Sentences with phrase «with classical references»

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.

The paintings are contemporary in voice with classical references.

By the 1930s, British sculptor Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) had achieved international recognition for his monumental figures, organic forms imbued with classical references that would become his lifelong subjects.

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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 discussions with Greeks, Christian thinkers presented the new faith not only by reference to the Scriptures but also by appeal to classical literature and general conceptions, «common ideas» that they shared with other educated men and women.

Then came some blustery comment on the international news of the Emperor, about Africa and Constantinople, sharp remarks on their mixing the old religious styles with their fighting, and some classical references to Terence, and finally: «My Katie cordially and reverently greets you and all your family.

A parliament full of blonde - haired buffoons who mixed classical references with the kind of everyman charm that allows you to blend in seamlessly - in Eton, at least.

With The Grand Budapest Hotel, Anderson seems to be not so concerned with history, but with the history of cinema; we can see references to Kubrick and F.W. Murnau, and the plot descends into an elaborate caper full of bizarre character studies, wondrous sequences (including a superb cat - and - mouse chase where Gustave and Zero zoom down a precarious mountain atop a toboggan in pursuit of Willem Dafoe on skis), and meticulously - designed, glamorous sets that are reminiscent of the traits of classical Hollywood films and murder - mysterWith The Grand Budapest Hotel, Anderson seems to be not so concerned with history, but with the history of cinema; we can see references to Kubrick and F.W. Murnau, and the plot descends into an elaborate caper full of bizarre character studies, wondrous sequences (including a superb cat - and - mouse chase where Gustave and Zero zoom down a precarious mountain atop a toboggan in pursuit of Willem Dafoe on skis), and meticulously - designed, glamorous sets that are reminiscent of the traits of classical Hollywood films and murder - mysterwith history, but with the history of cinema; we can see references to Kubrick and F.W. Murnau, and the plot descends into an elaborate caper full of bizarre character studies, wondrous sequences (including a superb cat - and - mouse chase where Gustave and Zero zoom down a precarious mountain atop a toboggan in pursuit of Willem Dafoe on skis), and meticulously - designed, glamorous sets that are reminiscent of the traits of classical Hollywood films and murder - mysterwith the history of cinema; we can see references to Kubrick and F.W. Murnau, and the plot descends into an elaborate caper full of bizarre character studies, wondrous sequences (including a superb cat - and - mouse chase where Gustave and Zero zoom down a precarious mountain atop a toboggan in pursuit of Willem Dafoe on skis), and meticulously - designed, glamorous sets that are reminiscent of the traits of classical Hollywood films and murder - mysteries.

An visual reference to architectural features with reference to Classical Greek and Roman architectural features in Artworks, various building ornaments and different buildings.

Haymarket Hotel - London, UK (May 2007) A bold step away from cookie - cutter minimalism, the hotel fuses contemporary and classical references Interiors are a remarkable combination that honours the building's noble lineage while updating it with co-owner Kit Kemp's «modern English» interpretation of interior design.

Houseago has long been fascinated with classical and modernist sculptural techniques and references, and is well known for his ability to synthesize different time periods and cultures into a highly distinctive sculptural language that is completely his own.

«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.»

Paolini often references classical sculpture with cutouts of Corinthian columns and classical busts — in doing so he raises questions of originality whilst analsying the relationship of past present and future.

Cammie Staros's ceramic objects allude to the forms of classical vessels, but update them with neon or metal additions, as well as references to feminism and S&M.

In response to the rise of Abstract Expressionism, Thompson combined both a Beat movement ideological spirit of vitality and freedom with a specific reference to the compositional achievement and classical subjects in works by masters such as Goya, Massacio, and Raphael.

The works express strong contrasting elements, such as the fusion of Western cultural elements with integration of classical and modern art, layered with references from Chinese classical art forms and details.

At once epic and intimate, his work is steeped with references to poetry, classical mythology, and history.

In «Makers of Marks» three artists experiment with this relationship against a background of classical references: Daniel Hosego, Sam Branton and Jon Braley

Morton reviews works from Gérôme's entire career - the early «Néo - Grec» paintings with references to classical antiquity, historical scenes, Orientalist genre paintings, and his late focus on sculpture - to make the case for his spectacular art.

Entitled Light Passage, the artworks include classical compositions and dramatic use of light and dark along with subtle references to anime, street fashion and youthful rebellion, tracing back to Morimoto's Japanese heritage.

Rooted in the craft of sculpture and paint, it rises from intertwining everyday objects in all possible and surprising ways, but still with a formal reference to the history and tradition of classical art.

But for Maria Brito, the similarities became apparent after her research into the reasons why Classical Greece became such a reference point for Western civilisation: «Ancient Greece was, in many ways, similar to what New York is nowadays: an art - centric place filled with curious thinkers, creative artists, and centres for cultural advancement propelled by a cosmopolitan view of the world.»

He is most well known for his large paintings populated with scribbled marks, calligraphic or graffiti - like words, letters, numbers, and references to Classical culture.

The transformation of materiality lies at the foundation of Swallow's practice, with specific reference to Modernism, Native American folk art and classical form.

This clean, well - installed exhibition included her wildly patinated bronzes, from small figures to giant heads, with references ranging from painted classical sculpture to Donatello (especially his Mary Magdalen), from the Art Deco designer Erté to Jean - Léon Gérôme.

With her new project States of Union, photographer Alix Smith gives a sense of legacy and context to her portraits of gay and lesbian families by referencing classical works.

With reference points ranging from Sudanese cliff dwellings and Native American amphitheaters to classical Greek forms to the mobile structures of nomadic and seafaring groups, Rudofsky's stated goal was to «break down our narrow concepts of the art of building by introducing the unfamiliar world of nonpedigreed architecture» — a notable early instance of non-Eurocentric thinking in the American art establishment.

Rather than molding polished marble forms — like the classical busts of the Roman Republic that his works reference — Fife's constructions are roughly hewn from raw, gray, archival cardboard with screws, glue, and pencil markings all -LSB-.....]

Combining modernist symbolism with coding systems and classical reference, Saville's graphic work pervaded all aspects of visual culture, from music and art to fashion and advertising.

During the early 1960s, following his first showing at the New York gallery of Leo Castelli (1907 - 99), he began to include more colour in his painting, together with numerous classical references (Leda and the Swan, the Birth of Venus) and scatological imagery, a process which peaked in the «Ferragosto paintings», as well as his series entitled «Nine Discourses on Commodus» (1963), a portrait of the power - crazy Roman emperor created under the influence of works by Francis Bacon (1909 - 93).

Beginning with plaster casts that reference classical sculpture and traditional ideals of the body, Servanin inserts plastic bags filled with water into each work.

His idiom combined «low» art methods (graffiti - like pencil / crayon doodlings; all - over painting technique) with «high» art references to Classical Antiquity (reminiscent of Arte Povera), the Italian Renaissance and French Neoclassicism.

At his death Twombly, whose work befuddled many American collectors and critics in the 1960s and»70s with its graffitilike scribbles and enigmatic Classical references, was considered among the most significant post-Abstract-Expressionist painters, along with his friends Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.

In jarring juxtapositions of contemporary, modernist and retro - futuristic motifs within classical landscape compositions, Ged Quinn's large scale paintings combine anachronistic references to art and literature with the strong traditions of landscape and still - life painting.