Henri Matisse’s work went from painting on oil canvases to painting cut outs. As the large scissors run through the paper it is juxtapose to his brushstrokes on a canvas. Matisse’s unique cut out paintings in the mid 20th century was strongly influenced by tragedy, his previous work and a Russian assistant. Though the medium was a new invention, its development was a logical outgrowth of key ideas (MoMa). Matisse began painting in 1889. He was remarkably committed to his art; he then later had
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(1) What did you find most interesting about Martha Furnas's background? I found it very interesting that Martha went to school to become a physical therapist. I found it kind of ironic that she was the captain on all her sports teams and didn’t recognize her ability to lead a team. This was eye opening to me because obviously, Martha holds a lot of responsibility and authority in her position. It is a good reminder that we don’t have to have everything figured out right away. I know that there
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Presentation Summary Dunham’s technique was influenced by Afro-Caribbean dance and the African culture. She fused these cultures and rituals in with European Modern Ballet. Since she is seen bringing elements of African American culture to Modern Ballet, her work is considered primitive. Her technique consists of polyrhythmic dancing. Meaning that her movements consisted of two or more rhythms occurring at the same time and sometimes two or more different body parts doing different things simultaneously
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The evolution of dance in the 1980’s ranged from various forms of dancing styles. This included Breaking Dancing, Moon Walking and Hip Hop just to name a few. During this period, Michael Jackson, also know as the king of pop made significant contributions to music and dance. This helped to make him a global figure in pop culture. His style of dancing was also a major social influence during this period, especially through the launch of music videos. The information discussed in this essay will review
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There are many unique artists to learn about, but Roy Fox Lichtenstein is a significant artist. Roy Lichtenstein was a popular pop artist, born and raised in New York in 1923. As a child, Lichtenstein spent most of his time in the Upper West of Manhattan. When he was a young boy, he was astonished by comic books and science. Roy was the son of Milton and Beatrice Werner Lichtenstein. His father was a real estate developer. As you can see, Lichtenstein had an interesting childhood and motive to become
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Standing at 38.21 feet with an interior of 341,000 square feet and holding over 30,000 works of art viewed by 400,000+ visitors a year, it is needless to say the Milwaukee Art Museum is anything but exceptional. The Milwaukee Art Museum is an essential aspect of Milwaukee’s rich history and has been serving the community for over 125 years. The museum displays diverse works of art to promote cultural appreciation and ethnic representation similar to the reading Picturing Indians. The Milwaukee
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Para 1- Rosalie Gascoigne was born in New Zealand and relocated to Canberra in 1943. Gascoigne is best known for her artworks which made use of found materials such as feathers, iron, wire, wood and orange and yellow retro-reflective street signs, which glow and beam in the light. She brought these things from day to day life into new casings of reference, discovering brilliance in neglected items that had been disposed of. Some of her other famous works utilize thinly cut yellow Schweppes packages
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"The Man who loved Flowers" The title of the text is “The Man who loved flowers”. Reading this title made me at once pay more attention to the flowers that have an symbolic meaning. My interpretation of the symbolic meaning of the flowers’ colours is that they represent the girl in the lane, the young man and the relationship between them. The white rose represent the girl, it stands for innocence and ignorance, just like the girl that hasn’t done anything wrong and is unknowing about the man’s
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could not and did not want to lose one another even if it meant losing their own lives. Peeta and Katniss succeed in killing off of the pack of wolves but still do not win because the rules state only one tribute can win, so they both decide to eat a poisoned berry so they both would lose, but the capitol stopped them just in time and decided for the first time ever, two tributes could win the game. Next step after the great ordeal comes the Reward. Katniss and Peeta both get the reward of being
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female in the movie, Olive, is then in turn forced and presented as a skank, a whore, and a home wrecker. Although one of the central themes of the movie is the loss of virginity, there are no sex scenes and it does displays a witty, contemporary, modern day spin on Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel, The Scarlet Letter. Moreover, the message depicted throughout the movie is that an innocent, little white lie can get blown out of proportion and that teenagers in general are concerned of how others
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