Word: paled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...daughter, the Infanta Maria Teresa, is even more summary. Velazquez paints shapes that look so obsolete that they're almost abstract--the massive cornrowing of the brown wig, for instance, and the mysterious, icily translucent lace butterflies that adorn it. He paints paint, or, more exactly, cosmetics: that pale mask flushed with matte pink, a plain little girl--she was a teenager then--propelled onto the international market by Papa's political schemes. Such portraits were made to be sent abroad to the relevant ambassadors, in the hope of arranging a suitable marriage. In due course, in the year that...
After Ripley, for which he lost 25 lbs. in order to appear pale and skinny, Damon spent a month learning to ride and bulking up for his portrayal of an 18-year-old cowboy in All the Pretty Horses, which will be released in late 2000. When Ripley director Anthony Minghella visited Damon on that set, he barely recognized him. "He was like the more successful, more centered, more handsome, just generally more masculine and surefooted cousin of Ripley," he says. And as Damon conducted a barrage of press interviews for Ripley, he was squirming under a brace because...
...lack of prettiness. A murky, hard sound where lyrics are often submerged challenges the listener to let Lockgroove's music take over the body. This relationship between music like Lockgroove's and a pulsing, head-bobbing body should make for a good concerts, and listening to Rewired will probably pale in comparison to seeing the band live...
...curtain rises, audience members in the front section of the orchestra seats are immersed in pale blue light while characters race up the aisle before mounting the stage. Amidst the ensuing Christmas party and magic show, Dr. Drosselmeyer (Lazlo Bardo), the eccentric godfather of Clara, dominates the first scene. If his distinctive air and cute magic tricks fail to dazzle, then his huge velvet cape undoubtedly will. Whether twirling or flying off after Clara and her prince to the Enchanted Forest, this cape has a life of its own. The other most prominent character is, of course, Clara (Janine Ronayne...
...which Rothko worked, this area refers not to the mural series as a whole, but rather only to a single panel, Panel #2 in this case. Three rectangles floating vertically in space connected at top and bottom by tensioned weights, Panel #2's chromatic range is now a pale blue denim rinse. Before its deterioration, the painting was of a fabled crimson complexion. Rothko's Harvard murals have been deemed "damaged goods" by the cynics, but more optimistic critics would use the term vita brevis, ars brevis, the aesthetic embodiment of the fragility and impermanence of art and life represented...