Sentences with phrase «symbolic significance as»

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In these studies Buber leads us on a narrow ridge between the traditionalist's insistence on the literal truth of the biblical narrative and the modern critic's tendency to regard this narrative as of merely literary or symbolic significance.

As Hunt himself pointed out, nearly every object in the picture is imbued with a symbolic significance.

Being clean is not simply a physical good; acts of purification have a symbolic significance, too — as many religious rites testify.

If the «will of God» is understood as a symbolic way of saying «the way things are» (the nature of reality in an orderly, cause - and - effect universe), the profound significance of this step becomes clear.

In my research, I have emphasized the symbolic and spiritual significance of technically nonessential substances, such as fat and eland blood, that were said to be added to the paint mixture, presumably as magical aids.

Feasts are imbued with symbolic significance, such as when we celebrate someone's birthday or a religious holiday.

The sixty plus works of art by nearly forty artists, additionally reflect international artistic responses to an US dominated ideology of car culture — either in its specificity as an object or in its symbolic significance — from Swiss - born Sylvie Fleury to Belgium's Wim Delvoye.

The exhibition's chronological installation brings to light intriguing parallels between these three time periods, revealing dynamic through - threads within the artistic depiction of identity from 1912 to the present, such as the turn to language, symbolic attributes, and the metaphorical significance of color and form.

The exhibition's chronological installation reveals intriguing parallels between these three time periods, revealing dynamic through - threads within the artistic depiction of identity from 1912 to the present, such as the turn to language, symbolic attributes, and the metaphorical significance of color and form.

Cutler employs a vivid color palette to compose internal - landscapes / symbolic still lifes, exploring the cultural and personal significance of his identity as a black gay man in contemporary America.

Each of the cards can be described as an archetype, a symbolic figure or situation of great significance that represents our journey starting with the innocence (The Fool) and ends with complete knowledge (The Universe).

In popular representation, the works are understood as «priceless» because of their historical significance, while also inconceivably expensive as evidenced in public market sales; their destruction becomes a symbolic erasure of history, as well as an assertion of a new currency and world order.

Donald Judd always intended his slick geometric shapes to emphasis the purity of the objects themselves, as opposed to any symbolic significance they might possess.

In a curated selection of photographs spanning eight years, CHASM describes Thompson's self - portraits as «flamboyantly performative,» speaking to a wider audience while unraveling layers of symbolic significance with respect to personal identity, memory and landscape.

Liu Wei posits a variety of symbolic significances such as vitality, mobility, and the sense of time.

A reference to magic carpet narratives as well as the blankets that Illegal street vendors use to quickly pack and transport their wares to safety, Flying Carpets perfectly fulfills the show's curatorial desire to link the symbolic significance of pattern with its aesthetic tradition.

Engaging with numerous scientific and formal topics such as symbolic systems, visual perception, and the structural significance of patterning, Auerbach's diverse output includes rainbow - hued trompe l'oeil canvases, hand - wrought glass helices, elegantly calligraphed text - based drawings, and (of course) books — from zines to technically advanced sculptural volumes to unique takes on the exhibition catalogue.

Acknowledge the significance of the Sandplay therapist's training and presence as a human being in the symbolic change process of Jungian Sandplay

It has symbolic meaning, as well as material significance.