The pairing is a neat demonstration of how a single classic pictorial motif can recur, which is nice to see, in a textbooky way.

It's a simple case of fashion going overboard for one of its classic motifs.

He claims: "With Star Wars I consciously set about to re-create myths and the classic mythological motifs."

The ornamentation of the structures is utterly traditional, as it recaptures the classic Iranian motifs of symbolic appeal for fruitfulness and effectiveness.

Artistic freedom of course gives anyone the license to take a classic motif and turn it into something else, so long as he doesn't violate another's property.

Lahiji began painting in earnest at age 10, painting traditional Iranian scenes and classic motifs, quickly winning tremendous acclaim as a prodigy.

The show features classic Western motifs such as train robberies and gunfighter showdowns, in combination with atypical elements.

A sentient weapon is a common plot device in many works of fantasy and mythology, and is related to the classic motif of the magic sword.

It was also high-tech, but at the same time it was strikingly Indian: he could see the classic motifs of Hindu architecture, updated and streamlined.

In 1974, he developed classic architectural motifs, a compromise between the stillness of the interiors and the ongoing disintegration of destruction.