Sentences with phrase «unexpected use of text»

Not exact matches

According to FWM, his «theological concepts, at times rendered through text, diagrams, and architectural elements — such as altars, church pews, and in this exhibition, a pulpit — create unexpected encounters through his use of unique materials.»

Camille Henrot told us about the thinking behind her unique alchemy of the Internet and myth, Margaret Lee explained how the aesthetics of Chinatown helped her crack the code on contemporary experience, Jordan Wolfson spoke about using «anger as a frequency» in his hypnotically engrossing videos, Amy Sillman was both hilarious and incisive on the subject of what it means to be a painter today, and Paul Chan offered up a text interview that was totally unexpected, amazing, and an artwork in its own right.

Meeting Duchamp when the Pasadena Art Museum hosted the French conceptual artist's first U.S. show, Ruscha was especially affected by his use of «readymade» objects and imagery, rendered unfamiliar through unexpected titles or text.

Unlike the tautologies generated from the early Conceptualist's use of language where the image only reinforced the meaning of the word, Johnson's unexpected conflation of text and image suggests new readings to the viewer.