Sentences with phrase «symbolism of»

In this body of work, she looks back on her artistic life and recalls formative people, experiences and readings through the symbolism of the house.

It is less dramatic but sheds more light on the iconography and symbolism of DR9.

The symbolism of metamorphosis that is associated with Lepidoptera, together with their vulnerability, are also, in his language, the Other, the refugee, the homosexual, or a metaphor for the resurrection of the Kosovar people today.

The text includes some very interesting insights into the symbolism of DR9.

Taking a look around, it is clear that the alternate symbolism of orientalism and freedom encapsulated by ancient Phrygian headwear and then the red freedom cap has not completely disappeared from society.

Jeon Soo - min combines a unique perspective on Korean landscape paintings to create dreamlike art that re-envisions and recompiles the rich natural symbolism of traditional folk paintings.

Seeing Round Corners: The Art of the Circle explores the significance and symbolism of the circle and sphere in art and culture; architecture and engineering; astronomy and geometry; optics and perception; religion, spirituality and everyday life.

This is a very feminine piece, the bed's symbolism of sleep and subconscious, as flatly laid - down and bare as Tracey Emin's, «My Bed», is a reflection of the self.

One of the artist's last great works before his untimely death in 1986, Stag Monuments is emblematic of many of Beuys» fundamental concerns, uniting his belief in Social Sculpture with the powerful symbolism of animals and the reconciliation of opposing forces.

The symbolism of the exhibition as a whole displays the unlimited potential of the human mind and more specifically, artistic growth.

Like other work in CURRENT: LA, the symbolism of monuments is being toyed with, however, Parker is literal as he creates a type of maquette by scaling down the arch.

Australian sculptor Ricky Swallow is know for his detailed, object - based work that elevates the texture, form and symbolism of the everyday.

He made use of the rich visual language he had crafted while setting aside the narrative one, making for a collection of work that was more self - examining, unmediated by the complex symbolism of the Mounds and, in a way, liberated from it.

Cutchen recently took a breather and chatted with us about food, folk art, the Torpedo Factory, and the timeless symbolism of fried eggs.

In a newly commissioned work, Minerva Cuevas riffs on the symbolism of the Olympics, examining the ways in which Mexico City became a site for both pageantry and protest during the 1968 games.

Over the last six years, Carlos Rosales - Silva has been studying the symbolism of color.

The symbolism of the objects the fans choose though is ripe for an artists interpretation.

The infographics cover just about every angle of flag design you could imagine, comparing things like the most used symbol, the most used color, the symbolism of colors depicted, the most common flag layouts, a continent - by - continent look at flag details, mashups of different flags, and even what the world flag might look like.

The exhibition continues Titchner's interest in human perception, language, and states of mind, and examines the symbolism of sexuality and gender, encryption, illusion, and symbology.

The subjects» proud posturing refers to both the source painting and the symbolism of Jamaican culture, with its singular people and specific ideals of youth, beauty and style.

So, amongst your holiday revelries, now is the perfect time to visit «Gold» at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace: a small but alluring show considering the material history and symbolism of gold through 50 pieces from the Royal Collection.

Jasper Johns, Barbara Kruger, and Donald Lipski have all worked with the symbolism of the American flag to explore political and cultural messages.

Recent major works include Nelson's Ship in a Bottle, the first commission on the Fourth Plinth (2010 - 2012) to reflect specifically on the historical symbolism of Trafalgar Square.

Scala's most recent exhibition is Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination (2012), an international survey that explores the symbolism of the hybrid body in contemporary works inspired by sources ranging from folklore and science fiction to recent advances in genetic engineering, prosthetics, and other aspects of bodily adaptation.

By using the traditional symbolism of nobility, the artist elevates the status of these rejected creatures.

Polke pursued his own path, finding inspiration also in the pop pioneer Robert Rauschenberg, and the scribbly calligraphic symbolism of Cy Twombly, both of whom showed in Düsseldorf during those years.

The symbolism of light is till of great significance in the history of art.

Wang Guangyi (1957) is an internationally famed painter from Beijing, and a leader of China's New Art Movement, widely recognized for his billboard size paintings of intricate narratives that combine images of his nation's heroic past with status symbolism of luxury brands.

But whereas the religious symbolism of, for example, Caspar David Friedrich's landscapes can be deciphered, Rudolph's secular landscapes not only remain silent, but even empty out their allegorical meaning by their mere serial repetition.

But whereas the religious symbolism of for example Caspar David Friedrich's landscapes can be deciphered, Rudolph's secular landscapes remain silent and miss allegorical meaning.

One of our favorite Nancy Graves sculptures; the symbolism of «Slaying the Dragon» is significant and powerful — representative of Graves» greatest vision and accomplishments as an artist, demonstrating her preoccupation with mythology and animals and her distinct style of Abstract Expressionism.

Elevating found and everyday materials through delicate arrangements and subtle tactile manipulations, Gedi Sibony explores the quiet symbolism of raw materials.

Invoking the Surrealist - allied writer and amateur geologist Roger Caillois, particularly his 1970 essay «The Writing of Stones,» Marisaldi examined the aesthetics and symbolism of rocks and their influence

Inspired by psychology, religion, literature, and her experiences as a woman, the New York based artist calls upon the rich symbolism of the female figure,

It seems that over time, rather than losing strength, the powerful symbolism of our national colors has expanded, especially in the realm of advertising and design, where American companies rely on the combination of the determined optimism and national gravitas imparted by red, white and blue to sell their products.

For me, though, in its frank, proto - Freudian symbolism of the worries of the unconscious, it offered strange comfort.

We have on view an installation by an African - American artist that addresses the symbolism of the Confederate flag.

Titled «Gorky In Context,» Dr. Rand's lecture will help to explain the personal symbolism of the Armenian - born artist whose works are currently on view until November 6 in a DMFA exhibition, ARSHILE GORKY, 1904 - 1948: A RETROSPECTIVE.

While a resident, she will continue exploring the symbolism of womanhood through installation, portraiture, and still life photography.

Belcher creates a three - dimensional landscape of sacred geometry through the symbolism of the vesica piscis as a mantra and the power of concentration.

Like many of her sculptural forms, the symbolism of the arachnid has roots in Bourgeois's childhood.

Influenced by a 2006 incident in Jena, Louisiana, in which nooses were dangled from a tree at a racially troubled high school, the piece also evokes the rich cross-cultural symbolism of trees: Biggers alludes to the story of Buddha finding enlightenment under a bodhi tree.

Inspired by the symbolism of the Tarot, 22 large scale sculptures were created.

The symbolism of water is a leitmotif in his artistic practice as well, both as a purifying and a destructive force of nature.

She demonstrates this through the symbolism of a tree offering the choice of good and evil.

In this site - specific installation at The Bentway, Vancouver - based artist Dana Claxton (Lakota Sioux) considers the iconic role and symbolism of the canoe in Canadian, Metis, and Indigenous histories.

The artist stated, «Visiting the site I was struck by the symbolism of the barbed wires that surrounded the prison.

This genre of work reflects, in part, the early Cubist style and the era's preoccupation with the psychological symbolism of African art, masks in particular.

Explore Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid's solo exhibition Our Kisses are Petals, which presents new paintings on cloth that employ the patterns, colours and symbolism of the Kanga.

Geshe Lobsang Tenzin, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Drepung Loseling Monastery and Senior Lecturer at Emory University, will present a lecture on the symbolism of the mandala dedicated to the Green Tara.