Word: loom
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...little boy loom large in this French-made tale of human understanding, but any cute moments are salvaged by the formidable Michel Simon. At the EXETER, Exeter St. between Sommonwealth & Newbury...
...little boy loom large in this French-made tale of human understanding, but any cute moments are salvaged by the formidable Michel Simon. At the EXETER, Exeter St. between Sommonwealth & Newbury...
...structure (cost: $3,500,000) is indeed a dramatic addition to Syracuse's downtown Community Plaza. Its four main galleries loom theatrically over the concrete-paved concourse. Inside, visitors pass through a spacious 35-ft.-high central court, then climb to the galleries on a swirling, circular stairway. They can promenade from one gallery to the next without descending, thanks to glass-curtained, connecting bridges that overlook both court and outdoor plaza. Pei believes that such bridges give a "change of pace" between exhibition rooms. "Besides," he adds, "in a museum your eyes need a rest...
...little boy loom large in this French-made tale of human understanding, but any cute moments are salvaged by the formidable Michel Simon. At the EXETER, Exeter St. between Commonwealth & Newbury...
Latvian-born Sven Lukin, 34, also distorts perspective to reflect the pressures of Manhattan life. Of his grey and pink Squeeze, he explains: "Think of tender flesh squeezed under an environment that is all speed, cement and cars. Grey is an urban color." Squeeze seems to loom above the viewer far larger than its actual eight feet because its vanishing point is situated a foot or so below the painting, in what is known as "worm's-eye perspective." Traditionally, perspective was used to make a painting seem to open a window into the wall; Lukin uses the technique...