Sentences with phrase «with classical materials»

It may seem like an unusual choice for a sculptor known for working with classical materials, but in Atchugarry's hands, the vibrant paint adds bold energy to a modern aesthetic.

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Ordinarily one would not regard the great national epics as scriptures though, in the case of the Iliad and the Odyssey, they come close to forming at least an equivalent of scripture for the Greek people, and to students of Greek religion they provide a rich mine of material with reference to the gods of classical Greek religion.

In addition, when exposed to such hoary doctrines of some classical Eastern religions and philosophies as that of the fundamental unreality or illusory character of the entire material world and that of the all - encompassing reality of God, the average Westerner can only respond with astonishment and incredulity.

The «classical», idea of effective interactions was that of simple material causality, with one or two causes producing one or two effects in a simple linear manner.

They do not compete nude like classical Olympians: they wear running shoes, they box with gloves, they vault on poles of space - age materials.

The material of their choice, the compound Ag2BiO3, is exceptional for two reasons; on the one hand it is composed of the heavy element bismuth, which allows the spin of the electron to interact with its own motion (spin - orbit coupling)-- a feature that has no analogy in classical physics.

For example, the classical equations used to predict the performance of such materials have indicated that the logarithm of the reaction rate should vary linearly as voltage is increased — but experiments have shown a nonlinear response, with the uptake of lithium flattening out at high voltage.

During this period the store launched his own fur brand: timeless iconic classical style pieces realized with precious materials.

It's a cheeky proclamation and it doesn't take a classical scholar to note that, if it's indeed true, they've taken liberties with the material.

Yes, arts learning may have social and moral and professional benefits, but if people don't value the materials of the fields themselves — if they can't say that if High School X doesn't acquaint students with Renaissance painting, classical music, and modern dance, its graduates will be undereducated — then arts educators lose in the competition for funds and hours in the day.

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Guided by a classical Japanese aesthetic, Amanemu's Suites and Villas are replete with natural materials and large glass windows, with woven textile and timber sliding shutters that open to embrace the natural surroundings

From the moment one enters the soaring lobby with its grand staircase lit by a magnificent crystal chandelier, a classical European aesthetic is reflected in the colour palettes, materials and finishes, fine furnishings and sophisticated lighting.

This $ 60 million resort on Nassau's Cable Beach inspires with its classical design and architecture, the quality of the materials, the lush setting and the lavish attention to detail.

There are also exploration missions which let you explore an area like the classical final fantasy games finding chests, bumping into enemies and collecting materials to craft equipment with.

Within two decades, she exchanged the language of classical sculpture with an idiosyncratic lexicon of new shapes, unusual materials, processes and themes that held a dialogue with the contemporary art scene and her own biography.

Yet, this simplicity does not hide any nostalgia for the classical arts but originates from an urge to remain in close contact with the material and expresses a longing to personnally give form to an idea or a sensual experience.

Ephemera installed throughout the exhibition by Allison Rudnick, the department's assistant curator, supplied a sense of material culture on the home front: a group of nine chromolithographic postcards from several nations shows zeppelins looming cartoonishly over iconic landmarks, and two examples of printed cotton toiles de guerre from 1916, combining French patriotic and military motifs with a classical ornamental vocabulary.

A true product of a multicultural society in Ptolemaic Egypt, this statuette combines a classical image of the Greek goddess Aphrodite appearing from the sea, just born, with the typically Egyptian material, faience.

With the intention of creating work that could assume a direct material and physical «presence» without recourse to grand philosophical statements, he eschewed the classical ideals of representational sculpture to create a rigorous visual vocabulary that sought clear and definite objects as its primary mode of articulation.

«East - West / West - East towers with the grandeur of Stonehenge or the ruins of a classical city,» wrote Hyperallergic, «and more than any work of Serra's I've ever encountered it establishes an organic relationship to its surroundings, the steel plates as much a reference to the earth's elemental forces and materials as they are to human industry.»

Indeed, the gorgeous «Edge of Town» (1969) blends the absurdity of Guston's newfound characters with classical monumentality and the wet - into - wet cross-hatching of his elegant abstractions, creating a sui generis amalgam of image, mood, and materials.

Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah's piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with scenes of many generations of migrants making epic crossings of the ocean for a better life.

Looking specifically to the shapely vessels of Classical Greece, the artist's hand - built objects marry ancient ceramic techniques with modern industrial materials such as neon and machined metals.

with a contemporary interpretation of classical sculptural tenets, the forms and the materials in wurm's work yield results that both examine and push the boundaries of the medium, ranging from extremes of permanence and transience.

Recently on view as part of Okwui Enwezor's All the World's Futures exhibition at the 56th Venice Biennale, the artwork unites newly shot footage from remote locations on the Isle of Skye, the Faroe Islands and the Northern regions of Norway with archival material and readings from classical sources.

David Claerbout's paintings on paper are fundamental to his film practice; Ilse D'Hollander's intimate canvases are sensual explorations of the physical act of painting; Jose Dávila interrogates how the modernist movement has been translated, appropriated, and reinvented; Laurent Grasso's meticulous appropriations of classical paintings integrate impossible phenomena, blurring the line between the historical and contemporary; Rebecca Horn's large - scale gestural paintings evoke her early performance work, their dimensions being determined by the artist's physical reach; Callum Innes» Exposed Paintings are concerned with both making and unmaking the work; Idris Khan utilizes language, melding thousands of lines of stamped text into singular abstract images; Hugo McCloud's work fuses industrial and fine art materials; Sam Moyer combines found textures into a fresh, expanded, artistic palette; and James White's oil paintings reimagine the still life as a chance freeze - frame.

Combining classical influences with Neo-Expressionist features and processing themes such as sexuality, obsession, suffering, death and belief, Schnabel plays with both abstraction and figuration with the use of found materials, fragments of language, paint, and digital reproduction.

Ordinary Things locates Lucas» works firmly in this history, with the works pointing to the canon of sculpture, ranging from third century Italian votives, Bernini's classical statuary, the figures of Henry Moore and the natural materials of Barbara Hepworth, to the Arte Povera strategies of Mario Merz and the found objects of Robert Filliou.

Working in a classical sculptural lexicon, Dexter Dymoke's practice explores the correlations and tensions between objects, materials and their engagement in space — he describes his work as an engagement with a discrete but rigorous conceptual enquiry into the symbolic and metaphoric role of materials.

Extending across the entirety of the museum, the exhibition allows for free association between artists and the themes they address: at once playful and dynamic, works from Ryan Gander, Institute for New Feeling, Liu Wa, and Yangzi invite audiences to explore a wealth of possibilities through combinations of meditation and wry humor; classical mediums of sculpture and painting are reinvented by Yngve Holen and Austin Lee; insidious implications of our hi - tech society are skewered by Lawrence Abu Hamdan and aaajiao; the powers of synthetic materials over human desire are brought to the fore by Sean Raspet and Pamela Rosenkranz; and products of Internet culture are given to refined study with Gillian Wearing and Amalia Ulman.

Questions of classical sculpture like weight and equilibrium are rewritten in his work, summoning up material and technical associations while adding other more recent ideas on transparency, flexibility and spatial relations, together with a redefinition of the viewer, absorbed by the new situations in which space and time are coordinated and articulated.

Often working with industrial materials — painted wood, paving slabs, plastic cord, metal fencing and corrugated iron — her installations have a seemingly improvised and temporary attitude, but are rigorously considered, combining an almost classical formalism with a kinetic energy generated by poised, provisional and precarious compositions and her attuned use of materials.

Developing a new civic dialogue, the show explores the reappropriation of iconography from classical sculpture; engagement with themes of the individual and society; incorporation of language, symbolism, and metaphor; and the use of non-traditional materials and performance, among other themes.

Already dissatisfied with traditional materials and techniques, Vasa first used acrylic lacquer because, as he explained in 1966, «I am working with mechanically applied industrial finishes, because no classical medium can give me the fine surface.»

Merging archival material and new footage with classical references, the film highlights the terrific nature of the sea and its relationship with people, be they victims or perpetrators.

Michael # 29, the classical economists of the 18th and 19th centuries (Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, John Stuart Mill) all wrestled with the problem of limits to growth and came up with scenarios for the human future ranging from extreme pessimism (Malthus) to optimism (John Stuart Mill's expectation that at a certain stage of economic development human society would cease to grow in material scale and reach a «stationary state» where the emphasis would be on qualitative human, social and cultural development.

The smartest of raw materials, the hot trend is for this polished stone to be mixed with artisan accessories and industrial finishes to add warmth; taking it from classical, grand rooms to our humble homes.