Nevertheless, the concept of a Tuscany Day certainly has merit, even if it is built on a slightly
utopian view of the region — how much could we all get done if we avoided unnecessary travel, even for just one day a week?
And I've learnt that academia is very far from its own
utopian view of itself.
Composed of the pollutants that the city and its inhabitants deposit upon one another, Jongeleen's epilogue to the Dutch cityscape exchanges
the utopian view of the developing city for a more toxic perspective.
Part of her Homes series, which includes acrylic paintings on paper illustrating a «
utopian view of the concept of home», the illustrations offer playful, geometric shapes, vibrant colours and a strong contrast of light and shadow.
Big summer blockbusters are so rarely optimistic that it's tricky to know how to take this movie,
its utopian view of the future is a refreshing antidote to both dystopic - nightmare thrillers and those blood - boiling, doom - and - gloom...
The auto industry and researchers say
this utopian view of transportation is on the horizon, and it could cut nearly all of the carbon emissions from the transportation sector.
They held
a utopian view of the Crown and Parliament.
Revivalists held what might be called
a utopian view of the Puritan values and beliefs.
And that's because we have a romantic or even
utopian view of the past.
Sam — I genuinely wish I could join you in
your utopian view of the world.
Twisted Futures — An anthology of both dystopian and
utopian views of the future.
Not exact matches
I juxtaposed the two
views a few years ago in my TEDx talk by comparing a pair
of cartoons: The Jetsons, which in the 1960s proposed a
Utopian future
of flying cars and robot maids, to WALL - E, the 2008 Oscar - nominated film that had humans reduced by technology to useless blobs unable to walk.
The refreshing part
of this
utopian approach was that I was never told what to do or think; neither that my feelings were sinful, nor that I had to reject that
view and accept my sexuality.
There is an expectation in the modern
view, according to Lasch,
of open - ended improvement
of indefinite duration rather than any movement toward a
utopian end.
The sense in which the
utopian element belongs in the Christian
view of history now becomes clear.
The idea
of shifting to a different economic system, one that would meet human needs on a sustainable basis, is
viewed as naive and
utopian.
In their
view, the end
of times would be heralded by a cosmic visitor, the «son
of man» who would cause the dead to rise bodily from their graves and live in a
Utopian post Apocalyptic kingdom here on Earth.
And yet an unflagging trust in the divine promise
of social fulfillment is, even from the point
of view of «practicality,» the only attitude that can adequately respond to our «impossible» dilemma
of utopian naivete on the one hand or cynicism on the other.
The Venus Project can only be
viewed as
utopian unless it can realistically addresses how the dictatorship
of finance capital can be annihilated.
Why did it take a hundred years
of Hollywood to give the world not just an African hero, but a
view of an African civilization as advanced, strong, and
utopian... Continue reading «Black Panther»
A goal for the latter part
of the book is to try to reconstruct a thicker
view of how to connect knowledge to public action, one that recognizes the importance
of values, welcomes democratic decisionmaking, is aware
of the limits
of different forms
of knowledge, and is not
utopian in its aims but is still hopeful about how we can make public progress on a range
of social problems.
For example, on average, baby boomers have a generally positive
view of retirement — no doubt shaped in part by the incessant financial services commercials that promise a
utopian post-career existence with beaches, sailboats, golf and an unlimited supply
of vintage Pinot Noir.
By using piñatas as a personal artistic medium, Favela seeks to create a
utopian world where our collective
views of Mexico are represented.
Rigid and dramatic cropping
of the
views of these
utopian structures amplifies their disconcerting stasis and inherent contradictions: void
of human presence their hand - made construction by Williams nevertheless makes them soulful and reinvigorating.
Offering an in - depth
view of this artistic period, Past Futures is centered on four principle themes: representations
of cosmic spaces and otherworldly encounters; the possibilities
of space travel through new visual technologies; the dynamics
of time travel; and the preoccupation with
utopian or dystopian futures.
Because many
of the works on
view challenge the less - than -
utopian aspects
of digital platforms within capitalism, however, the exhibition provokes a rich conversation about how various feminisms interface with art history.
In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he
views his occupation as a
utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects
of his life are blurred.
Episode # 084: In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he
views his occupation as a
utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects
of his life are blurred.
Through this
utopian action, the re-placement
of man into an uncanny matrix / dwelling is intended; this new matrix is structured by plants in the urban environment, in order to reconsider his
view towards nature.
In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he
views his occupation as a
utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects
of his life are blurred.
Contemplating the inescapable physical temporality
of human life and promise
of site, «In Time / Out
of Place» suggests anxiously
utopian, restless yet optimistically futuristic
view of the world.
Since the AGW motive is a reflection
of complete corruption, collectivist
Utopian - ism, statist authoritarianism there simply isn't a half - loaf compromise to justify Dr. Curry's overall
view.
The above may sound
utopian or dystopian, according to your point
of view, but more radical ideas are circulating.
Yet I meet others who do hold a fairly naive
view of a
utopian coexistence between humans and those cute little piggies — and I can't help but feel that this naivety is fueled by some
of the rhetoric coming from veggie advocates.
He focuses on the role
of the Internet in supporting both a
utopian and dystopian
view of groups and knowledge.