Sentences with phrase «traditional symbolism»

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

This lesson begins by looking at some of the traditional symbolism used at Christmas time to represent the nativity.

Not exact matches

(I recognize that there may be legitimate pastoral concerns about breaking with our traditional patriarchal images, but there are also legitimate pastoral concerns that join with a correct theology and proper symbolism to impel us to gender - neutral language.)

The definition of worship as «the celebration of life» was coined by Chicago's UU minister Von Ogden Vogt (who also guided the construction of a Gothic UU church freighted with symbolism but devoid of any traditional Christian symbols beyond the cruciform floor plan!).

In a more «secular» vein, the prophets use the symbolism of baptism to express not so much the traditional values of ritual purity as the idea of moral purification.

Even the language that the Christian once employed in speaking of Christ has become archaic and empty, and we could search in vain for a traditional Christian language and symbolism in contemporary art and thinking.

A note to Hilary — those braided loaves you may have seen with Easter eggs tucked into them are most likely not challah, but a traditional Greek Easter bread, baked with hard boiled eggs (usually dyed red for symbolism) tucked into the braids and topped with sesame seeds.

This exciting project is a new slant on the traditional «identity» project used in many school art departments, except this version does not depend on the ability to draw a self portrait, but rather uses found objects and symbolism to create deep, meaningful pieces of art.

Bordered by rice fields and coconut groves, Majapahit Beach Villas is a three - villa complex near Ketewel on Bali's southeast coast that blends contemporary style with modern comfort, and design elements with traditional artistry and symbolism.

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Israel, Fashion Statement will follow several recurring patterns, including religious and national symbolism; the inspiration drawn from Israel's landscapes; and the influence of encounters with a diverse range of traditional dress, both Jewish and Arab.

His practice combines traditional motifs, symbolism, and ornamentation from the Moghul tradition with conceptual thought and contemporary abstract painting.

Stemming from his interest in traditional narrative formats, his work often researches new forms of storytelling through visual and optical abstraction, rhythm and repetition, patterns and symbolism, text transmissions, color correspondences, and interrelationships of images and sound.

It was theatrical, audacious and definitively feminist: a work of stark symbolism and detailed scholarship, of elaborate ceramics and needlework that also nodded to the traditional amateurism of those forms, a communal project that was the realization of one woman's uncompromisingly grand vision, inviting both awe and identification.

At a time when artists frequently use traditional modes or quotations in a spirit of irony, the repertoire of motifs with which his work is especially associated makes patent his strong attachment to the imagery and emotional address of Romanticism and Symbolism.

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.

With their experimental films, Leon and Cociña create a new interpretation of the religious symbolism and magical rituals that are deeply rooted in the traditional culture of Latin America.

These figures, with their inherent traces of expressionist symbolism, are embodied in traditional materials.

On Wednesday night, the artist introduces some new items to his ironic body of work: a tapestry inspired by violent coded messages from Mexican gangs and a series of cut paper diorama boxes with drug symbolism in a traditional blue and white color scheme.

While the Bauhaus artists abandoned many traditional art principles, they maintained intellectual symbolism.

His large - scale figurative paintings are equally as grand, ornate, and rich in symbolism as traditional portraiture; however, Wiley subverts the canon by depicting male protagonists of African descent, a demographic that has been virtually omitted from the Western painting tradition throughout the centuries.

A witness to the Watts Rebellion of 1965, Noah Purifoy gathered materials from the streets to craft objects that recalled traditional African sculpture, while Betye Saar's objects fused African and native - American religious practices with the racist symbolism of popular culture.

Any cultural inclination to give less credence to symbols of the Islamic faith, however, would potentially be counter balanced by a desire to «take back control» by favouring more traditional Christian symbolism.

I had chosen traditional dress to emphasize the symbolism that I was a black African walking into a white man's court.

Each year when I decorate my home, I am reminded of the symbolism behind many traditional holiday pieces.