Sentences with phrase «upon themes personal»

Her recent sculptural works explore subjects both ornamental and narrative, touching upon themes personal and social in domestic life, child rearing, and labor.

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At a press conference announcing the move here last week, Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos said the films enlarge upon the Reagan Administration's theme of making personal decisions to avoid drug abuse.

Joseph's new film also touches on themes of filiation, influence, and legacy, marking a personal reckoning that intuitively calls upon his connections to the city through his family — and in particular, his late father, whom he cared for in Harlem at the end of his life.

Living and working in both Lincoln, Nebraska and Brooklyn, New York, Friedman's research - based practice draws from personal, geo - political, and psychological concerns, cleverly layering these themes upon or within one - another.

Conversations with the Collection: Memory I September 12, 2015 — January 10, 2016 As the University of Chicago reflects upon its 125 - year history, the Smart presents an experimental installation on the theme of Memory that explores art's relationship to the recollection of personal and cultural histories, nostalgia, and other facets of memory.

His practice reflects both upon the political and his own personal experiences of growing up in Apartheid and Post-Apartheid South Africa, with central themes which revolve around violence, labour, security and ritual.

Throughout her 70 - year career, Bourgeois has drawn upon personal memories to develop complex meditations on such universal themes as personal identity, family relationships and the power of art to express deeply felt emotions.

The exhibition (14 February — 29 July 2018) comprises a site - specific installation of works touching upon subjects ranging from global topics such as migration and inequality to more personal themes such as identity, relationships and happiness.

In other works, however, the themes feel like an abstract frame forced upon individual positions, for instance, in Monika Sosnowska's Façade (2013), a hanging steel sculpture of a crumpled architectural grid, or Oscar Murillo's unnecessary monumental installation Condiciones aún por titular (Conditions yet not known), 2014 — 17, taking over the courtyard of Bait Al Serkal with excavations, sawn canvases, paintings and steel structures inspired by morgue tables, picturing the process of a personal archaeology.