Word: detailism
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...with suburban life, such as “Pigeons” and “Nude,” are the show’s strength. “Pigeons,” done in gray tones, is a very simple painting of pigeons searching for food. But the detail of the birds and their arrangement on the paper make it stand out. White depicts only a few full pigeons, showing just the feet and other extremities of the others. Painted in pinkish flesh tones, “Nude” is also simple, showing just the basic figure...
...mast is handled without prosecutors and can be done privately; it would render an administrative, non-judicial punishment. In a court-martial, a jury deliberates and delivers a verdict. An NJP is more a tug-of-war; Waddel and Fargo are likely to meet privately and Fargo will detail his concerns - and mete out the punishment...
...Because the report will be published through the Dean's Office, groups like the Bee that are not recognized by the College will not be covered in detail...
...pause at this list. One interesting effect of such a review is the exaggerated importance of detail and pattern. The taxes surveyed, contested or not, concern either property already acquired (land, assets, beards) or some kind of procedural fee (marriage, burial, customs duties and a flat fee for foreigners to participate in the local economy—however problematic, by our standards, this determination of foreignness may have been). The detail which stands out, making the list seem more like a Borgesian encyclopedia than a record of tax law, is that of souls...
With observation as keen and detail as truly rendered as Jessy's buildings, Clara has documented her daughter's journey from the isolation and limitations of her early years to the vastly increased social integration and competence she enjoys today. Not only does Jessy paint those exquisite paintings--some of which are reproduced in Exiting Nirvana--but she also works as a clerk in the Williams College mailroom, maintains her own bank account, reads the newspaper (of special interest: stories about disasters and deficits), and cleans the house she still shares with her elderly parents...