The Shifting heart is set in 1956 in the working class suburb of Collingwood, Melbourne. The play addresses racism treatment towards immigrants in post war Australia. Refugees were given jobs as labourers. The play is written as a response to the violent death of a polish immigrant, who violently took his own life at Christmas. The play itself is also set on Christmas Eve. An Italian family reaches boiling point, when conflict between neighbours of different cultures, arises. Various points will be made, dialogue between characters, setting and themes.…
Thesis: In The Shifting Heart, the playwright Richard Beynon conveys ideas and representations of Australian identity through the use of narrative techniques, especially dialogue and characterisation. Each character represents an aspect of Australian society in the 1950 's that Beynon perceives to be true. 1st published in 1960. Set in 1956. NUTSHELL-…
The sculpture is located at the FIU Frost Art Museum. The medium used by the artist to create this sculpture was a ceramic tile. The mass of the sculpture is small. The artist created a sculpture in high relief which he then painted and covered in gloss making the visual texture of the sculpture smooth. Some of the formal elements used by the artist were intense hues of blue as the background for the sky . The Airman himself which is the focal point of the sculpture is painted in light shades of beige and intense whites as well as the four airplanes flying above him. The sculpture is not symmetrical the Airman covers most of the sculpture giving the illusion that the airplanes are flying high above him in the sky. This was done using the linear…
The sculptures' color is natural granodiorite. The detail level is high, which makes the sculpture appear more realistic. They have carved the details out and worked with them to make them as smooth as possible. It is detailed; you can see the female shapes in the breasts and in the hip area. When you go down to the detail level, especially the face and hands are prominent. The head is a lioness head and the eyes are small and intense. It is easily to spot that there is lionesses’ head, because of the high detail level. You can see all the shapes, from the ears to the mouth. When you the face on profile you can see that it looks very lifelike. Her hand also looks lifelike, together with her feet. The knees are prominent an easily noticeable through the clothes. The artist have made a sculpture that has several female attributes such as her sitting position, with a straight back and narrow shoulders. Whereas her hips are wider than they would have been on a man. Also her torso are seen as thinner than on an average…
Again, it is a collection of objects created from fine glass beads. The objects are elements of plant and human material including the contrast of flowers and bones. Again, the artwork is a form of installation, through a museology display cabinet and eccentric lighting positioned above the cabinet to create a shadowing of the objects on the floor.…
This paper is a study of The Lidded Chinese Canton Enamel Vase in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (M.I.A). On Friday October 3rd, I had the opportunity to visit the M.I.A and found this refined artwork extraordinarily attractive. The Lidded Chinese Canton Enamel Vase presents traditional Chinese porcelain elements as well as the unique element of Kwon-glazed decoration. The brilliant lemon-yellow color used as the background and gorgeous design of the floral objects caught my attention immediately, and the exotic landscape in the main scene indicates its unique historical value as a product of Chinese exports trade. As a native of Canton (also called as Kwon-chow), I am honored to learn that this Lidded Chinese Canton Enamel Vase is part of the Asian Art Collection in the M.I.A. and I consider it as an exquisite item among various Chinese ceramics in M.I.A.…
Out of the three short stories “Tell Tale Heart”, “Yellow Wallpaper”, and “Strawberry Spring”, “Tell Tale Heart” did the best at establishing the characters mental state. This is due to the fact that it is plain as day that the character is insane from the beginning; but he gets more and more insane as the story progresses.…
The eyes of this sculpture sink in, to suggest the idea of having eye sockets. The skin under his eyes slightly sink in to show the thinness of his under-eye skin. His nose has a bridge that is well-defined and extrudes. The lips are plump and the corners curl in. There is also a cupid’s bow at the upper lip.…
Jim Frederick’s book “Black Hearts” explores the harrowing account of soldiers from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 502nd Infantry Regiment during their deployment in 2005-2006 through Iraq’s “Triangle of Death”. The story is one of failed leadership at all levels, resulting in broken bonds between brothers, drug abuse, and ultimately the rape and murder of an Iraqi family. The soldiers’ descent into complete isolation was brought on by not only dire combat situations, but also a complete disregard for their mental health by higher. This essay will compare and contrast the roles of SSG Eric Lauzier and SFC Jeff Fenlason, and how their leadership had a positive or negative effect on their subordinates.…
“Racism is man’s gravest threat to man- the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” (Abraham J. Heschel, Jewish philosopher). Richard Beynon’s ‘The Shifting Heart’ was first published in 1960, and insightfully explores the impact of racism. It is based on the lives of the Bianchis, an Italian family living in the suburb of Collingwood, during the post World War II immigration boom. As a literary device, symbolism is the representation of a concept through underlying meanings of objects. Beynon portrays the message, ‘racism is a result of intolerance, not the specific races alone,’ through the use of symbolism as well as the various racial attitudes of characters. The set of the play, harmonica and Christmas Tree are all vital in depicting the play’s theme and message. The use of symbolism in ‘The Shifting Heart” strongly highlights the contrasting racial attitudes towards the cultural differences of characters.…
At the center, is John Singer, who rents a room in the Kelly house after his deaf companion, Antonapoulos, is sent away to an asylum. Mick Kelly is a teenage girl that dreams of becoming a trained musician; Jake Blount, an alcoholic socialist; Dr. Copeland, the town's black doctor; and Biff Brannon, the owner of the local café. All the characters regularly visit Singer, telling him about the pain and injustices in their lives. Whether quiet or loud, deliberate or uncontrolled, the five voices in the novel come together in the novel with different characteristics.…
“Tell Tale Heart” is well-written as Edgar Allen Poe creates suspense throughout the scenes in the story. As he does this in an appealing way to attract the reader's interest. This is well written as it starts off with a good introduction about how the old man is loved by the narrator but he wants him dead because of his vulture eye. Edgar Allen Poe then shows direct and indirect characterization about the narrator as he stalks the old man at night planning how he will kill him. As Edgar Allen Poe is great with showing the narrator's emotions through indirect characterization. The story never goes off topic and is in good order from start to finish on the relationship with the narrator and the old man.…
While there have been various new children added to the cast of “When Calls the Heart” this season, there are those few children who have been a thriving part of the cast since season one. It is remarkable to realize that one such actress is Gracyn Shinyei. At the age of nine, she has already won multiple awards (including young artist's awards, award for excellence, etc.), and it seems as though her star is definitely on the rapid ascent. I was honored to speak with her recently, and we discussed her WCTH experience as well as some of her other upcoming works.…
The multifigural sculpture shows great sculptural expertise, which is shown in the depth and detail of the carvings, for example in Laocoon’s hair and beard, and the drapery. He has also managed to portray a great amount of emotion on the faces of the figures, making the scene more dramatic. Both Laocoon and the son on his left look intensely distressed, which heightens the apprehension of the moment.…
Has madness really taken him over? Is he truly a madman? Whereas many might argue he is not, such as the defendant himself, it is undisputable that this man is insane. The narrator has been accused of murder and although it is undeniable that he has committed the crime, he is not guilty by reason of insanity. Punishing anyone in the situation of having a mental disorder or suffering from any other psychiatric illness would be unlawful. There is enough evidence to prove that the defendant was actually insane, such as the fact that he suffers from plural illnesses such as paranoia and monomania. Instead of punishing the defendant, sending him to an insane asylum would be of more relevance.…