On the other side is the naturalistic (and generally secularist) wing that sees nature's processuality as a matter of an inner dynamicity without any directness or at least without any directedness towards a specifiable destination.
Involving lemon juice and simple syrup and an excess of ice, it was ditzy; being ditzy, it boasted the virtue of directness, slaking a thirst without making a fuss and settling to dwell in a summer share in the shallows of the soul.
Together these works highlight the radical simplicity and directness of Cimabue's art, without letting it completely steal the show.
For Mr. Bychkov, it is crucial that Strauss dealt with the symbolism without compromising the directness of his musical language, which is why the opera makes such a visceral impact.
Jamie Vardy will have played on better pitches during his days roughing it in the Sunday alehouse leagues around Rotherham, but his speed and directness made him an awkward opponent, without seriously threatening a goal of his own.
The album could have been a stale run-through of moldy oldies, but Hibbert's reggae-tinged arrangements twisted the songs without sacrificing their soulful directness.
Mr. Huys is an unmannered European ballet dancer, an easy, confident classicist who dances big, seemingly without trying, but has an American directness of attack.
From there he went to Christ Church, Oxford where, he said - with characteristic directness - he made a botch of things and left without a degree.
