Word: concepting
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...informative, ends up allowing the film as a whole to connect with every section of your mind in some manner, though it may not leave every part entirely sated. Fisher credited this “alternation of heavy and light material” in the film to the Taoist concept of “tai chi—the cosmic dialogue of yin and yang.” Indeed, he said, many of the film’s insights have their groundings in Eastern forms of philosophy and religion: “The Eastern systems of thought...
...actions are dressed in jeans and cable knit sweaters. The onlookers appear slightly altered in both works, as does a large wolf-like dog. The presence of the animal could be a reference to Anubis, the jackal-headed son of Osiris and his other sister Nefis. The concept of the re-membering having taken place in modern time also reappears in two additional paintings...
...whole, this small and fragmented spectrum of work does not justify the hour long ride on the T, and the mile long walk required to reach the Newton Free Library. The concept is good, though viewing 16 paintings based on the same topic becomes slightly monotonous, despite the division of focus employed. If Apesos could “re-member” the positive aspects of this exhibition to create three superior works from the 16 mediocre ones, the exhibit might be worth a look. But as it is, save your time and your T token, and read a book...
...Weakest Link” as “Survivor” crossed with “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” I groaned inwardly and looked for popcorn to throw at the television set. To make matters worse, this thoroughly unoriginal concept was also, like “Millionaire,” to be imported straight from Britain without even the slightest tinkering. And to play it as safe as humanly possible, the producers imported the host straight from the Brits too—no friendly banter with the host, no sympathetic encouragement from cuddly Reege...
...memory. Unlike many student endeavors on the Mainstage, they make the space work for the production, rather than against it. From the opening montage on the pier to the apartment raising from the depths to the apparition of the seemingly-limitless office space, the stylized realism of the design concept challenges the technical abilities of students just as far as they can be successfully pushed. The transition and conflation of huge headshots of Billy and Dion is a brilliant but slightly overstated touch that aids the surreal transition of Billy into both Billy and Dion...