Sentence examples for depict objects from inspiring English sources

Some quilts depict objects, like airplanes; some have symmetrical designs and optical illusions.

More than a few depict objects in the show in their original settings, like a cheerful Wapo spirit board that was placed on pig skulls in a long-house shrine, snapped in 1930 by the Swiss anthropologist Paul Wirz.

He urged painters in his academy of painting to depict objects that were "true to colour and form," inviting an extreme literalness of representation; his own paintings of birds and flowers were detailed, accurately coloured, and perfectly composed.

In many works, he adds raised sections of leather to the outside of the book or its box to depict objects ranging from fishing reels to a fish itself, shaped in basswood and covered in a colorful collage of goatskin to produce the appropriate pattern.

These pieces of mirror glass gave golden or white reflections of high intensity and could be used to depict objects of precious metal or to heighten the effect of other colours; but, above all, it was used as a means of rendering the light emanating from God. Gold tesserae were first used by the Romans, in both floor and vault decoration of late antiquity.

Instead, Chinese characters are glyphs whose components may depict objects or represent abstract notions.

On the fourth wall, all of the depicted objects are packed into a single canvas, tumbled together as if swept up by a giant vacuum cleaner.

Mr. Polan's New York solo debut includes "One Month," a series of 31 drawings, each depicting objects encountered during a single day and drawn from life.

In addition, the resort recently ran a 20-page insert in Washingtonian, New York and Philadelphia magazines depicting objects representing experiences available at Revel, like dice, a snorkeling mask and goggles, and barbecue tongs.

The inclusion of early 20th-century postcards produced by African and European photographers depicting objects similar to those in the show being used or worn helps give viewers a sense of the use and ritual context of the items.

"Still Life on a Glass Table," friends said, depicted objects that had "either belonged to or were particularly loved" by Mr. Schlesinger, while "Chair and Shirt" emerged as another wistful portrayal of lost love.