"A bling funeral is a powerful declaration of presence, and that is what I have tried to bring to this public space at carnival time," Patterson explained in an interview with the Jamaica Observer.
The act of letting go could feel like defeat, resignation or even passivity, but it could also be construed as a powerful declaration of trust -- trust that there's an order to things (however hidden that order may seem), trust that the universe knows what it's doing, trust that the universe has our backs.
In the meantime, the collection was more than "commercial," which was the general opinion leveled at it; it was a powerful declaration of independence and direction.
Though smaller than a conventional blockbuster, this show is a powerful declaration of faith — not just Rembrandt's faith in Jesus, but our own faith in the secular authority of Rembrandt's hand.
In works based on Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," the monumental block letters I and M painted over pages from the novel read as a powerful declaration of identity: "I am".
Her anguish elicits a powerful declaration from the grandson, "I want a love that's unassimilated, sharp / as broken pots". The cruel edge of the broken piece has become a symbol of value and intensity.
This is a powerful declaration of the soul.
It's a powerful declaration of China's corrupt practices, and it's also Liang's masterpiece.
Wolves Without Teeth, from the new album, sends the stage into a red wash and feels like a Celtic song, a powerful declaration of love, passion and poetry.
He said there was "some evidence to show how insurgent or terrorist groups can benefit from the trade" in endangered species, but the conference would result in a "powerful declaration that will demonstrate to the world that we will not tolerate this abhorrent trade".
In the spirit of Langston Hughes's poem "I, Too," their message is a powerful declaration: The African-American story is an American story, as central to the country's narrative as any other, and understanding black history and culture is essential to understanding American history and culture.
