“Architecture begins to matter when it goes beyond protecting us from elements‚ when it begins to say something about the world—when it begins to take on the qualities of art.” (Goldberger) Architecture has elements that make it very significant in our daily lives; it surrounds us. Form‚ time‚ space‚ perception‚ and aesthetics are factors that help prove the importance of architecture. Chapter four of Paul Goldberger’s Why Architecture Matters discusses the concept of space. The everyday experience
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The Development of the ‘Stream-of-Consciousness’ Technique in Modernist English Fiction (with Special Reference to the Contributions of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf) Arpan Adhikary The term ‘stream of consciousness’ as applied in literary criticism to designate a particular mode of prose narrative was first coined by philosopher William James in his book Principles of Psychology (1890) to describe the uninterrupted flow of perceptions‚ memories and thoughts in active human psyche. As a literary
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Alexa Torti Concentration Essay The color red is a complex and intricate color that conveys diverse emotions. I decided to center my concentration around red and everything the color expresses. I chose this because of the different capabilities red provides because it has such depth. Allowing me to do anything from a piece on love to one on war. Many artist also understood the opportunities that color provides such as Kandinsky‚ Matisse‚ and Derain. Kandinsky did a study on color theory understanding
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Abstract expressionism is an American art movement that developed in the 1940’s after World War II in New York City. It was the first uniquely American art movement to become well-known worldwide. This shifted the art world focus from Paris to America. It all started with a small group of affiliated artists who created a distinctive body of work‚ which can be described as psychological portraits. To create these psychological portraits‚ the artists used a technique known as action painting. Action
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The connection between artist and object starts out as a connection between child and toy. By understanding the connections children have with toys and how it breed the artistic minds of young artist‚ one can then go about maturing and becoming a mature well-rounded artist that composes work with substance and presence. Looking at Charles Baudelaire’s writing about toys and in turn Marit Grøtts analyst of Baudelaire‚ one can gain a greater understanding about why artist make and how they can apply
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Zhao Mengfu’s piece entitled Twin Pines‚ Level Distance features two pine trees a small piece of land and it is surrounded by rocks. In the background we can see more rocks‚ or mountains‚ drawn in very delicate cursive-like lines. The exact location that this painting took place in is unknown‚ but we can assume that it is in China. This painting was made in 1310 during the Yuan dynasty. It is currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It was painted with ink on paper and was
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Danto begins “The Artworld” by going after Socrates’ and Plato’s view of art as imitation or a mirror. He calls this the “Imitation Theory” or “IT”. If this were accurate then any image reflected in a mirror would also be considered an artwork. Although‚ many artists during Socrates’ and Plato’s time and later tried to imitate nature into their art. The advancements of photography ultimately ended this as an artform and proved the Imitation Theory to be false. Since imitation was not their goal
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Julian Schnabel is an artist that painted many interesting painting. I like his paintings because they are different from other paintings and creative. Plate paintings‚ which are made up of broken ceramic plates‚ are one of his well known art work style. Julian Schnabel‚ who is an American painter and filmmaker‚ was born on October 26‚ 1951‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York City. He then moved to Brownsville‚ Texas‚ with his family while he was still young. In 1948‚ his mother‚ who has always
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree – William Butler Yeats Original Text: “I will arise and go now‚ and go to Innisfree‚ And a small cabin build there‚ of clay and wattles made; Nine bean rows will I have there‚ a hive for the honeybee‚ And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there‚ for peace comes dropping slow‚ Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a-glimmer‚ and noon a purple glow‚ And evening full of the linnet’s wings
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Yeats and Symbolism Born in 1865‚ William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright and one of the twentieth century’s foremost literary masters. Yeats is partly credited with the Irish Literary Revival and was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature. Even though he rejected Christianity‚ Yeats was spiritual; he developed a unique‚ philosophical belief system that emphasized fate‚ historical determinism‚ and the notion that history is cyclical; Yeats eventually began using the image of a gyre to
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