Sentences with phrase «wry wit»

I do not write this as an attempt at wry wit or with any other humour intended.

Thus, the caustic tongue and wry wit in this volume was a fun surprise.

With wry wit and a formalist approach Erwin Wurm uses simple materials and everyday objects in his performances, photography, video, installations and large freestanding sculptures, all presented in this inaugural exhibition.

With this take on his own technique, Bradford is showing the public an aspect of himself in the form of bright color, wry wit, and his personal gift for maintaining grace and humor in his engagement with the full range of social discourse.

Last week, Gusford Los Angeles held its opening reception for Adam Mars» second solo exhibition at its gallery featuring his newest body of works, Once Upon a Time, We Weren't Stalkers, which sheds insight on the ubiquitous nature of social media with a dose of wry wit that is as telling as it is humorous.

Joyce J. Scott uses wry wit and humor to tackle complex, painful subjects with refined materials.

Described as an «agent provocateur and enfant terrible - a painter and a prankster,» Flood is «known for his fierce intelligence, wry wit, and undeniable talent.»

Using simple materials, everyday objects, wry wit and written instructions that encourage people to interact with his sculptures, Erwin Wurm makes spectators into active participants and turns them into living, breathing works of art.»

«Michels» fresh and funny debut will delight readers with its endearing characters and infectious mix of sweet yet sexy romance and realistic yet wry wit.»

And about the highly efficient microbes that can turn a nice plateful of pasta into fat... Dunn's wry wit and his ability to relate potentially dry, if not downright boring scientific material in entertaining, non-clinical language makes me wish I could audit a few of his classes.

Her odyssey as a new parent to a waif dressed in a ragged fairy costume, relayed with both tenderness and wry wit, must be one of the grandest love affairs in crime fiction, and it leads her, as all roads in Atkinson's world do, straight to Jackson's door.

Simonson's comedy of manners charms with its lovable and very human characters, as well as its wry wit and wisdom.

Her odyssey as a new parent, relayed with tenderness and wry wit, must be one of the grandest love affairs in crime fiction.

The keen intelligence and wry wit he loved in her gave way to humorless hypervigilance.

Written in a straightforward manner with touches of wry wit, Jack's stories unfold with the economy and assurance that readers expect of Babbitt.

Strong, sure storytelling and wry wit make this a standout.

BookPage interviewed Williams - Garcia back in February 2010 and praised the author's «gift for combining everyday settings with social commentary and wry wit.»

He plays Chris with softness, ferocity, and a wry wit, all of which plays subtly on his face throughout the film.

Then, as flames flicker against the night, the second act reveals a darker side of The Guard's wry wit and the film dives headlong into murk the previous film only hinted at.

Frank's depressive, wry wit and his subtle improvement throughout the trip present a hopeful subplot that reveal no depths are too immense to emerge from.

Featuring an insider's attitude to filmmaking, a wry wit and an all - star cast, Paris — When It Sizzles nevertheless fails to be as appealing as other films in the Audrey Hepburn oeuvre.

Oscar - nominated short film director Patrik Eklund's feature debut showcases the wry wit that made his shorts so hugely popular in this tale of a small town telecom company plagued by anti-radiowave anarchists.

Such musings and complaints are nothing new for Fremaux, who responded to such concerns with characteristically wry wit: «We should not list 120 countries of UNESCO to say how many are missing.

Told with wry wit and gritty honesty, this film explores London's dark sexual netherworld.

I have a strong spirit and a wry wit.

The Calculus Diaries by Jennifer Ouellette (Penguin Press) This dash through a daunting discipline bursts with wry wit.

They all knew Howard Zemsky, the state's economic development commissioner, for his wry wit.

With her wry wit, generous spirit, and sharp powers of observation, Ellen was a terrific agent, a tireless booster of our culture, and a wonderful friend.»

Sure, he won't grace lunch - boxes or kids» bed - spreads but, for us slightly older gamers, the wry witted and everyman adventurer harks back to the heroes we remember from our childhood.

Not exact matches

Well - chosen New Yorker cartoons are used in the book to temper the argument with wry and gentle wit.

«I think that was the first comment I made in the first round I played with Jordan: «I could be your dad,»» the 40 - year - old Swede with the dry wit added with a wry smile.

In the first film, the sassy Johnson rendered Ana's «smart mouth» as a wry edge that brought some wit to the project without openly mocking the lines, but the franchise's hint of self - deprecation has evaporated as the sequels progress.

A million miles removed from such peripherally comparable fare as Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us or Boaz Yakin's A Price Above Rubies, Joshua Z Weinstein's fiction - feature debut gets right under the skin of its characters, gently unpicking themes of social conformity and religious responsibility with melancholy wit and wry, tragicomic insight.

What ensues is a wry, quick - witted and quick - paced dramedy that melds two disparate cultures.

Scored with wit by a pointedly wry Seventies soundtrack that crucifies its older generation protagonists, The In - Laws is ultimately that rarest of beasts: a modern comedy that knows its strengths and exploits them.

It's not always snicker out loud (like last year's «Ted «-RRB- nor is it a Billy Wilder masterpiece of wry and wit, but overall — after months of complaining about the definite dearth of comedies — this author has to admit that while This Is the End is not perfect, it is certainly funny, for the most part.

Hall is especially wonderful in this respect, with a wry, caustic wit and academic air of superiority conceal her caring heart.

She's a spy and he's a thief, but they have a shared history — and she owes him a debt that he aims to claim in this delightful historical romp, narrated to perfection by Potter with sprightly dialogue, sparkling wit, and wry humor.

After that, Atwood charmed us with her warmth, wit and wisdom as she made wry observations about writing and life.

Every page is loaded with wit, wry criticism of society (both American and Russian), and the book gives a lot of insight into the burgeoning post-Soviet collapse crime scene, the status of immigrants in America and the strange underworld of American Russophile young people in the former Soviet Union.

With a finely tuned balance of sharp wit, wry sympathy and sensitive insight, she layers unusual materials into a whole.

Hecker often masks a work's content with a sardonic wit, but selecting her «anomalies» as the constituents of her award exhibition may be Hecker's wryest joke yet.

Gachot's mixed media sculptures made from found materials demonstrate wry and wit while frequently making social commentary.

Drink Canada Dry is a wry embodiment of the provocative humor and bracing wit of Richard Prince's best work.

In person, Thomas is a wry presence, curious and softspoken and quick witted.