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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diptych
Noun
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An ancient ginkgo tree enchants longing souls across more than a century in this spellbinding cinematic triptych starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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The wall murals, filled with fantastical forest scenes dotted with exotic birds against a bright-blue background, all inspired by the work of turn-of-the-20th-century Newport artist Howard Gardiner Cushing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Its village walls are still covered in murals advocating social protest and antiauthoritarianism.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The Bernina Express winds through striking Alpine scenery before descending into warm, sunlit Mediterranean landscapes, revealing a stunning panorama that feels almost cinematic.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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Adaptive headlights, alloy wheels, panorama moon roof, power lift gate and trunk release, power folding exterior mirrors and rain-sensing windshield wipers are also standard.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The seven tracks on their first LP together are largely instrumental and instinctive, building a pivotal series of Miami recording sessions into a fresco of outsider rock, ambient, and avant-garde arrangement.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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To encompass the story, about a miracle from 847, when Pope Leo IV stopped a fire with a blessing, Raphael brings you into the fresco through the unshod feet of a woman in agony and leaves you near the very back, with a tiny and serene Leo IV.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The watercolor artist recently moved to San Diego from Rhode Island.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Watercolor nails Inspired by Impressionist paintings, watercolor nails put an artistic spin on the season’s texture trend as translucent polishes are swirled together for a diffused finish that feels fluid and expressive.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
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As the women sat on a silk fabric sofa, the wall behind them showcased a painting of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, painted by Ferdinand Richardt in 1858.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The painting, a collaboration between the Glenview Art League, residents and Chicago artist Anne Farley Gaines, depicts a bridge on the North Branch of the Chicago River and will run parallel to the river.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Finish with a protective acrylic clear coat to keep the paint from chipping.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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The clear acrylic design gives you a front-row view of visitors, while five ultra-strong suction cups secure it to a window—no drilling or hanging required.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Diptych.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diptych. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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