Sentences with phrase «symbolic use»

Sculptors after Rodin, disillusioned with symbolic uses of the human form, drained their art of manifest humanity.

Scarcely nuanced moral quandaries, a typically hammy performance from Tom Wilkinson, preposterously symbolic use of fillies, and a middlebrow aesthetic no doubt intended as a gesture of good will toward producers Steven Soderbergh, Anthony Minghella, and Syndney Pollock, the film has the energy of a particularly weak AM transmission and is capped with a shot more vainglorious than the whole of 300.

It overlays physical space, making symbolic use of its objects» (2).

Tillich's symbolic use of terms also seems vulnerable to much the same criticism.

It has certain characteristics that must be mastered to make any sense to us including: heavy themes of judgment and salvation; visions and dreams; cryptic and symbolic language; images presented in the forms of fantasy rather than reality; and time and events neatly divided and carefully ordered with a great fondness for the symbolic use of numbers.

«Furthermore, the symbolic use of Mr Lam's religion in his alleged torture poses an alarming threat to freedom of religion or belief.

What relation does analogy have with the symbolic use of myth and with the limit concept of the wholly other?

Notably, Brooks says, while ochre may have had practical applications, they were likely secondary to the material's symbolic use.

Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals 115,000 years ago.

«Artefacts whose functional value lies not so much in their practical but rather in their symbolic use are proxies for fundamental aspects of human cognition as we know it.»

The survey focused on how these educational leaders use research to inform their decision making, identifying three types of research use defined in earlier studies: instrumental use of research to guide or inform a specific decision; conceptual use of research to inform the way a person views a problem or possible solutions; and symbolic use of research to persuade others or legitimate a decision already made.

For some mid-19th-century artists, such as Albert Bierstadt, paintings of the night offered the compelling artistic challenge of representing the natural elements of clouds, moon, and sky when shrouded in darkness, while at the same time providing rich opportunities for the symbolic use of light.

The wildlife found its way into her work, particularly in her symbolic use of plant and animal imagery.

Alongside this traditional imagery, everyday textiles from the uniforms of park wardens, policemen and refuse collectors created colourful «paintings» that formed part of the artist's exploration of the symbolic use of fabric in both Italian religious art as well as in its contemporary secular forms.

The physical and symbolic use of sound has been both a tool for and subject of her recent works; she often collaborates with musicians during the development and performance of her work.

African American painter Beauford Delaney was a critically acclaimed artist often remembered for his symbolic use of sharp, pure colors that thickly saturated his canvases.

I became concerned with the issue of freedom of expression in figurative imagery, particularly the symbolic use of dark bodies.

With these works, Wilson explores the symbolic use of black in relation to race and in association with mourning.

We can fully appreciate Wallace's symbolic use of plywood within the three monochrome monoprints, Monoprint With Burgundy, Monoprint With Mustard, and Monoprint with Green, all dating 1990.

Neel's particular genius (and I use that word advisedly) was her attentiveness to the individual; on her canvases, nobody is put to symbolic use.

What is the significance behind your symbolic use of the womb in relation to the human condition?

Detrixhe's symbolic use of the rug to shape this loose earth is deliberate: in our culture, it's something luxurious that the wealthy and powerful can own.

Considering the beauty and tranquility of the adjacent canal, Copley Wolff Design Group's landscape plan of the mill yard incorporated a symbolic use of water, which powered the original turbines, while emphasizing the gateway connection across the canal.