Themes of decay and decomposition produce a solemnity unexpected in younger artists.
For his first local solo show in 14 years — and one of the best gallery exhibitions of the season — L.A. - based Conceptual artist Paul Sietsema has fashioned a challenging reconsideration of classic artistic
themes of decay and transformation.
Barney's sculptures translate motifs from River of Fundament into autonomous works of art, bearing witness to these set - piece performances while recasting
their themes of decay, regeneration and alchemical metamorphosis.
This print, like Barney's sculptures from the film, translates motifs from River of Fundament into autonomous works of art, bearing witness to these set - piece performances while recasting
their themes of decay, regeneration and alchemical metamorphosis.
The very slow but undeniably steady music is a perfect match for the dungeon's dull colour scheme,
themes of decay and famous light puzzles..
Despite this openess, a singular
theme of decay permeates through each painting in the exhibition.
Not exact matches
This year,
themes range from the futuristic, to those that focus on
decay, moss, and even the wrenching emotion
of «heartbreak.»
Off topic questions included: the ISIS in Iraq and potential threats to New York, his hair color in a World Cup
themed picture, the City's negotiations with CW Capital concerning Stuyvesant Town, whether he concerned that religion - affiliated CBO's pre-K programs will involve some religious instruction or indoctrination, the Rent Guidelines Board and a possible rent increase, rating his administration on it's FOIL responsiveness, whether subway dancers are a «sign
of urban
decay», whether he is contemplating a special district for failing schools and whether there is symbolism is seeking to bring the Democratic National Convention to Brooklyn rather than Manhattan and whether he has coordinated that effort with Hillary Clinton.
Following the publication
of its 2012 pre-election report
themed «The Threat
of Decay: An IMANI Pre-Election Report», the think tank has released yet another report going into the 2016 elections.
The evolution
of vision in vertebrates is an important
theme in the history
of animal life, however, aside from the calcified lenses
of fossilised arthropods, other parts
of the visual system are not usually preserved in the fossil record because the soft tissue
of the eye and brain
decays rapidly days after death.
LIPS: To go along with the warm
theme, I used Urban
Decay's Naked Heat Vice Lipstick in Fuel, then added a touch
of Dose
of Colors Bellini on top.
These
themes of innocence amid moral
decay,
of lost souls seeking redemption, are genre benchmarks, but Maclean knows they can still be effective.
But what really grabs hold
of you is the universal
theme: We are all Brundlefly, sentient, self - aware beings whose bodies are going to
decay and die.
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.
While there may be an abundance
of zombie
themed survival games, none
of them are quite like State
of Decay.
Writer - director Joseph Wartnerchaney's «vividly nightmarish» (it says here) new film,
Decay, focuses on a middle - aged grounds keeper at a local
theme park that suffers from a debilitating case
of OCD.
Why not design us a new weapon that leverages corporate
themes of obesity and tooth
decay while firing cans
of Red Bull into the blackened hearts
of our enemies as we weep tears
of Mountain Dew?
Zombie fans can look forward to the slapstick, Christmas -
themed action
of Dead Rising 4, as well as the more serious, survival - minded adventures
of State
of Decay 2.
State
of Decay, like I mention above, is all about consequences and being able to permanently die in your buddies game fits perfectly with the
theme of the game.
Obsessed with
themes of eroticism, death, and
decay, he is famous for employing ready - interpreted symbolism encompassing fetishes, animal imagery, and religious symbols.
The exhibition notably debuts additions to Tsai's ongoing series «Floral Skull,» with a set
of exclusive lenticular prints representing
themes of beauty,
decay, and rebirth, as well as his «Superheroes» series.
These artworks range from romantic depictions
of the South's agricultural history to scenes
of African - American life that address
themes including social justice, emotional response to place, and rural
decay and degradation.
Over the past several years my work has dealt with
themes of beauty and
decay, human relationships, sex, and spirituality.
Making reference to the Tower
of Babel, López's pieces explore
themes of visionary and utopian architecture and how progress, growth,
decay and deconstruction are inherent aspects
of the processes
of building and creation.
Architectural ruins was a common subject for 18th - and 19th - century artists and an especially favored
theme among the Romanticists; Farm Security Administration photographers such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange are known for documenting the effects
of the Great Depression; and most recently, an obsession with photographing urban
decay has sparked an entire genre dubbed «ruin porn.»
Whether operating locally or further abroad in South Africa, Gerald Machona, Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude and Michele Mathison are receiving the attention their work merits, as a result
of their continual investigation
of pertinent contemporary, cultural
themes such as democracy, intolerance, social trauma and the
decaying urban environment, all which exist as a consequence
of the progressive development
of Southern Africa and Zimbabwe in particular.
Themes concerned with the processes
of growth, transformation and
decay are intrinsic -LSB-...]
Both galleries invited 16 artists, asking them to make two pieces tackling the
themes of Growth and
Decay.
Both aspects
of the
theme needed to be cohesive with the other but also be able to stand alone as its own show in isolation, as all
of the «Growth» works will be on display in Philadelphia at Paradigm Gallery and all
of the «
Decay» works will be on display at Antler Gallery in Portland, with openings less than one week apart.
RW: The
theme of this exhibition deals with the natural cycles
of decay, and the surprising beauty that arises from it.
His art is predominantly influenced by his ancestral ties to the indigenous people
of the Southwest United States and Hawai'i, as well as occult symbolism, mysticism, global politics, and
themes of urban
decay.
DiBenedetto's artworks often incorporate his own old work and found objects from his studio, collaged onto the canvas's surface, and deal with
themes of intensity and
decay.
Kounellis was a co-founder
of the Italian movement Arte Povera and used a variety
of materials, organic (coffee, coal) and inorganic (steel plates, textiles), to create his sculptural works, which speak to such elemental
themes as heat, creation,
decay and endurance.
In one room, Louise Bourgeois» elegant upright sculpture in pink marble Topiary (2005) was one
of two sculptures shown here in the 2008 exhibition Nature Study, a presentation that examined Bourgeois» exploration
of universal
themes including growth,
decay and regeneration.
The sculptures evoke the creative tradition
of examining the
themes of history and
decay through the concept
of a disintegrated structure.
Other important works take
decay, waste and retrieval and the passage
of time as
themes, notably the Course
of Empire series (Ruscha's contribution to the 51st Venice Biennale) and the Psycho Spaghetti Western paintings.
The
themes of sterility and
decay at work pervade Kelley's oeuvre, but the form here is uncharacteristically innocuous.
Canadian artist Terence Koh is known for his provocative sculptures, installations, and performances that combine
themes of desire, fantasy, youthfulness, and
decay.
Dualistic in imagery, concept and process, Liz Young's artwork investigates
themes that evoke feelings
of loss and an acknowledgement
of the inevitability
of nature, its beauty and
decay.
The
themes he often addresses in his art are literature, sexuality, politics, religion, sports, and the overall
decay of marginalized youth.
All the usual Shetty
themes were there: the cyclical passing
of time,
decay, resilience.