Sentences with phrase «wry commentary on»

Within the cropped frame, Orion captures the lower half of a man's torso juxtaposed with a similar piece of street art, in a wry commentary on urban speed in his native Brazil.

Selbstporträt mit Gurkenglas (1971) shows a middle - aged Lassnig holding a jar of pickles, defiantly looking at the viewer, the greenish tint of the work reflecting the contents of the jar; a wry commentary on the tumultuous workings of the artist's inner self.

Maybe it is even wry commentary on our desire for educated status (at this writing, University lecturers are strikingly overpaid, thus creating examination chaos).

The gallery is also pleased to present three new sculptural Artforum ads, 35» x 35» watercolor and acrylic works on paper mounted on aluminum, that offer a wry commentary on the recent revelations of alleged sexual harassment by former publish Knight Landesmann at that magazine.

Both an action - oriented science - fiction adventure and a wry commentary on today's world, it's imaginative entertainment for fantasy buffs of all ages.

The Sportswriter's cosmopolitan milieu of death - denying Jersey suburbs and wry commentary on New York magazine journalism has made its author more accessible to professors, who will start working him into their curriculum.

Mueller's wry commentary on these weighty matters, mixed with tenderness for his well - intentioned mother, doubtless prompted many readers to chuckle sympathetically, though I suspect more than a few paused long enough to order Shedd's popular book for themselves.

Not exact matches

The joke above is usually told as a commentary on how the ideas of science are far removed from the concerns of ordinary people, but I see a more encouraging lesson embedded in this wry little observation.

Elsewhere, Dr. King's fish - out - of - water presence provides a witty commentary on the extremes of the era, injecting the story with a wry contemporary voice.

But it indicates what much film comedy has become: a slightly sourish cocktail of bad behavior, wry observation, and commentary on how difficult modern life can be, especially for characters who feel entitled to a better one.

Seamlessly integrating classic Wonder Woman lore with her own updated take, Bardugo fleshes out Diana's backstory and the mythology of Themyscira, adds in sly commentary on feminism and equality, and leavens the package with wry comedy — Diana's dour obliviousness to contemporary culture will make readers guffaw.

There were accomplished riffs on master paintings (Jean - François Rauzier on da Vinci; Robert Wilson on Dürer, photographer Chan - Hyo BAE on Elizabeth I, Masami Teraoka on Renaissance altarpieces), and an ubiquitous shorthand commentary of words, snide, wry, or provocative — «For Sale», «Exit», «Heroes», «Not Yet Titled» — that were painted or scribbled, but predominantly drawn, in neon.

He exaggerates these figures to the point of vulgarity in works that are both tour de force of the grotesque and wry political commentaries on the imagery promoted by marketers and advertisers in Japan.

A former magazine editor whose insights are witty and devilishly pertinent, Kruger's art remains a wry social commentary on our media - saturated world.

Above all, these paintings can be read as wry and self - deprecating commentary on Mesler's roles as a father, artist and art dealer, with the hand of judgement pointing to geographical locations that mark significant moments in the genesis of his personal evolution.

Cosby's wry and insightful commentary on the roles of parents and children, the importance of education, and the insidious onset of aging have made him one of the most celebrated observers of contemporary American life.