“In Australia I was seen as somebody who did only very modern, contemporary stuff. Then as soon as I went overseas I did two period pieces so it was like, 'When are you going to get out of the corsets?' And I was thinking I just got into them!” ThinkingTwoStuffPiecesModernPeriodsContemporaryAustraliaCorsets Author:Frances O'Connor
“'Modern Love' completes the EP as an intricate musical piece weaving in and out of complex rhythms. There is even a beatless ambient mix that shows Subb-an has more strings to his bow. We are always keen to push artists out of their comfort zone and really show the world what they are capable of.” WorldShowsArtistPiecesModernComfortCapableComplexesMusicalRhythmZoneStringsBowsComfort ZoneIntricateWeavingAmbientModern Love Author:Subb-an
“What is extraordinary about contemporary art is the energy - it has our energy. New energy. Pieces hundreds of years old are beautiful from an aesthetic point of view, but without our modern energy.” YearsArtBeautifulEnergyViewsPiecesModernArt IsExtraordinaryPoint Of ViewContemporaryAestheticContemporary ArtNew Energy Author:Victor Pinchuk
“Modern critics, who refuse to let a plain thing alone, have now started a theory that Cervantes's work is a vast piece of "symbolism." If so, Cervantes didn't know it himself and nobody thought of it for three hundred years. He meant it as a satire upon the silly romances of chivalry.” IfsKnowsYearsRomanceThreePiecesModernTheoryHundredCriticsRefuseSillySatireSymbolismChivalry Book:Leacock on Life Source: Leacock on Life
“Pure love is the best medicine for the modern world. This is what is lacking in all societies. The root cause of all problems, from personal problems to global problems is the absence of love. Love is the binding factor, the unifying factor. Love creates the feeling of oneness among people. It unifies a nation and its people. Love creates a sense of unity while hatred causes division. Egotism and hatred cuts people's minds into pieces. Love should rule. There is no problem which love cannot solve.” PeopleWorldLoveShouldMindFeelingsProblemNationsCausesLove IsPiecesCuttingModernPureRootsHatredMedicineUnitySolveAbsenceFactorsOnenessDivisionLackingNo ProblemModern WorldEgotismBindingPure LoveUnifyingRoot CausePersonal Problems Book:Awaken Children Vol. 4 Source: Awaken Children Vol. 4
“The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern writers also indulge in edifying miracles though they generally prefer to use them to procure unhappy endings, by which piece of thaumaturgy they win the title of realists.” UseJesusWinningPiecesModernUniqueMiracleUnhappyTitlesDiscouragedIndulgeHappy EndingsRealistPiousIndulge InNazarethEdificationUnhappy Endings Book:The Mind of the Maker Source: The Mind of the Maker
“Boston: Clear out eight hundred thousand people and preserve it as a museum piece. New York: Prison towers and modern posters for soap and whiskey. Pittsburgh: Abandon it.” PeopleHomeClearPiecesModernNew YorkThousandTravelHundredPrisonEightPreservesAbandonMuseumsTowersBostonSoapWhiskeyPostersPittsburgh Author:Frank Lloyd Wright
“Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information. It is a matter of some interest, that the only other volume A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt reminds one of is Ake, by Wole Soyinka. What is it about these Yorubas?” WritingMatterGivenInterestMemoriesPiecesWonderfulModernInformationOrdinaryMouthsSaltVolumePackagesIrreverent Author:Ama Ata Aidoo
“I know a lot of choreographers prefer to do abstract dance and not be bothered with a story, but even when I'm asked to do classical ballet or a modern piece, I still want to tell a story.” KnowsWantStillsStoriesPiecesModernAbstractBalletBotheredChoreographers Author:Susan Stroman
“It seems that the Neanderthal DNA that modern Europeans and Asians (and also Native Americans and basically all non-African people) are carrying around is random. This means there are different bits and pieces in different populations, but it doesn't seem to amount to much that's significant.” PeopleMeanDifferentSeemsBitsPiecesModernAmountPopulationSignificantNativeNative AmericanDnaBits And PiecesNeanderthals Author:Elizabeth Kolbert
“He is the so-called father of the modern school of chess; before him, the King was considered a weak piece and players set out to attack the King directly. Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.” WellsUseCareAbleSchoolFatherDealsPiecesPlayerModernTheoryOughtKingsUnderstoodAdvantageWeakTake CareChessSquares Author:Bobby Fischer
“A large part of how an actor works and their process is the stimulation of what's around you, and none more so than in a period piece. This is a modern piece, as much as it is set in a different time, age and myth. If it wasn't relevant, it wouldn't have been made and we wouldn't be putting our energy into it. It's relevant for us today because, in some ways, it throws up a mirror to all of us. As an actor, you get stimulus and you're effected by that, whether it's costumes or funny beards or castles.” IfsWayHas BeensMadeDifferentAgeTodayActorsEnergyProcessPiecesModernPeriodsMirrorsMythRelevantCostumesCastlesBeardStimulusDifferent TimesStimulation Author:Joseph Fiennes