10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRONTALITY»
Discover the use of
frontality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
frontality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art of Ancient Egypt
Like all formal statues, the figure of Wahibra exhibits frontality, facing forward with
no marked turning or twisting of the head or body. The statue would have been
set up in a temple to enable Wahibra to take part in the ritual performed there for
...
2
Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Diaspora
Frontality & Style Frontality is an important feature of Durene art and is
fundamental to the Durene style. Figures are rendered in a frontal pose, even
when seated or riding a horse. However, frontality, in contrast to the profile view,
does not ...
3
The Films of Carl-Theodor Dreyer
Ordet utilizes the figures' profile and three-quarter views to a considerable extent,
Gertrud insists on frontality of figure position. When the figures move they will
sometimes turn slightly from us, but seldom do they come to rest in anything but a
...
4
Critical Theory and Performance
Most people aren't bothered by this problem, but the fact that you can never see
all of a mailbox raises the imponderable question of the frontality of everything in
the world before the eye of consciousness. This is the foun- dational problem of ...
Janelle G. Reinelt, Joseph R. Roach, 2007
5
Wanted Cultured Ladies Only!: Female Stardom and Cinema in ...
One way of understanding the interrelated articulations of melodrama and
stardom in films with double roles is through the aesthetics of frontality, which has
been posed as a useful theoretical framework in recent scholarship on Indian
cinema.
6
Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms
In this latter context, framing becomes building— representing the container in
which human activities are played out. See also: Boundary • Interface •
Transparency Frontality Frontality is face-to-face confrontation. It describes the
orientation of ...
7
The Child's Creation of a Pictorial World
Figural Orientation and Frontality Earlier I mentioned that the differentiation of the
human figure occurs in the frontal plane. In our three-dimensional world, the
object can be seen, almost simultaneously, from the front, the rear, and the sides,
...
8
Faces: The Changing Look of Humankind
Equally as unchanging during the New Kingdom was the "law of frontality." This
has to do, not with facial expression, but with bodily form. Bodies were portrayed
quite differently during this period as compared to the perfect specimens of the ...
9
The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of ...
Yet complete frontality—e.g., direct address to the camera—is rare; a modified
frontality requires that a wedge be driven into the space, opening up the best
sightlines. Frontality constitutes a very important cue for the viewer. When
characters ...
David Bordwell, Janet Staiger, Kristin Thompson, 2003
10
Chora 2: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture
In this first oceanic meal of the universe, we must note the presence of two
specifically architectural themes, frontality and anamorphosis. Frontality is
evident from Ocean's common stone version, the labyrinth. The labyrinth is the
essence of the ...
Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Stephen Parcell, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRONTALITY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
frontality is used in the context of the following news items.
At Presentation House Gallery, portrait series opens up poignant …
Compare the solemn distance and frontality of August Sander's 1927 Westerwald Farmers Couple with the sunny geniality and informality of ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
Exhibit spotlights the Boston School of painting
The frontality of Marguerite's oil portrait makes “Aunt Mary Eliza” iconic, even confrontational in her dignity. Her shoulders square. The red and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
The Glam-Ur-ous Life: Archaeology and Modern Art
Finally, de Kooning, after studying the Tell Asmar statuettes, painted his controversial Woman series, with the “strong frontality and ... wide, staring, hypnotic eyes ... «Big Think, May 15»
Mark Ruwedel's photographs are hell on the eyes
In his pictures, Ruwedel spikes the cool clarity and uniformity, the frontality and sense of middle-distance detachment common to so-called New ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
Anjolie Ela returns with 'Vintage Menon' post a 5 year gap
... and can be seen dominating the canvas with their bold frontality and firm postures followed by the rich somber colours and sensual figures. «Eprahaar, Mar 15»
John Forrester Clack's 'Works - Paintings and Drawings' reviewed
Again the frontality of the partial figure demands reaction. The "face" is shrouded. Eyes are not evident and the closed appearance speaks on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
'The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty,' by Amanda Filipacchi
There is a straight-faced, zany willfulness to this frontality, such as when Lily, while talking with Strad over coffee, needs to perform one of her ... «SFGate, Feb 15»
Radical, but limited
But the more didactic the intent, the more uninteresting Dumas's standard formula of bold frontality and sickly, disjointed colours becomes. «BDlive, Feb 15»
From Formalism to Weak Form: The Architecture and Philosophy of …
... and deep aspects (frontality, compression, and disjunction). To cite Rafael Moneo, we may say that Eisenman built a dichotomous version of ... «ArchDaily, Jan 15»
Rethinking Duchamp
... and tubes have fluctuating contours compressed in a shallow space that is not however the superimposed planes and frontality of Cubism. «Brooklyn Rail, Dec 14»
