Word: abstracted
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...dimensionless (and, seen from the perspective of the classical world, non-existent) particles that causelessly and randomly come into and out of existence. It is pretty much impossible for the non-mathematician to understand how such a description might relate to the physical world. Quantum field theory is so abstract and mathematical that we really have little choice but to accept that such a description works...
...understanding can be the most rewarding musical experience. “I don’t think lyrics really matter,” Molina says. “Sometimes I really like not understanding the lyrics of musicians, because that makes you able to go for a more abstract ride than if I’m telling you something specific.”“Music is a universal language...I grew up listening to music in English and not understanding one word,” says the singer. It would be difficult to emphasize lyrics when the musical...
...artistic vitality at Harvard,” says President Drew G. Faust, who initiated the creation of the Task Force in Fall 2007. Kayla A. Escobedo ’12—whose acrylic-on-masonite piece “Leda and the Swan” is an abstract, textured interpretation of William Yeats’ poem of the same name—commented on the University’s recent focus on the arts: “I think what President Faust and the College have been doing for the arts is fantastic, and I deeply appreciate the obvious...
...Katherine E. Lauderdale ’11 is a statistics concentrator in Eliot House. She wishes abstract expressionist cartooning were better appreciated. You can laugh with her or at her on Tuesdays...
Yves Saint Laurent famously punctured the wall between art and fashion in 1965 when he designed a stunning line of prêt-a-porter dresses based on the colorful geometric creations of Dutch-born abstract painter Piet Mondrian. Seven years later, Saint Laurent and his then companion and lifelong business partner Pierre Bergé would buy the first of three Mondrian paintings as they began building one of the great art collections of modern times. On Feb. 23-25, eight months after Saint Laurent's death at age 71, Christie's will sell off the pair's entire collection...