The vegetation, the darkness, the woozy patterning and the odd shapes between the figures in what Tuymans calls the "mock-Gauguin" backdrop he is repainting from the movie still are as important as the naked figures that swoon across it.
Nicole James of MTV Buzzworthy also praised the content of the video, writing "Of course it wouldn't be a Mariah Carey video without some glitz and glam so the stage and backdrop are covered in (what else?) glitter.
Like-for-like store sales slumped 8% in December in what the company described as "a very challenging backdrop".
Against this backdrop of disciplinary demarcation disputes in what is clearly a multidisciplinary field, there are likely to be three problems for social sciences research: 1. Research will remain largely within disciplinary silos; 2. Biomedical research will dominate; and 3.
Against a backdrop of political intrigue and treachery, Australians will vote in what is likely to be a bruising federal election on August 21.
As she spoke into the camera against a backdrop of firetrucks and police cars, WCBS's Jennifer McLogan was phoning in what she could see.
The March sisters live in what we might call genteel poverty, with the Civil War as a vague, distant backdrop.
This is against a backdrop of the number of ICOs showing no sign of slowing down in what might be described as a feeding frenzy.
The volleyball beach, in what is usually an ice-skating rink, features some of the best scenery at the Goodwill Games, set against a backdrop of trees and skyscrapers.
All this is backdrop to the main stage, which is that SoftBank intends to IPO its Japanese mobile carrier division, in what could be the world's largest IPO float in history.
Nothing could happen, there could be silence, or you could have six arias being sung simultaneously in front of heaven-knows-what backdrops surrounded onstage by any old thing.
