diptych

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Recent Examples of diptych Around 2013, Kalu also began creating distinctive circular drawings — whirlpools of overlapping ink, acrylic pen, graphite or oil pastel that are frequently presented as diptychs and triptychs. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 10 Dec. 2025 Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Her trademark spectacles and no-nonsense Prince Valiant haircut, along with the electrifying diptych Two Sunflowers (1980), completed the scene. Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025 The exhibition is physically structured around five diptychs, each on a podium, juxtaposing five sculptures and five video installations. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diptych
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Noun
  • Apparently Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó intends his latest film, At the Sea, to be the middle part of a loose triptych that began with 2020’s Pieces of a Woman which earned star Vanessa Kirby an Oscar nomination, and the upcoming A Place to Be with Ellen Burstyn and Pamela Anderson.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But a triptych of photographs that were released last month, showing Andrew apparently on the floor of Epstein’s New York town house, have a terrible directness.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Crawford, artificial intelligence research professor at the University of Southern California, is the co-creator of the mural, which took four years to fabricate.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • See the colorful murals downtown, make a reservation for a nice dinner out, and take a detour to the nearby Shaker Village to buy artisan wares and see gorgeous farmland.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Focusing too narrowly on the recent defeats relating to DEI obscures that panorama.
    Kenji Yoshino, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The dolls were like sketches, and among the pieces born from these miniature looks was a flapper dress inspired by Bal Bullier, the Belle Époque Parisian dance hall that, in 1913, Sonia Delaunay famously depicted in a panorama of moving color.
    Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Although inspired by ancient techniques, the original fresco was only painted 25 years ago.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The diocese of Rome addressed the controversy in press releases, noting that the fresco was being restored in a project.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The diffused appearance of this gradient design has a mesmerizing, watercolor-like appearance.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Scrolling through the results, Benning then selected a diverse set of reference images and turned these into digital collages on an app on their phone, finally executing them on paper through the highly personal and painstaking medium of watercolor.
    Alex Bacon, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Smith’s weekly paintings speak out often against the current administration, and Smith has been particularly vocal on the ICE raids.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Decorated with longhorns and cowboy paintings, the Southern fare and cocktails reflect the atmosphere well.
    Ella Gonzales March 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Made with gouache and pencil on paper, the work depicts a guitar and several everyday objects, including a bottle and a folded sheet of paper, arranged on a table in soft brown and gray tones.
    Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Synthetic fabrics, such as polyester, nylon and acrylic, are made from petrochemical feedstocks.
    André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This small acrylic container is a great way to draw the eyes of your guests to a small knickknack of your choosing.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

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