His portraits were heavy on contrast, all murky shadows and overwhelming columns of light, strange props, surreal situations, and the stoic, unfazed look on a subject's face.
Privatisation has helped Hungary accumulate $13 billion of foreign direct investment, as against the Czechs' $7 billion, since 1990.The murky Czech model, in contrast, provided perfect cover for an often unscrupulous game of insider dealing.
"In the U.S., by contrast, all is murky," he said.
And although the landscape is lush -- the setting, again, is Tuscany -- the Tavianis don't use it, as you might expect, for contrast with the murky, muddled consciousness of the characters.
As cities across the West grapple with huge numbers of foreclosures and dwindling populations, the North Las Vegas City Hall stands as an odd symbol of the shimmery golden past's contrasting with the murky gray present.
Layering cones on top of rods allows the elephantnose fish to see low-contrast objects in a murky environment.
All of these techniques are new to Russians, and seem surreal in contrast with the top-down, financially murky way Russia has conducted its political business until now.
As the light capsules used in this study give very high contrast even when the fluid is murky, the work provides a sound basis for further research development of measurement techniques for large (industrial) scale flows.
The murky facts surrounding Mr. Levy's departure came in stark contrast to his squeaky clean reputation.
High-contrast content looks the best, such as cartoons and animations, more subtle shades will just look murky.
