On my Life and Culture Survey from 1915 to 1925, I was assigned an Artifact. I paired this with the topic, Jazz. I wanted to create an iconic figure from this period and the one that stood out the most… Continue Reading →
Jim Dine is an american painter that emerged as one of the top artists during the pop art period. Most of his works revolve around the theme of his own memory, body and his own personal identity. Some of his… Continue Reading →
Bringing it back to the 18th century of Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Rococo, Thomas Gainsborough was a leading artist of this era. Gainsborough was both a portrait and landscape artist, usually you would find a person or group of people in… Continue Reading →
Fernand Leger is a french artist that was responsible for the development of “machine art”. Not only was he inspired by cezanne like other artists of this era but also inspired by technology and cubism. He went to first work… Continue Reading →
The film “The Beasts of the Southern Wild” by Benh Zeitlin explores the views of climate change though a young girl named Hushpuppy. The film revolves around her views of the harsh world and the relationships between her and her… Continue Reading →
As a first world country, we’ve forgotten or even neglected the history and struggles of those third world countries, specifically, African history. Derek Wallcott’s poem “The Sea is History” addresses this issue. As a minority in our society, the Eurocentric… Continue Reading →
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, propaganda techniques became more refined and effective due to the development of modern advertising which had a dramatic influence on society. J. Barratt was known as “the father of modern advertising” in… Continue Reading →
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter, also the founder of the Vienna Sezession. In 1883 He had opened an independent studio where he specialized doing murals. Most of his beginning works owned a classical style that was common of late… Continue Reading →
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