The self-conscious poses of the characters seem meant to undercut easy interpretation.
The term may also denote the various poses of the body.
Some cried, prayed, laughed, mimicked the poses of the Buddha, or just stared in appreciation and wonder.
The movements, gestures, and poses of the dance are depicted in relief on the walls of the great temples.
At artful moments, the action pauses for portraits — not stills but wavering poses — of the people, mostly impoverished, whom Ernesto meets along the way.
What I plan to do is in process: one idea is to mimic sculpture poses of the past, like the Thinker and the Kiss".
A major triptych from 1999 is titled "Martha, Mary and Magdalene" and the poses of the figures are based on those in Northern Renaissance paintings.
Ms. Evdokimova was tall, with a long body that seemed to fold and gently stretch naturally into the line and poses of the classical ballet canon.
Costa manages it beautifully in this lovely work, the open mouths and harmonious poses of the singers making you almost hear their madrigal.
Over time, though, the shaming of Wilde generated as much sympathy as disgust, particularly among those who were disenchanted by the strutting poses of the British Empire.
Of course, Griffith is pondering a thoroughly postmodern episode; he observes that the poses of the soldiers that he imitates themselves comprise a farrago of Internet pornography, keg-party posturing and fraternity hazing.
