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    Painting Is Dead Analysis

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    ‘Painting is dead’. Mr David Walcott introduced his approach to contemporary art and painting. ‘Use paint only to make texture; and to make the painting into its own independent object.’ Painter is left a little confused. ‘So this isn’t a painting course?’ He politely asks. ‘Well‚ yes it is technically. In this course you will learn to create and develop your own personal approach that does not rely on any outdated techniques. We will de-construct painting in such a way that you will not need to

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    THE CRISIS OF MODERNITY: CULTURE‚ NATURE‚ AND THE MODERNIST YEARNING FOR AUTHENTICITY Dissertation zur Erlangung der Würde einer Doktorin der Philosophie vorgelegt der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät der Universität Basel und der Faculté des Lettres‚ Langues et Sciences Humaines der Universität Orléans von Ann-Catherine Nabholz von Zürich Basel 2007 i Genehmigt von der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät der Universität Basel‚ auf Antrag von Prof. Dr. Hartwig Isernhagen (Universität Basel)

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    and as a result very high-rise housing blocks emerged to address the Modern Dilemma of rapid urbanization and therefore dense urban living. However in 1964 this was contrasted with low-rise‚ dense housing blocks‚ which were seen as the break of Modernism. Post Modern housing was that of small residential enclaves that were intimate and had a natural element‚ however the Modern style was not entirely forgotten. The Dense-Low concept for housing has been developed to into contemporary design where

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    create simplistic forms which were grounded in i the form of specific topographies. Siza commonly stuck to the roots of tradition of the Portuguese style and wished to explore an archaic and timeless sense of space‚ which had nothing to do with modernism at all‚ but which relied on ii geometrical schemata with a partly modern degree. Alvaro had a strong emphasis on the lineaments of topography and to the spatial iii transition between buildings - he created buildings which responded intelligently

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    Bibliography: Calinescu‚ M. (1987). Five Faces of Modernity: Modernism‚ Avant-Garde‚ Decadence‚ Kitsch‚ Postmodernism. Duke University Press. Pavis‚ P. & Shantz‚ C. (1998). Dictionary of the Theatre: Term‚ Concepts‚ and Analysis. University of Toronto Press. Wellman‚ M. (2010). Speculations. Draft 6. http://www

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    A postmodern cultural perspective in Lolita and A Streetcar Named Desire Postmodernism has emerged as a reaction to modernism thoughts and "well-established modernist systems". (Wikipedia‚ 2005) Specific to Nabokov’s Lolita and Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire is the idea that both of the novels are written under the view of postmodernism as a cultural movement and that they are broadly defined as the condition of Western society especially after World War II (period in which the novel were written;

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    Postmodern literature has its many spokesmen. Many would agree that Kazuo Ishiguro is not the most typical representative of this somewhat anarchistic literary and social movement‚ but he is certainly one of its most subtle and valuable artists. He uses the principles of post modernistic writing in a very meaningful way‚ and only after a thorough analysis can one fully appreciate all carefully constructed and presented elements trough which he successfully delivers his story. Remains of the day‚

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    MMM262 Understanding Organisations Trimester 3‚ 2012 Assignment Details Case Analysis with Progress Report Learning Objectives This assessment offers opportunities for you to: 1. Critically evaluate organisational issues from multiple perspectives; 2. Conduct industry-relevant analysis of modern‚ symbolic and postmodern concepts of organisational theory; 3. Identify the assumptions underpinning organisational theory and explain the strengths and limitations that flow from these. Assessment Overview

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    modernist poem demonstrates Eliot’s belief that the modern world offers no benefit to humanity‚ as the modern world is highly linked with the degradation of nature and traditional values. T.S.Eliot also uses many writing techniques which are typical of modernism‚ such as an irregular rhyming scheme‚ and irregular structure in his stanzas and writes a stream of conscious thought. There is a great effect on the reader in having an irregular rhyming scheme and structure‚ as it makes the poem awkward to read

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    The period between the world wars was arguably the most prolific period in photography’s history in terms of quantity produced and variety. Modernism in Europe was busy tackling new subject matter and expressing itself in every way possible. Images were manipulated in ways foretelling of much of photography’s future‚ including what is so possible digitally. However‚ the most important thing

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