Sentence examples for primal foundation from inspiring English sources
In 1924 he created a pure marble ovoid shape devoid of any detail entitled Beginning of the World; as the title suggests, for Brancusi, this ovoid mass represented the very essence of form, or a sort of primal foundation of form that the artist did not care to alter with traditional sculptural techniques of modeling.
The possibility of this freedom is founded on two principles that are active in every living thing: one, a dark primal foundation that manifests itself in carnal desire and impulse; the other, a clearheaded sensibleness that governs as a formative power.
There's nothing about the outside of Adrian Sherwood's home in north London to explain why the likes of Sinead O'Connor, Sly and Robbie, Primal Scream and Asian Dub Foundation can be seen coming and going.
Given that "The Proposition" tells something of a national-foundation story, there's a primal, almost biblical tint to its parts.
It was no surprise that he decided to turn the foundation of The Cool into a concept album, taking advantage of the primal opportunity of introducing the world to the enigmatic milieu that defines Michael Young History.
At the Primal Centre in Santa Monica, Art – as he's known by friends and family – runs a foundation with his second wife and one-time patient, France, who does most of the talking when I call the centre (Art is now 92 and suffers from a throat condition that makes it hard for him to speak).
But the accumulated effect of all these comings and goings lingers and seeps down into the foundations, and, weirdly, by falling into ruin the place lays bare its primal circuitry.
Mr. Batmanglij had been drawn to the sound of piano and organ together — the sound of mid-1960s Bob Dylan records as well as the foundation of gospel music — and to John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band albums, with their primal lyrics and sturdy piano chords.
