R O M A N T I C I S M What was the Romantic Movement? Commenced in late 18th century as a consequence of dynamic social change culminating in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era Romanticism was an intellectual orientation that was instilled in many works of literature‚ painting‚ music etc. in Western civilization between the 1790’s and 1840’s It was a rejection of the precepts of order‚ calm‚ physical materialism‚ and 18th century rationalism Instead it was a celebration of the power
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In Descartes’ Meditations On First Philosophy specifically the 6th Meditation’s 10th paragraph‚ Descartes goes through the process of‚ what he believes to be‚ proving the conclusion: That corporeal objects do exist. In this essay Descartes’ argument will be deconstructed into its premises‚ explaining those premises‚ reconstructing the argument‚ and lastly evaluation of the validity and soundness of his argument. Descartes begins his argument my stating his first premise‚ which is that he has the
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The Search For Truth: A Comparison Of The Oncological Philosophies Of Rene Descartes‚ Lao tzu‚ al-Razi‚ and Lame Deer It seems that no matter the circumstances under which a culture and society develops its people instinctively develop a method‚ or a reason‚ for their existence. This aspect of human beings to long for a reason or purpose to life is distinct to human beings opposed to other living creatures of the earth. For thousands of years philosophers have argued and explored what the nature
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Carmine Mennone The Storming of Bastille The storming of Bastille took place on July 14‚ 1789. The citizens of Paris were tired of the lack of food‚ over taxing‚ and seeing their country deteriorate‚ causing the citizens of Paris to fix things and revolt. The Bastille at this time was a prison and Bernard de Launay was the commander of the garrison stationed at the Bastille. This prison only had 7 prisoners in it‚ but supposedly contained a lot of gunpowder and weapons. It was a prison
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The characteristics of a group are determined by its elements. The mob that stormed the Bastille on July 14th‚ 1789 was a group of citizens that were fierce‚ enraged‚ and blood-thirsty. To the people of Paris‚ the Bastille was a symbol of brutality and totalitarian power. It was hated because of the many stories that had emerged from its walls of horrible torture and brutality. To the people of Paris who stormed the Bastille‚ the prison which was the symbol of the absolute monarchy which France
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La Lunette d’approche La Lunette d’approche or The Telescope is an oil on canvas painting created by René Magritte in 1963. This particular art piece‚ The Telescope‚ is often given a false title including “The Field Glass”. This artwork shows a window portraying a partly cloudy sky‚ but with one window door slightly opened‚ showing a hint of perplexing darkness. The Telescope‚ along with many other of Magritte’s pieces‚ were created in such a unique and different style that it provoked thoughts
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Inception in Not to be Reproduced René Magritte created an artwork that exhibits a paradox. He created this surrealistic art with oil paint in Belgium during the year 1937 on a 32” by 26” canvas. René Magritte’s Not to be Reproduced shows a young man facing a mirror with his back towards the viewer‚ but the mirror reflects what the viewer is seeing‚ his back. Within the artwork‚ there is an authentic‚ green book on top of a ledge written by Edgar Allen Poe. René Magritte predominantly uses rectangles
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The major difference between the two is Millet wants people to take the painting at face value‚ seeing a farmer hard at work to highlight how the peasants in the rural areas lived and worked. For Magritte besides the fantastical element of the apple floating in front of the man’s face the‚ Magritte wants people to use their imagination to see what is behind the apple. Surrealism has influence still seen today in the modern art. Many artists today still use elements of surrealism; sculptor Richard
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Smirnoff as the basis of my project as I have found the advertising extremely fascinating and feel it is very dynamic and entertaining. I believe Smirnoff’s adverts have been influenced by the Surrealist movement and in particular by the artists Rene Magritte and Salvador Dali. This will be discussed later in my study‚ where I shall give my views and opinions. Meaning and Use of Advertising Advertising in its simplest sense means drawing attention to or notifying somebody of something. It is possible
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two artists of this period to compare and contrast so that the diversity of Modern art can be demonstrated. Even though Vincent Van Gogh and Rene Magritte was born forty five years apart from each other and had different styles‚ I am interested in analyzing “The Starry Night” (Vincent van Gogh) and “The Empire of Light‚ ii” (Rene Magritte) after my trip to the Museum of Modern Art.
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