Running Head: Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour Louis Rodriguez Jones International University Historical Context of Images for your Virtual Art Gallery Tour [pic] Broken Glass By: Victor F. Gonzalez Dated: 7/27/2012 Artist Victor F. Gonzalez and I quote “Forget for a moment what country
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ENCUENTROS 2 1. Ejercicio 1 - Hola, me llamo Pablo. Tengo 17 años y vivo en un pueblo. Hasta el año pasado viví en Sevilla, pero la ciudad me agobia: tanta gente, tantos coches. Además, hace demasiado calor. A mí me gusta ser activo, bueno, eso para mí no es ver la tele, leer cómics o navegar por Internet. Para mía también es hacer algo con los amigos: ir a tomar algo o salir al campo los domingos, escuchar música o practicar deporte. - Hola, soy Sonia y tengo 16 años. No me gusta
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until the viewer focuses the eyes correctly. The Magic Eye series is a popular example of this. Magic Eye books refer to autostereograms as stereograms, leading most people to believe that the word stereogram is synonymous with autostereogram. Salvador Dalí created some impressive stereograms in his exploration in a variety of optical illusions. An auto stereogram is an optical illusion of depth usually observed by allowing the eyes to focus behind the image (diverge), or, less often, in front of
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This article examines Appalachian folk medicine and considers the importance of utilizing an integrative theory, the Health Belief Model, to understand the use of alternative medicine in the United States. The author examines the need for social workers and other health care providers to further assess the roles of folk medicine in an Appalachian client population. The author creates linkages among the limited writings in the literature regarding folk medical practices of Appalachians and also draws
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Oscar de la Renta: A Latin Designer, Influencing fashion since the 1960’s. The world has enjoyed his designs for more than two decades. His name is an inspiration to anyone who loves Fashion. His charisma and philanthropies contributions make Oscar de La Renta one of the most acclaimed and recognized Latin designers in the World. Oscar de La Renta was born on July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a tropical Island in the Caribbean. Born to a very prominent Dominican Family, Oscar
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Critiques Chapter 1: 1. Mona Lisa is one of the most famous pieces of art work in the world. Leonardo da Vinci used a light and dark contrast in this portrait to achieve the emphasis of her mysterious facial expression. (Page 2). 2. The artwork of the “Kenyan woman” there was a variety of colors. The colors in this work portrayed the beauty in different cultures. The smile of the Kenyan woman shows that happiness is beauty. (Page 3). 3. This picture is of the Column of Trajan in Rome
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The Lathe of Heaven Chapter 1 The novel starts, oddly enough, with a jellyfish. The jellyfish is in the sea, doing jellyfish things. You know, like you would expect it to do. But then everything changes. Land shoots out of the water, creating continents. The scene changes again, and we meet a guy who has had his eyelids burned off. He's in the middle of a post-apocalyptic environment, and he's talking about radiation sickness… but at the same time, he's also inside in a room with a door that leads
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Created by: Marina Kim DESIGNER STUDY GUIDE * Haute couture “the finest needlework” * Paris became the center of haute couture because France has been the leading manufacturer of beautiful fabrics, including silks, taffetas, velvets, and brocade * Chambre Syndicale de la Couture de Paris was established in 1868. This was a professional body that was composed of haute couture houses and other firms that had made-to-measure dressmaking business in the Paris area. This union determined
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Introduction to Art History – Study Guide and Image List for Final Exam Gothic Architecture in France – the opening of the wall into windows; the use of the rib vault, the flying buttress, stained glass, and increased verticality. The way structure and aesthetics were thought to merge in geometry. The role of Abbot Suger in Saint Denis and the beginning of the Gothic style. The symbolism of light. Renaissance Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture – Re-birth of classical culture; the continued
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Fin de Siècle begrip fin de siècle: cultuurperiode rond de eeuwwisseling: 1875 – 1914 pessimistische geestesgesteldheid: naar het gevoel van de kunstenaars, niet van de burgerij rond deze tijd was de industriële revolutie: grote technische ontwikkelingen, grote verschillen tussen arm en rijk. Arbeider ten opzichte van de rijke burger. De rijke burgerij was trots op ‘hun maatschappij’, ze waren arrogant, de kunstenaars reageerden op de rijke, arrogante burgerij. Ze wilden waarschuwen dat de maatschappij
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