More and more‚ musicians seem to end up promoting or discussing political issues‚ and I got to wondering why this is. My conclusion is that the two are inextricably linked. Music‚ really good music‚ tries to say something and connect with an audience through words and reflect current feeling or the environment we’re in. Music tries to be relevant‚ as do those involved in politics. This is nothing new. In the days of John Lennon and Yoko Ono there was political activism in the entertainment arena
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DBQ Essay – Mechanization of Cotton Industries In Japan and India‚ the mechanization of the Cotton Industries between 1880 and 1930 had many similarities and differences. From their workers‚ to the increase in production over the years‚ to the way the conditions of the factory were and how women were treated in the factories. As for the workers from both Japan and India‚ they were treated fairly different. They worked twelve to fourteen hours days with no breaks pushing a pedal
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Martin Sheen‚ a self-taught actor‚ was born in Ohio on August 3‚ 1940 by the name Ramon Estevez. His career began as an actor after discovering his passion for theater in high school‚ gaining much of his experience on stage in New York. His most noted stage performance was The Subject Was Roses‚ after which he moved on to television shows to include: Route 66 and The Outer Limits. His first appeared on screen in his first film debut‚ The Incident in 1967. Apocalypse Now was released in 1979‚ based
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During the 1950’s the pop movement emerged on the art scene‚ it was a movement that consisted of artist incorporating various aspects from popular culture‚ into their artworks‚ whether it be material goods‚ celebrities‚ comics or other things from media. In 1956‚ English Painter Richard Hamilton created his famous work of art “Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different‚ so appealing?”‚ a collage composed of various cutouts from other works of art or media. When the cutouts were all placed
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Fifty-seven year old‚ David Shannon was born on October 5‚ 1957 in Washington‚ D.C. Shannon now lives with his wife‚ Heidi‚ and daughter Emma in Los Angeles. Shannon grew up in Spokane‚ Washington and attended elementary school at Hutton elementary where he discovered his passion for drawing. At the age of five‚ David Shannon wrote and illustrated his first book‚ No‚ David! Later‚ Shannon majored in illustration at the Art Center College of Design. Afterwards‚ Shannon moved to New York City to become
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Annie Leibovitz‚ Also known as Annie-Lou Leibovitz‚ is a famous American portrait photographer. She was born on October 2‚ 1949‚ in Waterbury‚ Conneticut. Leibovitz had landed a job at Rolling Stone in 1970‚ and went on to create a distincive look for the publication as chief photographer. She began working for the entertainment magazine vanity fair in 1983. Having also worked on high-profile advertising campaigns‚ they have been shown in several books and major exhibitions around the world. Leibovitz
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Campbells Soup Cans by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol is known to be a founding father of the Pop Art movement of his time with Campbells Soup Cans being one of his many famous pieces of Pop Art (Wolf). Andy Warhol painted the original Campbells Soup Cans in 1962 using synthetic polymer paint on canvas. The finished product is towering measuring at an approximate 93”x163” and is made up of 32 canvases‚ measuring at 20”x16” individually (Wolf). When the painting became popular Andy Warhol switched to photo-silkscreen
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Brainwash and Andy Warhol. I like their works a lot. Although their art works are always debatable‚ thus some people might even don’t like them. The best thing about them is that they are all simple and clear‚ and the most important is they tell the people the idea directly
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“Campbell’s Soup Cans”‚ which is a piece made up of 32 canvases each illustrating a can of Cambell’s Soup‚ was produced by Andy Warhol in 1962. The painting is one of the most authentic representations of pop art because it is innovative and successfully incorporates the elements and principles of design. Warhol employed the following elements of design: line‚ shape‚ texture‚ form‚ and color. The element line and shape are represented because he used lines to create the can and the lid‚ which can
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Andy Warhol was a boy born in Pittsburgh on August 6‚1928. He had Sydenhams Charea‚ a disease that affects the nervous system‚ which made it hard for him to attend school. As he approached the age of 14‚ he started attending the Carnegie Institute to take art classes. At the same age‚ he lost his father and fell into depression‚ resulting in him losing a childhood. However‚ Andy Warhol’s dad had worked to put money into his college education. After he graduated from college‚ he moved to New
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