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- 2361: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... to Theo could Van Gogh describe the impressions and feelings that boiled within him. The letters are extraordinary; literary critics have compared them to the works of the great 19th Century Russian masters of "confessional" writing. But even as he was writing so expressively Van Gogh apparently felt that words were not as distinct as pictures. Alexander 3 Having decided at twenty-seven that his mission in life was to become an artist, he established his first ... he sliced off part of an ear, he worked himself willfully, his painting interrupted only temporarily. As the anger of each attack passed, he became as bright as ever, painting landscapes, portraits, self-portraits and writing scores of clear, logical letters. Although he was troubled about his lapses, he knew they had not ruined his art. His work was not the work of a madman. His mature style, which flourished ...
- 2362: Rap Music; It’s Impact On Society Since It’s Birth.
- ... has come to be. Also, citing the many performers who have mad this form of music what it is today. Rap is a large part of our society and its evolution is proof that this personal style of music will be around for a very long time. Rap music as a musical form began among the youth of South Bronx, New York in the mid 1970’s. Individuals such Kool Herc ... magazines have been printing articles about the bad influence that some rappers have on kids. What is it about the music that people find so troubling? Some rappers use strong language. Others are accused of writing racist lyrics, or lyrics that are insulting to women. As with all kinds of music, the more popular it becomes, the more likely you are to find both good and bad sides. But the positive ...
- 2363: Mesopotamian Art And Arquitecture
- ... forces, as well as their military conquests. The soil of Mesopotamia yielded the civilization's major building material, mud brick. This clay also was used by the Mesopotamians for their pottery, terra-cotta sculpture, and writing tablets. Few wooden artifacts have been preserved. Stone was rare, and certain types had to be imported; basalt, sandstone, diorite, and alabaster were used for sculpture. Metals such as bronze, copper, gold, and silver, as ... Heroes and gods grapple with beasts, slay monsters, and drive chariots in processions. A new Akkadian theme, developed and continued in the periods to follow, was the presentation scene, in which an intermediary or a personal deity presents another figure behind him to a more important seated god. Except for stories from the Gilgamesh epic, many myths that are depicted have not been interpreted. After ruling for about a century and ...
- 2364: Ludwig Van Beethoven The Incessant Sound Of A Fallen Tree
- ... withdrawing further from social events. This culminated by 1812 when, essentially completely deaf at the age of forty-two, Beethoven had become a total recluse and entered into a five-year slump during which little writing occurred (Cross 50-53). In 1824, at the age of fifty-four, Beethoven appeared for the last time in a public performance of his Ninth Symphony. The piece ended, but Beethoven, being completely deaf as ... the established rules of composition, but with a visible departure of emotion that reflected his feelings toward the heavy hand of authority, most likely that of his father. 2) 1800-1817: Growing deaf. More intense personal feelings and more noticeable departure from the traditional rules of harmony, tones, rhythm, and use of instruments. 3) 1817-1827: Totally deaf. Break with the traditional way of doing things more sharply defined than ever ...
- 2365: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... the basic theme for a series of feature films (Feather 51)." Avant-garde jazz is based on a certain philosophy, that the music was duplicating and reflecting the American society (Dr. Davis, lecture). From my personal experience with avant-garde jazz, you never hear the melody, only clashing harmonies. The music sounds very brassy and loud, which leads from the fact that avant-garde jazz used music from traditional East Indian ... they looked for the music to have an element of spirituality. This did not necessarily mean it had to show beliefs in typical American Christianity, but rather some sort of translation of the artist's personal feelings and beliefs. The important thing to remember was that jazz was still not mainstream, so they did not expect the messages delivered and felt from these performances to follow the standards put into place ... was still misunderstood and underappreciated (John Coltrane Page)." Today, John Coltrane is recieving the attention and credit that he has long been owed by the public and the critics, and his music is among my personal favorites. Other leaders in the avant-garde period included pianist Cecil Taylor, bassist Charles Mingus, and trumpeter Don Cherry. Each had their unique style of play, and they had various degrees of success. Then ...
- 2366: Interplay Between Fantasy And Reality In The Gothic
- ... disposing of his wives in imaginatively gruesome ways. The castle whilst being gothic in its appearance and its secret rooms is not a hotbed of fantastical activity. The fantasy comes from Carter's style of writing, which I will come to shortly. In "Lady … Love" however there is a proper gothic monster, a vampire. She lives in a fantastical world of nocturnal killings, tarot cards, and seemingly is under some sort ... narrative style of the books, especially Carter's. "The Bloody Chamber". Based upon the tale of Bluebeard it is the least fantastical in terms of story but is made into fantasy by Carter's dreamlike writing quality and visual imagery. It is achieved in part by telling the story in first person from the point of view of a young, and slightly wistful, girl. When it suits Carter's purpose her ... languge to the full without compromising the feeling of gothic being a fantasy inside our reality. King uses allusion for the opposite purpose, he gets his scares by being as realistic as possible in his writing style. So when he wants to create fantasy he utilises allusions, in this instance to Poe's "Masque of the Red Death". Central to Jacks visions is a masked ball and King alludes to ...
- 2367: A History Of The Beatles
- ... s third Hamburg visit. Throughout 1961 the Beatles played clubs in Britain, becoming an underground sensation; they were particularly famous at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Though they played mostly covers, Lennon and McCartney began writing original songs together, agreeing to forever share songwriting credits, even though they only co-wrote a handful of tunes during their entire career as the Beatles. By the end of the year, Liverpool record store ... animated film inspired by the song "Yellow Submarine" was released in theaters. Despite the cheery tone of the film, created with little band involvement, the real Beatles were hardly speaking, spending more time on their personal lives and their own musical projects than on the group. In January 1969 the weary band began preparing to record a new album live in the studio, without any overdubs, tentatively entitled Get Back. For ...
- 2368: A Contemplative Look At Henri Matisse
- ... less influential role, but never the less, a significant one. He was stricter and more disciplinary, but for the most part he also supported his son during times of financial and emotional hardship. On a personal level, Matisse was a kindhearted and mischievous person. He never gave in to doubt, despair, or impossible ideas, although he often had good reason to do so. He never hesitated to explore new projects even ... same expressive contours seen in his paintings. Matisse sculpted in clay and ceramics as well. He also ran an art academy for three years. In 1908, Matisse published "Notes d'un Peintre" which embodied his personal statement as an artist. Although intellectually sophisticated, Matisse always emphasized the importance of instinct and intuition in the production of a work of art. He argued that an artist did not have complete control over ... they became a gathering of signs within an abstract space. One of the earliest recorded mentionings of the meanings of signs was in January 1932, when he said, "a great painter is someone who finds personal and lasting signs that express in plastic terms the spirit of his vision." Instead of pictures, his art began transforming itself in symbolic representations. This had not been true earlier in his career, when ...
- 2369: Social Class Distinction In Madame Bovary: A Way Of Categorizing People
- ... they are out of town where no-one knows the truth. Both Emma and Homais followed this practice in their pursuits to really belong. “Madame Bovary” is about a sense of self, a search for personal identity and reality versus illusion. The symbolism throughout the story is clearly indicative of this fact (Barron’s 5). To what social class did the characters belong, in reality, in appearance? Did they move from ... belong to the middle and upper- middle class society. WORKS CITED: Monarch Notes. Works of Gustave Flaubert. (NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1993) Ringrose, Dr. Daniel. “Madame Bovary's School of Social Mobility.” Journal of History Writing, (1996): vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 1 - 15. Gibbons, Kathy. “The Problem Of Class & Status.” Modern European Social History, (1996): June, Issue #1, pp. 2 - 10. Barron’s Notes. “Madame Bovary.” America On-Line, Keyword ...
- 2370: Essay on Romanticism in Frankenstein
- ... Whether it is intentional or subconscious, an author can not help to include some aspects of the time period in which they are in. The Romantic Period had a tremendous influence on Marry Shelly's writing of the novel, Frankenstein. The Industrial Revolution in England during the late 1700's was a time of great change. The populace was moving into cities, and people were disillusioned by the destruction of nature ... is one of the most important literary periods in history; affecting the literature, music, and art of the period. It encouraged spontaneity, and acting with emotions, not common sense. In the more classical style of writing, writers addressed their books to the upper class, but now writers addressed the common man and his problems. Their was a new feeling of spirituality. People were seeking eastern concepts of nirvana, transcendentalism and being one with nature. People wanted to experience life, not study it. They seeked extreme emotions, whether they were good or bad. Marry Shelly used all of these philosophies of the Romantic Period in writing, Frankenstien. Victor Fankenstien is a man with great ambition, he is obsessed and self-centered. His life is the mirror of a Greed Tragedy. In his case, the flaw is his excessive pride. This ...
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