Category: Art 2722

Introduction On Friday, July 31, 2015, I had the pleasure of watching the Not Mad show directed by Matt Hune. The event took place at 1210 Stanford Street, in Houston, Texas, the location of the Hune Company’s Living Room. It started at 8 PM and lasted for 50 minutes without intermission. The Hune Company’s Living…

Many people would agree that musicals are a wonderful way to spend their free time, and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere full of joy and bright emotions. Not long ago I had a chance to feel the truthfulness of the above-mentioned saying as I to visited “Pippin” musical by the Miami Dade College Wolfson Opera Ensemble…

Table of Contents Introduction The Symbolism Conclusion Reference Introduction Dadaism is a cultural movement that was initiated in Zurich, Switzerland. It is a nihilist movement of arts that thrived mainly in France, Switzerland, and in Germany from around 1916 to1920 (Ades 2006). The movement was based on the ideologies of illogicality, anarchy, and scorn, in…

Introduction Art is constantly changing together with the world leaving an imprint in people’s perception. Likewise, Jean Michael Basquiat left a significant imprint in the modern world inspiring many artists, songwriters, and poets as well as ordinary people. Given the intricacy and often mysteriousness of his work, there is a need to return to his…

Introduction The tendency to exercise a row of important of public utility functions including art being a system of communication, a sign of wealth, a display of power, and expression of religious beliefs can be well explored in the art of Peru belonging to different time periods. This fact can be well observed in the…

One of the art missions is to express public opinion and draw attention to acute social problems through vivid and memorable images. Some art people use shocking images or performances to demonstrate the imperfection and cruelty of reality. However, other artists express their ideas by helping viewers see the beauty and its importance in the…

Table of Contents Photographs have hidden meaning Imagination and formulation of photographs Interpretation of photographs by readers Organization of photographs The freedom of the artist in expressing ideas in a photograph Works Cited Photographs have hidden meaning Photographs have been known to contain hidden “meaning” (Dowler; Kelsey, Stimson, 1). It is even at times “hard”…

Introduction The relations between the human beings within the society have always been characterized by substantial controversy arising from the conflicts between various social classes. People of the wealthier layers of the society and the people living in the poorer conditions have always tried to defend their interests and express their values in the forms…

The Passenger by the composer Mieczysław Weinberg is the opera based on the autobiographical book of the same name by the Polish writer Zofia Posmysz. The libretto was written by the Russian music critic Alexander Medvedev. The opera has been praised by critics for its stunning music, and at the same time criticized for the…

The two movies “The Shawshank Redemption” by Frank Darabont and “American Graffiti” by George Lucas are a great portrayal of the time they were set in. “American Graffiti” represents the culture of young people, who felt free and liberated. “The Shawshank Redemption” is a glimpse into prison life, limiting freedom but not the optimistic goodness…