Sentences with phrase «techniques of centuries old»

Working through the timeline of history and employing the techniques of centuries old printmaking processes, Kofke's work has the feeling of timelessness and permanence.

Not exact matches

Authentic katanas are still forged in Seki using centuries - old techniques, but the city mostly now produces world - famous knives and, of course, Feather razors.

using centuries - old techniques, but the city mostly now produces world - famous knives and, of course, Feather razors.

In the long run this trend will actually push toward the re-localization and re-humanization of the economy, with the 19th - and 20th - century economies of scale exploited where they make sense (cheap, identical, disposable goods), and human - oriented techniques (both older and newer) increasingly accounting for goods and services that are valuable, customized, or long - lasting.»

By the third decade of the twentieth century an anti-metaphysical Comteanism was combined with statistical technique to shape a specifically American positivism which, activated as social technocracy, promised to deliver America from the problems that bad been addressed by the old Social Gospel...

Old Testament scholarship continued well into the twentieth century employing the techniques of the nineteenth century; and the nineteenth century was for the Old Testament an era of protracted and major surgery.

Fogo de Chão is a leading Brazilian steakhouse, or churrascaria, which has specialized for over 35 years in fire - roasting high - quality meats utilizing the centuries - old Southern Brazilian cooking technique of churrasco.

Fogo de Chão is a leading Brazilian steakhouse, or churrascaria, which has specialized for more than 36 years in fire - roasting high - quality meats utilizing the centuries - old Southern Brazilian cooking technique of churrasco.

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STURBRIDGE, Mass. (March 19, 2014)-- Old Sturbridge Village is hosting a full - day Woodworking Forum focused on the techniques of 19th - century cabinetmaker Nathan Lombard and his contemporaries on Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..

In September, modern technology applied to a centuries - old technique raised the wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia in an unprecedented engineering feat.

The technique may be centuries old, but the same method used to make this map of rock types across the UK is still powerful, and has even been applied on Mars

Modern mathematical techniques — similar to those used to analyse social - networking websites — have allowed academics to shed new light on a centuries old debate surrounding the Viking age in Ireland and the famous battle of Clontarf in 1014.

The basic technique of tandem mass spectrometry is more than a century old, but it was adapted to newborn screening about a decade ago by North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Although hurricane records date back more than a century, they have been gathered using techniques of varying accuracy, such that it is often hard to compare new data with old.

They designed a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment to specifically track thoughts related to memories» contexts, and put a new twist on a centuries - old psychological research technique of having subjects memorize and recall a list of unrelated words.

Roughly 40 percent of the oil produced from California's century - old fields relies on the steam technique — and it is the largest industrial use of natural gas in that state.

Amputation of damaged tissue is one of the oldest surgical techniques, reaching prevalence in the 16th century (1).

Handcrafted by local artisans, these sandals are made with chemical - free, natural tan leather using Old World techniques honed over the course of centuries.

A contemporary arrow - stripe pattern crafted, from start to finish, using age - old techniques passed down for centuries in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.

A myriad of tonal hues and a slight blurring of shape and line pay homage to the centuries old dying technique, which is reimagined here in ultra-plush cotton velvet atop linen.

Applying modern science and forensic techniques to a century - old crime, Cornwell's research led to the publication of Portrait of a Killer, in which she identified the renowned British painter Walter Sickert as the Ripper.

Applying old - fashioned as well as modern forensic techniques to a century old crime, Patricia Cornwell's research led to the publication of Portrait of a Killer, in which she identified the renowned British painter Walter Sickert as the Ripper.

Utilizing centuries - old techniques of acupuncture and acupressure may enhance traditional veterinary medicine and further benefit the canine community.

At the heart of what Ziwi does is their hands - on, artisanal approach to air - drying their recipes, based on a centuries - old technique of naturally preserving meats, eliminating pathogenic bacteria and preserving nutrients.

The bungalows were built more than 20 years ago in native style with local material by Balinese craftsmen applying architectural techniques used for centuries thus recreating the old world charm of Bali while unobtrusively building in the comforts of modern day living.

La Troupe has steeped itself in the centuries - old traditions that is the art of embroidery in Mexico and applied those unique patterns, techniques and colors into modern silhouettes.

Essential oils, exotic centuries - old herbal «jamu» drinks and Balinese massage techniques and wraps delivered and applied by skilled therapists will relieve your muscles of tension, leaving you ultimately relaxed.

Those in the running include Ghanaian - British multi-media artist Amartey Golding whose film Chainmail throws light over cultural behaviours towards race, gender and sexuality, while channelling the darkness of El Greco and Goya; Dutch fine art photographer Isabelle van Zeijl who blends the techniques and idioms of the Old Masters with present - day aesthetics to create striking self - portraits; British print - maker John Phillips whose eerie still lifes are created from over 1,000 separate photographs; and American painter Lucy Beecher Nelson who reinvents 15th century Italian marriage portraits.

The premise of the exhibition, which also includes Amy Sillman, Charline von Heyl, Joe Bradley and Rashid Johnson, is that contemporary artists continue to cull techniques from various 20th - century traditions, breathing new life into an old medium that appears more relevant than ever.

According to Henzel, each rug is handmade using centuries» old weaving techniques making each rug one of a kind.

Hiroshi Senju's sublime, large - scale paintings of waterfalls and cliffs are renowned for combining the techniques of abstract expressionism with Japan's centuries - old nihonga style of painting.

Artist Anne Desmet RA demonstrates the centuries - old technique of wood engraving as she creates her limited - edition print «San Severino Marche».

Widely acclaimed as one of Lucian Freud's greatest works, Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Resting vividly illustrates his unparalled technique and ability to reinterpret an age - old genre within a 20th - century vernacular.

In recognition of the centuries - old glassmaking tradition, students gain a deeper understanding of historical glass techniques and how they inform current practices.

Wilson worked with Venetian craftsmen to develop an innovative process for layering traditional Murano glass mirrors together and also conceived of a technique that reversed the centuries - old mirror making tradition — etching and painting the verso black rather than silver — in order to lend a ghostly appearance to the reflection that the mirror casts.

«It is not clear when the essentially formalist notion of inner light became a commonplace in the criticism of Venetian painting of the sixteenth century, but it was certainly a major concern of the Bavarian painter Max Doerner, whose handbook The Materials of the Artist and Their use in Painting, with notes on the Techniques of the Old Masters (1921), had been published in an English translation in New York in 1934 and came to be much used in the circle of the abstract expressionists.

All Henzel Studio rugs are custom and made by hand, using centuries» old weaving techniques that make each rug one of a kind.

This centuries - old technique communicates simply and directly but retains an artistic and decelerating aura of the process of its making.

The exhibition will highlight the biographies and social histories of contemporary artists along with examples of work that preserve family tradition, reimagine older artforms, reclaim pre-Columbian techniques and styles, and forge new directions for arte popular in the 21st century.

Centuries - old glass techniques meet cutting - edge video technology in an exhibition that celebrates the beauty of Venetian glassmaking.

All pieces in this collection are made by hand, using centuries» old weaving techniques that make each rug one of a kind.

Since then, they have attracted an impressive roster of emerging as well as internationally recognized artists — including Martin Puryear, Ross Bleckner, Hung Liu, Gary Simmons and Tauba Auerbach — who spend weeklong residencies at the Berkeley press, using centuries - old intaglio techniques (etching, drypoint, aquatint).

But, like Desiderio, they do so through combinations of Old Master techniques, and at times even 17th - and 18th - century imagery.

curated by David Hunt 2005 NAPOLI PRESENTE Posizioni e Prospettive dell - Arte Contemporarea, PAN Contemporary Art Museum, Naples Italy (Oct) Wish, COCA Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle WA (Sept) Only Skin Deep: Chancing Visions of the American Self, San Diego Museum of Art and Museum of Photographic Arts, CA, curated by Coco Fusco (catalogue) Crossings: 10 artists from Kaohsiung & Chicago Chicago Cultural Center (July), Museum of Fine Art, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Nov), co-curated by Greg Knight & Tseng Fangling International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2005, Prague (May - Sept) In Search of a Continuous Present curated by Lynne Warren, MCA Chicago Not Too Loose and Not Too Tight, DCKT Contemporary, New York 2004 Only Skin Deep: Chancing Visions of the American Self, Seattle Art Museum, WA curated by Coco Fusco (catalogue) A Perfect Union... More or Less, Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago curated by Hamza Walker About Face: Photographic Portraits from the Collection, Art Institute of Chicago Common Ground: Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC Inside Out: Portrait Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum, NY The Perfect Number, 404contemporanea, Naples, Italy 2003 Only Skin Deep: Chancing Visions of the American Self, ICP New York curated by Coco Fusco (catalogue) The Squared Circle: Boxing in Contemporary Art, Walker Art Center Minneapolis curated by Olukemi Ilesanmi A Century of Collection: African American Art, Art Institute of Chicago curated by Daniel Schulman 2002 Manumission Papers, Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV Cut, Pulled, Colored, and Burnt, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL curated by Michael Rooks 2001 Freestyle, Studio Museum in Harlem, NY curated by Thelma Golden Bastard (son of hot sauce), Law Office, Chicago IL Musings: Contemporizing Tradition Gallery 312, Chicago, IL curated by Kathryn Hixson and Nathan Mason 2000 A Decade of Acquisitions, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI 1999 Seeing In the Dark, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Birmingham, MI, Chicago, IL New Artists, Old Techniques, Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL

Yaque's technique allows his drawings to be nostalgic as they don the faded aesthetic of a century - old photograph.

In the first of a new series revealing the process of a leading artist's work from start to finish, Desmet demonstrates the centuries - old techniques behind wood engraving, showing step - by - step how she creates her intricately detailed artworks.

«I wanted to have something more thematic and open to other techniques than the old chronological history of photography starting with early 19th century and going to contemporary,» says Bajac, who came last year from the Pompidou Center and wants to bring additional international perspectives, including those of Latin America and Africa, to his department.

The Faroese ministry of fisheries defends the hunts as a centuries - old tradition and stresses that recent changes in killing techniques have greatly reduced the «time to death» for the marine mammals.

It measures a total length of 39 ft (11 m)- long and is partly clad in Shou Sugi Ban siding, a centuries - old Japanese technique that involves charring the wood to preserve it.