illuminating the color, the surrounding hues, the physical makeup of our eyes and brain, as well as the emotional, psychological, and symbolic associations we adhere to different colors.

Elements are often chosen for their smell, tactile qualities, and symbolic associations.