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amphora an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In warm sepia colour tones, the non-transparent glass elements
between the windows, which are up to 4m high, have amphora, column and
garland motifs which blend with more tranquil rustic plaster and cornice
elements to form a harmonious overall composition. The working method, too, remains constant: On a
rigid support--either rectangular, square, or a geometrical form based
on classical figures such as the vase, the amphora, or (as in Colonna di
colore [Column of Color], 1979) the column--he spreads a colored
"impasto" (as the artist calls it) consisting of oil, gesso,
and powdered pigment. Resistant to slings and arrows and prone to long-distance
migrations, birds such as the ones on this cover's amphora persist
beyond our ancestors' morbid imaginations. |
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