Word: sullenness
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...Table, Poudre de Riz” (1887) and “The Hangover” (1887-1889) depict Valadon in an empty tavern, seated with her elbows propped up on a table. Devoid of the usual uproarious goings-on of a Paris nightclub, the scene in both paintings is sullen, pensive and lonely. A small tin of face powder at the table in the first painting exposes the naturalness of the subject—caught without her make-up on—and perhaps even Valadon’s more personal desires: rice powder was worn by courtesans...
...delicate, minute plates reveal something more. Viewed frontally and in profile, his four slaves exude a mournful yet dignified air. It becomes clear the torment and strain that incarcerated life has wracked on their bodies, but still, their strength is plainly evident in their sullen faces and sunken eyes. Surprisingly, there is nothing of anger or resentment, just a sense of resignation to fate, and this lamentable acceptance of reality simply makes their emotive power that much more heart-rending and painful to behold...
...stunning dusty orange mountains of central Anatolia—but stare at it long enough and the goalposts and markings of a red dirt soccer field suddenly jump out into view, not unlike the surprise of a Magic Eye. The latter is a simple black-and-white of a sullen girl gazing at the viewer with piercing eyes that follow one around the gallery, Mona Lisa style. Both of them are nothing short of complete photographic experiences...
...fathom sex and romance while in the sights of some very avid men. Fat Girl, Breillat's latest and best work, divides the heroine in two: Elena (Roxane Mesquida), a pretty 15-year-old who already knows her aphrodisiac effect on men, and her sister Anais (Anais Reboux)--fat, sullen and full of resentful love for the girl who invites, into the bedroom they share, a horny rich kid for a night of extended erotic negotiation...
...often based in part on the world-class reputation of the faculty. Yet enormous power over the Harvard classroom experience is normally wielded to the graduate students and other community members who lead discussion sections as teaching fellows. With TFs ranging from the lively and dedicated to the sullen and non-English-speaking, some students feel that the choice of a TF can have even more influence over their overall satisfaction—and grade—than the professor...