pictorial

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Over and over again, he seduces us with color, engages us with delectable subject matter, and then stuns us with his overwhelming pictorial intelligence and inventiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

His art, recently celebrated in landmark exhibitions that brought together almost all of his surviving works, also invites contemplation in intimate, vest-pocket shows that allow more intimate contact with the painter’s stunning pictorial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The stylistic choices result in a striking, distinctly pictorial aesthetic in line with earlier projects that Han and Vallade worked on, such as “Long Way North” and “Calamity,” both directed by Rémi Chayé.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

This is why he collects pictorial maps, why he has visited 248 public libraries in Los Angeles County and 401 of the 483 municipalities in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Our starting point in Chapter 5 is the invention of perspective painting, which involved the application of geometrical principles to pictorial representation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton