More than any artists we have met thus far‚ Constantin Brâncuși grew up poor‚ his parents peasants. The Romanian would‚ also‚ live a life of simplicity‚ continuing with the habits‚ cuisine‚ and religious practices of his forbears. Although versed in philosophy and friends with many names we have already covered‚ he remained folksy.Here‚ we will consider Brâncuși’s First World War memorial at Tirgu-Jiu entitled The Endless Column. Yet‚ appreciating the subtlety of Brâncuși’s world heritage piece means
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In the old days‚ the Roman empire was the greatest empire in the whole Eurasia. It was strong both economically and politically; however‚ it fell like many empires that existed before. In my opinion‚ the causes of the fall of the Roman empire appeared as early as the third century. The first cause was the threat of the barbarians‚ afterwards the maintenance of the court‚ then the administration which led to the increase of the expenses of the Roman Empire. The civil wars‚ and anarchy‚ made the
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Question 1: Globalisation has‚ in the last few decades‚ been one of the dominant trends in retailing. Retailers around the globe are striving for higher global market shares. The food retailing industry which has an oligopolistic market‚ especially‚ has strong competition although‚ with a few large firms dominating the market. Among them Tesco and Lidl are one of the major European retailers. Tesco is the UK’s largest retailer with 28.7% market share‚ which is 11% more than its closest rival‚ ASDA
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For Europe‚ the nineteenth century was an age of radical change. As science and technology challenged old views‚ political revolution challenged the old dominations of church and monarchy with the upheaval of the French Revolution of 1789‚ a sequence of revolution‚ counter-revolutions‚ and civil wars in Europe and America continued the assault upon established power. In a world that was experiencing a population explosion of extreme magnitude‚ revolution followed revolution‚ including the industrial
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ORIGINS OF EPIC THEATRE JOE CARROLL 2nd HND PERFORMING ARTS Introduction In the following essay I will explain the origins of epic theatre and what is actually meant by the term epic theatre. I will look at the people who influenced this form of theatre‚ the essential elements and how they differ from naturalism and affect the actor. I will also look at the production elements and how they differ from other types of theatre. Origins of Epic Theatre Bertolt Brecht was a playwright
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these first canvases‚ where nearly the entire face disappears in shadow‚ leaving only the mouth that utters the cry. The background is a sort of curtain of shadows from which the figure emerges. Birds in Space Constantin Brancusi In this sculpture‚ Brancusi concentrated on the physical attributes of the bird on its movement. The bird’s wings and feathers are eliminated‚ the swell if the body is elongated‚ and the head and the beak are reduced to a slanted
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Most of the African American culture consists of descendants of African slaves who survived that were held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. African American culture includes immigrants from African‚ South American‚ and the Caribbean. During the period between the 1600s and the early 1800s‚ art consisted of drums‚ quilts‚ wrought-iron figures and vessels in the southern United States. There were slaves arriving from Africa as skilled craftsman‚ with the experience of working in similar media
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Henry David Thoreau once wrote‚ “If a man does not keep pace with his companions‚ perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears‚ however measured and far away” (Thoreau). Both Esther Greenwood of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and Christopher McClandless of John Kraukaer’s Into the Wild had their own “music” different than societies. This “music” lead to Esther’s suicide attempts and Christopher’s journey to Alaska. While media influences both Esther Greenwood’s
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First‚ what is theatre? The answer may be tough to find. For some professor‚ theatre is a recitation prepared by actors that have learned a text by heart. This recitation goes with costumes‚ sound effects and lightning. However‚ Jerzy Grotowski did not see theatre from this point of view. For him‚ the actors and their training were the core of his theater‚ the poor theater. It is maybe the only theater where poverty is not a drawback‚ where the lack of money is not an excuse to justify the absence
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My term project’s concept is centred around two women who were once really close friends‚ but now only communicate through the phone. The emotional relevance towards the audience is that everyone has experienced a disconnection with a good friend. Therefore‚ the audience can connect on some level towards the characters in our term project. The target audience for this project is for teenagers and adults. The stylistic elements that we wish to explore is that of a dramatic nature. The reason why we
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