Sentence examples for artists embarked from inspiring English sources

When the artists embarked on this project four years ago, they did not realize how much research would be necessary.

NEW YORK — Some time around the 1440s, Renaissance artists embarked on the most ambitious undertaking in the history of Western culture.

Elton John, taking his first name from Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and his last from John Baldry, formed a partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin in 1968 and after writing hits for major pop artists embarked on a solo career that would be the most commercially successful of the early 1970s and one of the most sustained in pop music.

In 1983, the author, a dissident writer and artist, embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage from Beijing to Tibet, but his journey detoured into a three-year immersion in Chinese life, with its jumble of poverty, grit, moral debasement, opportunism and generosity.

Including what the artist tells THUMP is a "wealth of lost, weird, and amazing music," the magic here isn't in flashy name or obvious anthems, but a collection of varied tracks that exude the journey the artist embarked on to present them to listeners.

In order to fully attune herself with the space and the painting to-be-made, the artist embarked on a long series of spatial studies of the disused building, before creating an initial structure drawing of the space, a process which, in itself, took an incredibly long time.

Each artist embarks on a highly subjective journey along a chosen path, whether as a tourist, a migrant or a commuter, whether exploring new territory or revisiting a homeland.

By the time Ferruccio Busoni took Faust on in this 1924 opera, writing the libretto along with the music, Faust was not just a magician; he was an embodiment of the artist, embarking on a dangerous quest.

It's impossible not to be impressed by the courage with which the artist embarks on his mind-boggling journey, casting gigantic sculptures from bronze and brass, sulfur and resin, and making movies that go on for hours.

In the early 1920s, Uncle did very well as an artist; he embarked on a subsidiary career in commercial art.

"I honestly, na?ly believed it wouldn't be that difficult," said John Hobbs, the Brooklyn artist who embarked on the project in his Williamsburg loft.