Sentences with phrase «themes of alienation»

This photographic series depicts Shonibare in the role of a «dandy» — an outsider who uses his flamboyance and wit to penetrate the highest levels of society — and therefore looks at themes of alienation and marginalisation in society, and how this has (and perhaps has not) changed over the course of 20th century history.

Existential Art (1940s and 1950s) John Paul Sartre's existentialist philosophy, with its themes of alienation and angst in the face of the human condition, can be seen in paintings by the American Abstract Expressionists, the Informel and «CoBrA» movements, the French Homme - Temoin (Man as a Witness) group, the British Kitchen Sink art group, and the American Beats - all of whom from time to time are designated Existential, as are many individual painters and sculptors: like the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, and the surrealist / expressionist Francis Bacon.

Both series reflect a concern with various opposing emotional and psychological states, concentrating on the themes of alienation, emotionality, detachment, isolation, hope and despair.

Her multimedia work is «prolifically black,» exploring themes of alienation, identity, and the black psychological body.

Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool draws connections between the artist's work and the sensibilities of youth subcultures worldwide, focusing on themes of alienation and...

These experiences have become the inspiration for much of his writing, which often explores themes of alienation and misery as human constructions that can be overcome through self - understanding and the acceptance of suffering.

His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy or other power structures.

Dead - End Drive - In is a bit more literal - minded than its source material, though it does convey Carey's theme of alienation and decay in a swirl of junk culture.

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At the close of two weeks of daily growth group sessions, participants in one workshop could identify these biblical themes in their shared experiences: bondage and liberation, salvation by grace, judgment, death and rebirth, alienation and reconciliation, mutual caring, the transforming power of love, becoming a spiritual unity, growth.

The alienation of the thinker from society is an ancient and a universal theme; perhaps its modern variant is the alienation of thought from society.

The clichéd script doesn't develop the secondary characters or the critical theme of the mutants» alienation.

A staple of high school curricula all over the world, reading this book is a rite of passage, with the theme of modern alienation striking a chord with readers for over sixty years.

The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies, 2011) * Set in London just after the war, Terence Davies The Deep Blue Sea is filled with nostalgia for a world that is long past, but is also universal in its theme of loneliness and alienation.

(4) Tam's interest in themes of dislocation and alienation can be identified in the work of his protégé Wong Kar - wai.

Studio Ghibli's latest and Disney's 2002 film both deal with themes of abandonment, alienation and loss.

The movie tells the interwoven tales of close to a dozen suburban parents and high - schoolers, united by the common themes of sex, alienation, and the Internet — a kind of techno - misanthropic Love Actually.

As critic David Sterritt notes in his liner essay for our edition of the film, the dazzling Brazil's «verbal and visual wit remain as incisive as ever, and the themes it explores — social alienation, terrorism, the hazards of high technology, and the bureaucratization of absolutely everything — are more urgent now than when the film premiered.»

This personal and moving short film revolves around the themes of cultural alienation, abuse and the contrast between mythological greenlandic nature and western urban culture.

But it also has a frustrating artificiality, hitting on interesting themes — alienation, love, acceptance — but never really hammering any of them home.

The zombie films capitalise on the rich allegorical capacity of the genre to build on themes of sexual repression and alienation in modern capitalist society.

Director Pascale Ferran puts a heavy emphasis on themes of loneliness and alienation in Gary's story, something that runs throughout the second half but in a lesser capacity (more on that later).

Primary themes of interest to high schoolers: unreliable narrators, individuality and identity, social alienation and rebellion, social mores and rules.

Whether you prefer the retro jacket or the new one, the novel's themes of love, alienation and growing up will no doubt still resonate with contemporary readers.

It's not a spoiler but a natural conclusion to say that one of the themes of the book is that, eventually, you must own who you are even if it means facing criticism and alienation, because the pain of not being who you are is too great.

The verdict: A beautifully constructed family drama that draws on timeless themes of identity and alienation.

He celebrated the everyday, mined popular culture, and focused on a range of themes from urban alienation and environmental abuse to sexual intrigue and personal isolation.

In this exhibition, Murta shows us three episodes, which in a generic way integrate the themes / concepts of «memory», «alienation» and «repetition».

Nat Ward's photographs and writing focus on the psychological implications of escapism and alienation in the American Landscape while variously exploring the subtleties of defeat, resignation, and themes of socio - political self - preservation.

Isolated examines the themes of societal alienation, anguish, and detachment through the works of six major 20th century artists — Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Alberto Gicometti, Jean - Michel Basquiat, Bruce Nauman, and Mike Kelley.

Prominent themes explored by the work of 18 shortlisted artists included alienation in the digital age, the intersection between private and public spaces, sensory experiences and the transient nature of life.

A key theme running throughout this year's event is the sense of alienation created as human interactions become increasingly mediated by technology.

Abdul Abdullah is an Australian artist, whose striking paintings, photographs and installations explore themes of belonging, racism and alienation.

Two exhibitions currently run parallel to each other in Spike Island, with a variety of motifs exploring themes common in both exhibitions: alienation caused by displacement, by repetition, by betraying the incidental circumstantial nature of context and its undeniable significance in the creation / destruction of meaning.

Huyghe reassesses Conceptual art concerns by reinterpreting familiar films and themes in popular culture; he also draws on disregarded aspects of everyday life, such as time and alienation, and brings them back into our awareness.

However, there is more than a lonely self at stake in these songs — alienation between people remains the salient theme of this work.

The Norwegian artist's use of vibrant color to explore dark themes such as alienation, sin, and vulnerability directly influenced and was influenced by contemporary Expressionist artists in Germany and Austria, such as Max Beckmann, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gabriele Münter, Emil Nolde, Richard Gerstl, Oskar Kokoschka, and Egon Schiele.

Artist Statement (Kristyna & Marek Milde): Our work engages themes of environmental alienation and mechanisms of culture.

Incorporating elements of sculpture, video, audio, light installation, and live performance, the exhibition creates a surreal landscape of the city exploring themes such as alienation, immigration, the subconscious, childhood, fantasy, film, Hollywood, and dreams.

Her paintings are asymmetrical and her colors vivid, reflecting the elements of the earth and the richness of her themes which she describes as «humanity and people's alienation from nature in the urban world.»

Such confessional, candid art established a relationship with the audience, who were able to relate to its universal themes of loss and alienation.

His fourth solo show with Klaus von Nichtssagend, «Under Rock and Stone,» engages in themes of suburban alienation, dissolution of counterculture, and how the forest primeval relates to the American subconsciousness.

directed in Brazil, which reflects on themes of belonging, foreignness, migration, identity and alienation as it explores the intersectionality and relationship between a newly arrived African woman and her surroundings; her short film?

The artist, writer, and media theorist (and former Rhizome editor and curator) continues her interdisciplinary methodology with Getting Ready — which invokes «the anxiety of preparation for public engagement and exploring the degrees to which online participation soothes or exacerbates social alienation» — and touches on themes that have become staples in her work, like the politics of participation, gender theory, and the cultural history of technology.

Asad Arabi's abstracted figures demonstrate the parallel growth in representations of contemporary Syrian society, ideas that lead to the darker themes of introspection, alienation and isolation that infuse pieces by Farouk Kondakji and Fadi Yazigi.

Harold Offeh's work encompasses live performance, photography, video and social practice, often using humour and comic everyday situations as a means to investigate the feelings of alienation, frustration and happiness thus referring to the broader themes of communication and difference in the contemporary society.

Using abstraction of natural forms and the human figure, alienation and spontaneous order are the themes that drive these compositions.»

From individual narratives to universal concerns, the artworks comment on contemporary culture and explore themes such as globalisation, perceptions of space and alienation in the digital age.

If Man With A Hoe (1860) by Jean - Francois Millet (1814 - 75) represents the ultimate 19th century image of a peasant broken by manual labour, Fahy's powerful series of recent paintings entitled The Sowers of Cyprus, continues the theme but without Millet's profound alienation.

He uses themes, still with him from boyhood, to express feelings of isolation, alienation, entrapment and the marginalized dreams of an outsider fighting for a way into the light and expression.

«Regarding factor (l), the trial court concluded: «The theme at trial suggested a low - to mid-level of mutual parental alienation.