For something resembling these pictures today you have to look not to painting but to photographs, videos and film, which subject us daily to images of worldly and spiritual instability and challenge our belief in existential order and meaning.
There are divergent visions of that future, as well as conflicting views on how to get there (hey, it's politics, not some sort of existential calamity), but, despite our disagreements, and despite the seeming instability in Ottawa, our shared purpose, our commitment to a brighter future for all Canadians and for peace and prosperity both at home and abroad, remains alive and well.
But while Hamas may gain from the current instability in the short-term, it still faces existential political threats which are unlikely to be solved through violence.
Acknowledging the relaxation of an "existential threat" might lead the Americans to focus on other sources of regional instability, like, say, the occupation of the West Bank.
The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) movement is an existential threat, the wars in Iraq and Syria are far too close for Israel's comfort, and the instability in Egypt, Libya and Turkey do not bode well either.
He said: "While the threat from Russia, together with the risk it brings of a miscalculation resulting in a slide into strategic conflict, however unlikely we see that as being right now, represents an obvious existential threat to our whole being, we of course face threats from Isis and other instabilities to our way of life and the security of our loved ones".
"Widespread instability".
Existential compromises fascinated Crane.
Cattrall: "It's existential".
