Category: Art
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“Futurist Manifesto” by Filippo Marinetti – Art
The “Futurist Manifesto” is one of the best documents by Marinetti and his colleagues. The artists wrote the document in 1909. The individuals wanted a new change in the world of art. According to the authors, change was something meaningful and necessary. They even embraced war and violence as part of their new expectations. War…
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“Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Some might regard Stanley Kubrick’s infamous film Dr. Strangelove: Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb only as a satirical take on the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Released just two years after the Missile Scare, it is a valid and rather rational observation (Sepulveda, 2019). However, it is crucial to…
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Contemporary Sculptors Analysis: Tim Hawkinson vs. Rachel Harrison
Table of Contents The Uberorgan Working Mechanism Two-faced: Harrison’s Rainer Werner Fassbinder Comparison and Analysis References Tim Hawkinson is among those of few sculptors whose work is being recognized and reckoned as “labor intensive” and “repeated” which involves a combination of low-tech aesthetics with high-tech concepts. His sculptural work that is created between 1986 and…
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“Gigi” Musical by Vincente Minnelli
Considered as one of the best Hollywood musicals of all time, Gigi was produced and released by MGM Studios in 1958. The movie that boasts of music and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe was superbly directed by one of the directing geniuses of his time, Vincente Minnelli. Gig, as portrayed by Leslie…
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Syncretism in The Mosaic of Christ As the Sun
Syncretism is appreciating a subject from one culture and giving it a new meaning in another culture. In the mosaic of Christ as the sun god, the beliefs of both early Christians and pagans are combined. Like early Christian art, the mosaic has Pagan subjects, a vineyard of Bacchus, and a charioteer with a beam…
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“The Crying Game” the Movie by Neil Jordan
Discussion Masculinity is changing not just in the West, but worldwide as well. Director Neil Jordan represents this aspect in the 1992 movie “The Crying Game”. It shows the nature of a man who is weak despite being a revolutionary. He is shown being overshadowed by his women and love interests and this is very…
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Annie Hall by Woody Allen
Table of Contents Introduction Annie Hall: A typical romantic comedy Woody Allen’s basic premise in the story Allen: an auteur director Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Annie Hall is a comedy that was directed by Woody Allen in the year 1977. The ninety three minutes film is done in English with the settings in Los Angeles,…
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Overture To The Flying Dutchman
Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) fruitful musical output was confined to the composition of operas only and he is remembered for his significant contribution in bringing the opera to new and unreached heights of dramatic splendour, theater, and spell bounding music, which were notable for their complex texture, rich harmonies, elaborate…
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Arts in Society: Artistic Manifesto
Table of Contents Creating a Personal Artistic Manifesto Manifesto: Rules for Art The Artwork Works Cited Creating a Personal Artistic Manifesto Our “world is changing very fast” (Bryune 99). Every day comes with its own promises and challenges. We must move fast in order to achieve our goals. Modern developments and innovations are distracting many…
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Genetic Control in Film “Gattaca” by Andrew Noccol
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Genetic Control has been under debate for various social concerns that tend to degrade the actual capabilities of people born through natural birth. The use of genetic engineering changes the destiny of those who acquire highly capable genes and may inadvertently affect the actual owner…