...her designs, work, and journey as an artist, I could not help but feel a sense of admiration at the great strides that she has taken as an artist. Initially, while I familiarized myself with Lin’s work, I was surprised that her journey as an artist began several decades ago. My amazement was specifically influenced by the reality that while she was just a 21 years old student at Yale, in a period where immigrants were sidelined in most areas of society, she managed to excel and create a design that outdid her competition. Her journey in designing the Vietnam Veteran Memorial, which is now my most favorite piece of monument, is nothing short of inspirational. While watching the videos and explanations by Lee Mock and Anne Wagner, I could understand that while the piece may seem to have been a simple project, it was more than that. The monument became her tribute, and subsequently, that of America, which could finally pay homage to the fallen heroes of the Vietnam War. Through her symbolic V-shaped design that descends into the ground, visitors to the monument can...
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...How do I Connect to Hip Hop\ Rap music? The way I connect to hip hop music is not the same as the author article opinion of hip hop music and black females, Its a positive tool to me. This paper will explain my point of view as a black female that have lived and learned much of what the rappers are raping about, in this generation. The rhythm of the beat in Rap music is what I enjoy the most; When I began to feel the beat I become one with the music ; and notice that my body began to rock unconsciously. Some people many not enjoy the lyrics of rap music because they don't understand the message or the language that rappers speak. when people don't understand rap/ hiphop music they should not downgrade the artist or their music, before they educate themselves about the music, style and history of the artist....
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...Social Media i Pop Culture Eric Richardson English Composition Ashley Inguanta August 27, 2012 My absolute favorite musical album is D’Angelo’s album entitled Voodoo, released in 2000. As a musician and vocalist myself, I’d say that I’m usually a bit more critical of music projects than I would be of any other form of art. It’s usually an easy task for me to appreciate the creativity of other art forms because I don’t have any type of bias. With music, however, it has been my lifelong passion. Since I was a child, I’ve been a student and a fan. As a fan, I’ve always looked for an album that could hold my interest throughout the entire list of tracks. I think even the most casual listener wants the best album possible. I can’t imagine anyone would want to spend their hard earned money on a mediocre album, with only a few songs standing out as favorites. Unfortunately, this has likely been the case since the Eight Track Tape was phased out. There was no rewind or fast forward option, so the albums simply had to be good. It’s a lot harder found what I’d consider a good album, present day. In my opinion, a good album evokes just as much emotion as it does provoke those and give the desire to dance, particularly when speaking of R&B and Soul genres. By these standards, most albums fail. Most albums have one ore the other, but very seldom have all of these characteristics. D’Angelo’s Voodoo was a progressive work that had a retro feel. I think what...
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...according to Britt, enjoy results and like to finish activities...
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...When it comes to comparing the two well known paintings of two famous artists, the “The Woman With A Pearl Necklace In A Lodge”(1879) of the American artist Mary Cassatt, and the “Adele Bloch Bauer I”(1907) of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, art lovers would enjoy to see at first, the two portraits are similar, each shows a beautiful lady. However, after looking closely, we can tell that the works are totally different: different in styles, the use of materials, colors, also different looks or expressions from each model. To begin with, let’s talk about the different working styles between the artists. According to “Gustav Klimt” of Gilles Neret, “If there is any artist whose ‘whole art is indeed erotic’, then that artist is Gustav Klimt”(Neret 83), which means that almost Klimt’s paintings focus on female body and present for erotica. In the other hand, Mary Cassatt is called as an “inspirational” artist because she is often focusing on emotional themes; especially, inspirational works on mother and children. Different artists, difference styles, so how are the differences between the two portraits? I am going to point out what are the differences and similarities of those portraits. As we examine carefully, we will see many differences. One obvious difference is the use of materials. The “Woman With A Pearl Necklace In A Lodge” is painted with oil in canvas, while the portrait of “Adele Bloch Bauer I” is drew with oil, silver, and gold in canvas. Furthermore, the use...
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...hours of the day. Most would say you enjoy it because you grew up on it. That’s not the case I ventured out into other types of music and always came back. My querencia would have to be music. The genre that I enjoy the most and I have never lost interest in is Rap/Hip-Hop. I mostly listen to underground Rap/Hip-Hop. Most people immediately ask if I listen to the stuff rap that is played on the radio. I always have to explain to them that they are not the same at all. Most underground or independent Rap/Hip-Hop artists have 100% control over their lyrics and what type of beats are produced. In my opinion most underground rappers could sell out and become a well-known radio...
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...this type of music, something of which us ‘hicks’ like to refer to as the ‘simple life’. Country music may be controversial, but it has been able to overcome the stereotypes so that now even those who aren’t living the ‘country life’ can enjoy its passion- filled quality. Country music has always been a very popular form of expression that has been loved by people since its’ beginning in the stereotyped, southern sound form. Also considered to own the fastest growing audience in America, country music has certainly earned its place being the favorite form of music in many people’s hearts. However, just because we as we choose to listen to this music, does not mean “we're all store-bought cowboys and armchair hillbillies.” In fact, classifying a person according to the music they decide to listen to does little to describe the actual person. These people are found in all different types of music; limiting these trend lovers to just country music is certainly a sign of ignorance. The Country music industry has developed itself to have a vast majority of listeners. The thought of a person who enjoys listening to country being lesser educated or even having an inferior taste in music is malarkey. From personal experience of listening to Country I have found that it puts me in a better mood, which in turn makes it more enjoyable. Country...
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...use to bring to the music industry is quickly starting to disintegrate. While the first of live sound gear is still aesthetically pleasing to music gear fanatics, for most, technology is now more about ease rather than quality. It still takes some form of education to understand how and why we use certain equipment to set up a live performance. However, now there is some level of acceptance when it comes to an amateur being able to do what a professional is able to do as well. Like in recording, there is constantly new technology that is simpler to understand, allowing for anyone, with or without an education, to be able to achieve clear and high quality recordings. This resulted in many home and local studios...
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...service for your computer or your mobile phone. This service allows you to browse through thousands of artists and songs. For each artist we have we supply the listener with every album that artist has made along with every song that the artist has came out with, this allows you to find the exact song you may have been looking for and can not find it anywhere else. You can look up an artist of your choice and choose to listen to streams from them and other artists or you can choose to stream through all of their albums and the bright side of that is R@DIO gives you free unlimited skips. Another feature that R@DIO offers is if you like a song you have the choice to buy it straight from the app itself, instead of searching the internet for that song. You can listen to your favorite artist anywhere you go because R@DIO also haves an app that you can download on your phone, you can either listen to it on your computer, your cellphone or a portable music player such as an iPod. R@DIO will operate through its online web site where many of its customers can go and login and access their playlists and their favorite artists. R@DIO focuses its marketing activities on reaching the people who listen to music, children, teens, young adults, adults, and the elderly, basically anyone who has a general interest in any kind of music. Market research shows that these are the customer groups that are most likely to be interested in the service. R@DIO will stream to customers who want to relax and listen...
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...Throughout most of history, art was seen as a luxury that only few people were privileged or wealthy enough to enjoy and experience. Whether it was during the Renaissance or civil rights campaign, many people were not able to attend the latest art shows or musical offerings because they had no place in such a revered luxurious setting with people of far higher social status (Dearborn Academy). Despite this roadblock to experiencing the big names in art and music of their time, people still had a passion for the arts and had opportunities to experience them at smaller, less known, places. As society has progressed over the years, art slowly has become more and more accessible to the people- as it should be. In fact, I believe that without an audience, art cannot be truly considered art. “Art is a social label, a negotiation between the artist, object (or performance), and the viewer” (Best). Art should be made for the people and not be limited to certain audiences. An artist should create with the goal of connecting to as many people as possible through their work. As stated earlier, historically, art has been seen as something only the privileged could truly appreciate. This could not be farther from the truth! Art is something that everyone can enjoy, experience, and strive to understand. Art should not discriminate or exclude a certain audience, it should bring together all people to evoke a response, send a message, or to maybe just enjoy looking at. During class, we were...
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...from Los Angeles, California. Before making music, he was already slightly well-known for being the nephew of John and Alice Coltrane. Music is a big part of my life. When I began seriously collecting and listening to music, Flying Lotus really influenced and expanded my tastes. But when asked to do a quick presentation on someone that changed your life, why would I choose a musician? I always have a problem when I focus on school because I want to do what I want to do. I want to do things for the right reasons and because I enjoy it, not for a paycheck. Most artists have this dilemma as well. But most artists also sell their identities for money. I respect what he does. He enjoys what he does for a career, makes many people happy, and does it for himself. He stays true to himself and people respect him for it. He collaborates with many different artists, and is in it for the long run. I find it inspiring and am trying to shape my career like he shaped his. Ellison has five studio albums, a handful of Eps, and one rap mixtape. He produced a ton of music for Adult Swim as well. Everything he does is very different, but it is always very appealing to the senses. Here is some of the artwork. This month, he posted a tweet regarding his new album, which clearly shows the reason I chose him, over a company or generic...
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...I was born on October 29th, 1998 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. My parents, Scott and Debbie, were living together in a two bedroom condo in Palatine, Illinois with my older brother, Kyle, for several years. Afterwards, they moved into a small single family home in Hainesville, Illinois where I was raised for six years, thereafter we moved to McHenry. After my secondary education, I plan to study either aerospace engineering, astrophysics, or chemical engineering, and perhaps some music theory. I consider anything to be a piece of art so long as it contains an emotion, place, and time. I have difficulty writing essays because of this. Whenever I am prompted to create something, it takes preparation, consideration, and a lot of effort to create something meaningful that I would consider art. I aspire to inspire, and art gives me the chance to curate the paintings I enjoy the most. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated with outer space, or rather, the sliver of a concept I was able to understand as “space”. Growing up with this concept, I was always searching for more history about space, more constellations to gaze at, and learn from actively...
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...Britani Graves Art Essay 1 6-20-11 What makes Art Art? I believe art can not be defined. According to the Fall 2007 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Definition of Art, by Thomas Adajan, "the definition of art is controversial... whether art can be defined has also been a matter of controversy." I think artists can take anything and put their twist on it and what they think it is and they can call it Art. Art is all around us in many forms and fashions. Art has evolved in so many different ways and can make people feel so many different feelings. Everywhere we look today we can see some form of Art and if you really take time to enjoy it and get in touch with your feelings everyone could learn to appreciate things a lot more. Art can be a very therapeutic way to deal with emotions people may not be able to express any other way. In the sculpture The Kiss by Auguste Rodin it is a true example of expressing a feeling of love. In the sculpture they look so passionate and in love it just makes you feel good. I think any work that touches us on an emotional level – brings us joy or anger, tears or laughter – is art. But there is a cultural aspect to it as well, particularly in how we interpret art. Georgia O’Keeffe says, “I found that I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn’t say in any other way-things I had no words for.” I really think our book Prebles’ Artforms by Patrick Frank says it good when he says, “Not all of us regularly create works of...
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...to Habits One of the earliest memories I can recall is my mother playing records on the turntable in the living room while she cleaned the house. The sounds of Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, Bread, or Abba filled the house with music. These are some of my most joyful memories. I can still see her vacuuming, dusting, and scrubbing different rooms of the house while pausing for the big fanfares within the songs to dramatically sing along or throw down an awesome air guitar solo on the broom in her hands. These moments are the reasons I always have loved music. The problem is that I have never learned how to settle for a few artists and albums like my mother. I have a habit of liking too many types of music, and too many artists within each type. This has led to the development of my bad habit of collecting too many albums. My mother is my musical role model, encouraging the exploration of music. She promotes trying out different styles and genres of music. She always exposed my sister and me to various types of music, from church hymns to off-Broadway musical productions. My mother bought me my first music album when I was four. It was a Christmas album by The Chipmunks. I love that album and still enjoy it every Christmas. Later in my childhood, I loved Michael Jackson, and had to have all of his albums. I have replaced those records with compact discs in my collection. In middle school and high school, I developed an eclectic love for classic rock, punk...
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...playing music from these genres. When I became a teenager, I enjoyed the rap and hip-hop that my older brother listened to, which I immediately immersed myself in since they were great for pumping me up for the sports I played. Left out of my years before college was the newer music genre known as EDM or Electronic Dance Music. Luckily for me, I currently have a teammate on the lacrosse team who not only sets our playlist for pre-game warm-ups, but also has become a weekly EDM deejay for parties...
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