Sentences with phrase «with slick surfaces»

Prominently on one wall, beside the exhibition title, a paragraph states: «Sometimes called Finish Fetish or Light and Space, this movement is characterized by works with slick surfaces and atmospheric colors influences by surf culture, custom cars, and the legendary climate of Southern California.»

Bill came up with the idea of a self - loading vehicle that could lift a bale over the front and drop it onto an inclined bed with a slick surface so, Larry says, «it would go down like a Slip»N Slide.»

There's enough room in the foot wells for most dogs, but nervous dogs may be uncomfortable with the slick surface.

Not exact matches

Designed for wearing at work but flexible enough for a quick hike around town as well, the Santiago shoes use materials made mostly of leather with a rubber sole that can handle slick icy surfaces.

The fire that caused an oil rig to explode on Tuesday has resulted in a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with a oil slick about 10 miles in diameter covering the ocean surface.

The track will undergo a repave with the coarse asphalt being replaced by a smooth, slick surface with no shortage of grip, which will bring with it high speeds that are expected to exceed 200 mph entering Turn 1 and likely less compelling racing.

Another benefit is that during folding, the stroller remains in a standing position, which is a huge plus if you've ever wrestled with folding a stroller, trying to keep the fabric surfaces from rubbing against an oil - slicked, wet or dusty parking lot.

It's rather amusing to see some of the nurseries that people put on Pinterest or elsewhere, you know, with the pad on a slick wooden surface and lots of fragile things within reach.

And even though dry surfaces are more easily gripped than slick ones, there are still dangers at hand: Multiton slabs of rock can pop off the face of a cliff with little or no warning, careening downslope dozens of meters to shatter in a cloud of geological shrapnel.

With help from the ocean's natural wave action, the reduction in surface tension allows large surface slicks to separate into individual droplets that eventually sink to the sea floor.

While this slick dramatic thriller plays with some intriguing ideas and themes, it never actually breaks the surface, relying on silly plotting and simplistic moralising.

One of the most memorable scenes in The Last Jedi, with the slicks of red salt beneath the surface of Crait are a nod to the blood slicks in the powder during Lady Snowblood.

McLean takes splat to a whole new level, and soon every surface is slick with blood.

Forty - five minutes later, it was up to how the four - wheel - drive Mercedes - Benz GL450 with its Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snows tackled traffic and slick road surfaces as temperatures hovered around zero degrees Fahrenheit.

I'm relieved to find that the Challenger will stop with authority even on slick surfaces, as the tires dig into the slush as the ABS chatters.

Even with the all - season Goodyear Eagle LS2 runflat tires, I didn't have a problem blowing through unplowed parking lots and maneuvering on slick surfaces.

If you are one of the many drivers who often need to take their vehicles off - road, then a car with 4WD will be the best option for you because it will have an easier time gaining traction on rough terrain and slick surfaces.

The race for Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner ended with an hour left as the No. 4 Corvette C7.R crashed following a restart at the first turn on the slick and slippery surface.

When surfaces slick with snow, ice or rain cause a drive wheel to start spinning, the system initially applies the brakes to the spinning drive wheel and transfers the power to the other.

That, coupled with the optional traction control system ($ 1,100), should prevent the wheels from spinning at low speeds on slick surfaces.

The track is so narrow and slick at times with the different amounts of dust and rubber on it; it makes for a very tricky surface to race on.

Lest you think that performance testing is inconsistent with the careful driving necessary to survive on slippery roads, consider this: Reduced traction on slick surfaces makes at - the - limit situations likely in everyday driving.

A hot, steamy day with temperatures approaching 90 degrees and track temperatures of 115 degrees, made for a slick track surface, which combined with the deep 53 car field and tight competition had drivers intensely focused for the entire six - hour race on the fast 3.4 mile, 11 turn circuit that features two sets of 140 foot elevation changes each lap.

The front seats are firm, with supportive bolsters that keep you from sliding around on the slick surfaces.

Some of the special needs a potential adopting family will need to consider are a living space with no or few stairs and rugs on slick surfaces, extra supplies such as an orthopedic dog bed, potty pads and diapers.

Surfboards are coated with polyurethane or epoxy resin and sanded down to be smooth which makes them naturally slick and glide on the surface of the water.

The roads and terrain encountered changes the longer you are able to survive and at various times you will also have the ability to enter a supply truck that can equip you with additional weaponry and gadgets such as the ability to lay down an oil slick or smoke screen and also surface to air missiles to defeat the nasty helicopters that fly overhead.

Mapplethorpe's gelatin silver print — with its slick, luminous surface and intricate gradations of black and white — gives Lyon's form the appearance of a classical sculpture, frozen in mid-motion.

Her work — meticulous and slick, somewhat cool, with off - kilter detailing (bent coat hangers, casts of sliced bread, a celeb autograph on the side of a slick surface)-- alludes to modern design and industrial production in both form and feel.

Fishman creates sculptural paintings — large, constructed installations with hypersaturated colors and industrial - like slick surfaces — that evoke the design of pills, their combinations in drug «cocktails,» and the colors and surfaces of drug advertising.

The figure — the head — is captured with the qualities of a film still, caught within a frozen and blurry moment, depicted in a reduced palette of colors that are rendered in a series of horizontal bands of paint seemingly pulled across a smooth surface — slick and evocative.

Then there were those oversized stainless steel keepsakes, like the Hanging Heart valued at $ 20 million, and the overstimulating collage - like paintings with surfaces as slick as Vogue's ad - space.

Reviewing the latter exhibition in Artforum's October 2003 issue, art historian Michael Lobel noted that «the large scale of much of Rosenquist's work was initially intended to offer the viewer some critical perspective on commercial imagery by calling attention to its numbing blankness,» and that «the hallmarks of Rosenquist's mature style — the slick rendering, the vibrant Pop colors, the sustained attention to the surfaces of commodity objects ---- are brought together to imbue [his smaller] works with an uncanny psychological resonance.»

«Black Swan» — with its slick, black marble surface and tantalizing form — both embraces and emphasizes society's ideals of female sexuality.

These casts are impressive in their detail: brushstrokes are visible in the slicks of paint, rougher surfaces pockmarked with air bubbles.

When they walk on surfaces that are slick with water or ice or littered with hazards, they can fall to the ground.

For even faster mouse movements The weave on the Destiny 2 Razer Goliathus is pulled taut to create a slick and seamless surface so your Destiny 2 Razer DeathAdder Elite glides quickly with zero hindrance.

The touchpad is expansive and has a slightly slicker surface than the rest of the chassis, with a defined ridge around the edge that will keep your fingers from straying too far.

Microsoft Surface Book has been one of the best products from the Redmond giant, but it seems that the slick machine is already running into initial niggles, which the users are finding it hard to cope up with.

Seemingly official - looking Moto Z2 Play renders have now surfaced online, with the sequel to Moto Z2 looking pretty slick and similar to its predecessor.

The touchpad is a Microsoft Precision model, with a surface that's just slick enough without being imprecise and that provides reliable multitouch gesture support.