Sentences with phrase «with cultural symbols»

UP will offer a chronological view of the artist's work as she aspires to inspire and engage audiences with cultural symbols of hope, joy and optimism.

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Horned animals are sacred for a variety of cultural reasons but the root of sacred horned animals seems to come from the resemblance of their heads to the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes of human women, and the animals are usually associated with fertility and female symbols.

With Gandhi formulating the political ethic of satyagraha as an application of Jesus» Sermon on the Mount and Tagore interpreting the Cross as the symbol of God's identification with suffering humanity, there was also the growing awareness that not only western humanism but also the religion of Christianity would get creativity and stability only by planting them in the Indian cultural soil and allowing it to put down roots inWith Gandhi formulating the political ethic of satyagraha as an application of Jesus» Sermon on the Mount and Tagore interpreting the Cross as the symbol of God's identification with suffering humanity, there was also the growing awareness that not only western humanism but also the religion of Christianity would get creativity and stability only by planting them in the Indian cultural soil and allowing it to put down roots inwith suffering humanity, there was also the growing awareness that not only western humanism but also the religion of Christianity would get creativity and stability only by planting them in the Indian cultural soil and allowing it to put down roots in it.

In other words, we must approach - and fortunately a beginning has already been made - Oceanic or African myths, symbols and rites with the same respect and the same desire to learn that hitherto we have devoted to the cultural creations of the West».

Thus in our present situation the hermeneutical problem (how traditional words, concepts and symbols are to be interpreted intelligibly in our cultural present) on the one hand remains the problem for those concerned with the theoretical issues of theology, and on the other the issue of liberation represents the center for those concerned more with the meaning of theology in life and in action.

Our ability to associate cultural symbols with ultimate referents somehow evaporated over time — a kind of linguistic devolution, perhaps.

Such mission begins with a greater appreciation of a local church's own finitude, its own ethos drawn from the world's symbols but particularized in a cultural pattern specific to its own corporate life.

If it is true that symbols give rise to thought, then social thinking which has come loose from its cultural origins will eventually become thin and distorted, often with disastrous practical results.

Finally, Protestants break with two of Mexico's primary national and cultural symbols, the Virgin of Guadalupe (the patron saint or «mother» of Mexico), who is said to have appeared to a Mexican peasant in the 16th century, and the pre-Hispanic plumed serpent - god, Quetzalcóatl.

Actually, our human nature is shaped in some significant part by the interaction of people in specific periods of time with specific cultural symbols and specific historic environments.

This article examines Whitehead's theory of perception to indicate how this theory provides a philosophical reinterpretation for two issues of concern to feminists: criticism of cultural symbols, including language, and the importance of intuition and emotion, usually associated with women, in experience.

His theory of symbolism then, is not only compatible with feminist goals of revising and renewing cultural symbols, but also provides a systematic analysis which gives philosophical support and impetus to these goals.

We can not automatically expect others to «see» what we Christians have focally seen in our primary symbol, Jesus the Qirist, unless they first share with us a sufficiently common set of subsidiary cultural and linguistic ingredients.

The historian of religions finds himself in an analogous situation when he deals with archaic symbols that have been modified by cultural influences and events, for example, the World Tree, which in Central Asia and in Siberia received a new value by assimilating the Mesopotamian idea of the seven planetary heavens.

With baguettes having such cultural importance I felt in order to truly understand Parisians life & culture I needed to spend some time with this national symWith baguettes having such cultural importance I felt in order to truly understand Parisians life & culture I needed to spend some time with this national symwith this national symbol.

Black Panther has become a cultural force, with the «Wakanda forever» salute being recognized as a symbol of cultural pride in the African - American community.

The Ed School students were divided into groups, with each group talking with one of the Japanese students about ways to improve learning and motivation in five areas addressed in the website, which uses symbols from the hiragana alphabet to introduce cultural topics.

With its vibrant ambiance, modern decor and great service, our 4 - star upscale hotel is the symbol of hospitality and the cultural soul of Costa Rica's capital city.

With its vibrant ambiance, modern decor and great service, our four - star upscale hotel is the symbol of hospitality and the cultural soul of Costa Rica's capital city.

Along with its privileged position in this cultural city, the hotel also enjoys sweeping views over the Ria, the Calatrava walkway and the spectacular museum which has become the symbol of Bilbao.

Quebec illustrator Sébastien Thibault is someone who loves to play with symbols, shapes and colours to produce clever, conceptual artworks that beautifully illustrate some of the world's biggest social, political and cultural stories of the day.

The artist adds, «After years of studying cultural, dream, mythological and religious symbols, I am beginning to believe that the most interesting signs are the images that appear and keep pressing on one's mind with no explanation - unexpected images that flash across the brain when phrases like «war by proxy,» «turn to salt» or «separation of church and state» are heard.

Through research and spontaneous discovery, she seeks out images with a «subliminal cultural power» within an extensive range — comics, nature photographs, 3D computer graphic, graffiti, and Eastern symbols have made their way into her complex, dense works.

Since the 1970s, Muntadas has given attention to «media landscapes» (mass media, symbols, images and slogans) that allow him to investigate contemporary phenomena associated with political, cultural and educational dynamics, revealing and denouncing its instrinsic mechanisms and opening up a broader scrutiny of the human condition in an age of advanced capitalism.

I stood atop Blair Lane in Joshua Tree in the High Desert on ten acres of land with my camera and film recording how the stars, the moon, and sunlight fell on the ancient symbols and codes of cultural residue that Noah left behind.

In order to investigate universal concerns with an African - American viewpoint in powerful, unexpected ways, she draws on a provocative mixture of cultural, religious, and decorative symbols.

This expanded to encompass other symbols of bourgeois society, like Finance, Publicity and Modern Art, with the image of the eagle representing the «high falutin, «exalted view of art in cultural institutions inherited from the past.

But Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates in the UAE, is not alone in what amounts to a cultural arms race in a region rich with petro - cash, and eager to spend it on symbols of good taste and refinement.

By combining iconic symbols from Japanese culture with images of the everyday, Tabaimo explores the contrast between the smooth veneer of urban life and the societal changes that have transformed Japan's cultural landscape.

With images, icons, symbols and figures relating to Ireland's religious, medicinal, corporeal and cultural histories, Mark O'Kelly's ambitious history painting is interwoven with elements of conceptual and renaissance art histWith images, icons, symbols and figures relating to Ireland's religious, medicinal, corporeal and cultural histories, Mark O'Kelly's ambitious history painting is interwoven with elements of conceptual and renaissance art histwith elements of conceptual and renaissance art history.

The art that shaped China into the cultural hub of the Far East has always been a symbol of the ongoing fight of the opposites: the fight of the old with the new, the native and the foreign.

[106] The success of Rockwell's depictions was due to his use of long - standing American cultural values about unity and respect of certain institutions while using symbols that enabled a broad audience to identify with his images.

With ambitious and spectacular acts, as well as simple gestures, Pivi playfully appropriates cultural symbols, resulting in unexpected visuals that also appear surprisingly familiar.

Many of his works including the Global Miniatures (2009), display Bayjoo's signature style of creating politically and culturally charged collages where symbols of national identity — flags, maps and cultural motifs — are combined with translucent layers of paint, reflecting on the effects of colonialism and migration.

Working with Mexican cultural symbols such as mythical folk animals, tortillas and miniature houses, she investigates the meaning of home, family and identity.

These works indelibly link the North Star and the Little Dipper, symbols synonymous with freedom, to African American history and cultural lore.

Báez's lush paintings often foreground female bodies and faces, incorporating imagery associated with various cultural symbols, from palm fronds and feathers to tufts of fur and intricate textile patterns.

Often working with charged cultural artefacts and symbols, Tee pairs diverse points of inspiration to instigate dialogues between Eastern philosophies and Western culture.

Seeking insight into our cultural and spiritual identity in relationship to the rapidly changing environment, Bhalla utilizes photography, sculpture, installation, and performance to examine our shared relationship with water and its inseparable capacity to be both symbol and source of renewal.

The photo, with that big inflatable pig soaring between the towers, has become something of a cultural symbol and still conjures notions as surreal as the album it represents.