and their attention is captured. Gordon Bennett‚ an Australian Aboriginal artist‚ demonstrates this theory through his work. Possession Island (Appendix 1)‚ 1991 and Notes to Basquiat (Jackson Pollock and his Other) (Appendix 2)‚ 2001‚ will be discussed in relation to Henri’s statement. Bennett was born in Monto‚ Queensland in 1955 of Anglo-Celtic and Aboriginal ancestry (Taylor‚ 2009). His paintings incorporate narrative through the use of graphic detail. Bennett possesses international critical
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GORDON BENNETT Gordon Bennett was born on 8 October 1955 in Monto‚ Queensland of Aboriginal and English/Scottish heritage. Bennett enrolled as a mature–age student at Queensland College of Art in 1986 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) degree in 1988. Gordon Bennett is a contemporary artist and says his earlier art work where influenced by his personal experiences. Bennett’s work is defining Australian Culture and Aboriginal History‚ he wanted to change the way Australia and the
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The History Boys Notes Alan Bennett was born May 9th 1934 in Leeds. He attended Leeds Modern School. In 1957 he graduated from Exeter College‚ Oxford University with a first class degree in medieval history. Like his favourite poet‚ Philip Larkin‚ Bennett is interested in and what lies beneath the surface appears in the lives of ordinary people- the play is about private lives‚ race‚ sexual orientation etc. In his introduction to ‘Talking Heads’ Bennett talks about his personal faith when he
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Gordon Ramsey Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8‚ 1966 in Stratford‚ England. His dream was to become a soccer star. At the age of 15‚ the talented Ramsay joined the Glasgow Rangers‚ a pro club. His time with the team spanned three years until 1985‚ when a knee injury prematurely ended his career.he went back to school to study Hotel Management. When he was 16 he moved out‚ his father was abusive and an alcoholic. Gordon Ramsay has had a few run ins with the law once was for driving under the
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Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay is a British chef. He was born on November 8th 1966. Ramsay is most famous for his television show Hell’s Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay was brought up in Stratford upon-Avon‚ England. When Gordon was younger he had high hopes on being a professional football player. After a few serious injuries he finally decided it was time to settle in and focus on his culinary education. At age 19 he enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study Hotel Management. After graduating
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Ramsey branded the celebrity chefs a ‘bunch of whingers’ and complained to the press that most of the stars ‘hadn’t done a day’s work in their lives’ Gordon also enjoyed huge success in America with the television show Hell’s Kitchen USA. The American public loved him and in 2006‚ he took the Ramsay empire to America where he opened Gordon Ramsay at the London in New York. The same year saw him gain further recognition with an OBE "for services to the hospitality industry" as well as receive
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Artist: Gordon Bennett Gordon Bennett‚ born 1955‚ is an Australian artist of Aboriginal and Anglo-Gaelic descent. Born in Monto‚ Queensland‚ and now working in Brisbane‚ Bennett is a significant figure in contemporary Indigenous Australian art. Born in Monto‚ Queensland‚ of Anglo-Celtic and Aboriginal ancestry‚ Gordon Bennett grew up in Victoria from the age of four‚ when his family moved back to Queensland‚ to the town of Nambour. He attended high school in Brisbane‚ attending Brisbane State
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GORDON PARKS Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice‚ he left behind a body of work that documents many of the most important aspects of American culture from the early 1940s up until his death in 2006‚ with a focus on race relations‚ poverty‚ Civil Rights‚ and urban life. In addition‚ Parks was also a celebrated composer‚ author‚ musician and filmmaker who interacted with many of the most
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“The secret is to make sure the business is running to Perfection‚ with or without me” —Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay‚ famous UK celebrity chef‚ born on November 8th‚ 1966 in Scotland and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire. Ramsay had played soccer all through his early life in high school. He endured many occupational injuries during his football career which led to knee injury. Ramsay enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study courses in Hotel Management when he was
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Death of the Virgin Caravaggio 1605-1606. 12’ 1 ½” x 8’. Oil on canvas For Sanata Maria della Scala‚ Trastevere‚ Rome. Now in Louvre‚ Paris In 1605‚ Laerzio Cherubini commissioned Caravaggio to paint an altarpiece for his family’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere‚ Rome. The chapel was dedicated to the Transit of the Virgin. There was a particular decorum for the depiction of such a scene: the Virgin giving a pious gesture‚ some sort of ascension of Her soul‚ and
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