motif

Even the chisels -- straight, curved or zigzag, depending on the motif -- are made here.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The simplest explanation for all this is that the artist did not paint in front of the motif but from sketches and memories—but there is more to it than that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

That’s also why, when “Fjord” opens with soft piano chords playing “Amazing Grace,” it’s safe to assume the song will be an integral motif throughout the film.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Jordan’s mural utilizes the flush mount dome in the center of the dining room ceiling as an Art Deco-inspired star motif, with painted white points extending from it for emphasis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She flicked through the rack and pulled out a slipper dress with a chiffon overlay printed with a Qinghua pattern, the blue-white motif of Chinese porcelain.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Over time—and time is a key ingredient in the “Ring”—familiar motifs return altered in tempo, harmony, color and weight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Yes, you’re getting a glorified ad for a tech company, but this wasn’t going to have the uncanny-valley, human-repelling motifs so common in all the other infomercials for A.I. products.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Among her many motifs, the pumpkin has become iconic in her works.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

On the rickety, old-fashioned stained- glass door, with its motifs of exotic birds, there was a bronze knocker in the shape of a woman’s hand pressing on a ball.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende