graphein – meaning to write‚ draw‚ or scratch. (This gives us the common word root –graph.) Graffiti was first labeled as such in 1851 in reference to ancient inscriptions etched into the walls – that is‚ “scratches” – of the ruins of the city of Pompeii. The definition has since expanded to include all sorts of public art‚ from hastily made drawings to elaborately executed street art. Learn how to draw graffiti with this course. Cave Paintings and Graffiti Artistic expression – especially on the
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style and that is what makes him a key figure of the renaissance period. Since the renaissance was based on classical ideals. By the 1540s‚ Palladio was using classical principles to design a series of country villas and urban palaces for the nobility of Vicenza. One of his most famous is Villa Capra‚ also known as the Rotunda‚ which was modeled after the Roman Pantheon. Palladio also designed the Basilica in Vicenza‚ and in the 1560s he began work on religious buildings in Venice. Palladio died in
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revolutionary general‚ Pancho Villa. As for the categories‚ we decided to write about his life‚ his involvement with the Mexican Revolution‚ and finally what he did in politics. We chose this topic since it seemed like Pancho Villa lived an interesting and dangerous life. His involvement with government figures like Mexican presidents and his leadership among a group of guerrillas were vaguely mentioned in the actual textbook‚ so we were a curious to research more about Pancho Villa. With that‚ it seemed
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that was when he first came across the name Uqbar. After that‚ Borges and his friends tried in vain to look up on the mysterious country‚ and they unfortunately discovered more questions than answers. However‚ he still tried attempted to solve the mystery‚ and that ended up with him owning the eleventh volume of Tlön‚ which he knew
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elder was one of the most dramatic events in history. Pliny the elder was living with his sister and his nephew Pliny the younger. One day‚ his sister asks him to watch a natural phenomenon which is the eruption of Mount Vesuvius‚ which overwhelmed Pompeii and Herculaneum. He was preparing to cross the Bay of Naples to observe the phenomenon closely when he got a message from his friend Rectina asking for
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Jose Garcia Villa aka Doveglion. Born in Singalong‚ Manila on 5 Aug 1908. National Artist in Literature. He is the son of Simeon Villa‚ Emilio Aguinaldo’s physician‚ and Guia Garcia. He graduated from the University of the Philippines (UP) High School and enrolled at at the UP College of Medicine in 1925. Villa first tried painting‚ but then turned into writing after reading Winesburg‚ Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. His poetry first gained fame—or notoriety—in 1929‚ when he was suspended for one
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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my attention most is Villa Savoye‚ pronounced as villa savua. This house is located in Poissy‚ a small commune outside of Paris. Le Corbusier established “The Five Points” of architecture. They are as follows‚ pilotis (slender columns)‚ flat roof terrace‚ open plan‚ ribbon windows and free façade (free of structural members). All these 5 points are found in the overall of Villa Savoye. Villa Savoye was built between 1928 and 1931. It was built using reinforced concrete. Villa Savoye was originally
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