Virgin Mary‚ the painting of Our Virgin of Guadalupe evokes a somber and endearing response from the viewers. The composition of this painting brings in the attention to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The dark space in the background‚ and the light shining directly on her divert the eye to the center of the painting. The curved curtains in the background also frame her in the center. The composition of the painting also brings attention to the crown of thorns at the bottom of the painting. This attention
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Jonathan Eng. 111-D01 Vacationing at the beach and the mountains When looking to embark on a vacation there are many options but the most common two are typically the mountains and the beach. Both of these vacationing spots offer a large variety of activities. The beach offers things that the mountains cannot and visa versa. The weather plays a factor along with the time of year your planning on taking a vacation to either of these destinations. Each location has specific options while
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Faith vs. Temptation Temptation‚ at one time or another‚ has touched all of our lives. What made us choose one path over the other? Was it your faith in God‚ your knowing of what was right and wrong‚ or was it the influences of the loved ones you not only surround yourself with‚ but the one you have trusted to lead down the straight and narrow. All of these questions come to light in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown. Hawthorne’s tale is of a young‚ newly wedded man
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1. What are the subjects of the early cave paintings and for what reason‚ the archeologists believe they were painted? Use examples from your assigned readings. The subjects were animals. The meaning behind the painting of caves was thought to be because humans have a built in desire to decorate their surroundings. Scientist also believed that’s cave paintings were to help clan bonds‚ rites‚ even had ceremonies around the paintings because they thought it would increase fertility in animals which
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reason for this is they didn’t typically come up with the ideas for what they were painting in the tombs; they were told what to paint and painted it. Artists would have had free range on what to paint rather than being told what to paint exactly. Artisans are more the people who can actually paint someone’s idea who might not be able to design or paint the idea given. 2. One rationale reason for cave paintings in prehistoric times‚ that I have heard and agree with is that they painted these things
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In a time set in the 1930’s‚ a teen represents the struggles and hardships people dealt with during this era‚ and what they had to do to get by. In Neil Simons story Brighton Beach Memoirs‚ a teen named Stanley exemplifies the struggle and hardships people faced through actions‚ words‚ and decisions. In the story Stanley is a teenager living with his family during the great depression who’s struggling to get by. Stanley’s altruistic trait makes peoples lives’ easier to whoever surrounds him during
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Cave paintings have been a mystery to many people ever since their discovery‚ causing many different theories about why our ancestors went into the caves to create their art. An early theory was that it was just art for art’s sake. It was just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers
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In 1855‚ an artist by the name of Gustave Courbet submitted fourteen paintings to be shown at the Exposition Universelle. Three of the paintings submitted for exhibition were turned away for lack of space. Including two of his most famous paintings “Burial at Ornans” and “The Artist’s Studio”. Determined to showcase his works‚ courbet withdrew his eleven accepted submissions and erected The Pavilion of Realism (Pavillon du Réalisme)next door to the official International Exhibition (Exposition Universelle)
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REACTION PAPER: PAINTINGS As we enter the National Museum of the Philippines "Spoliarium" 1884‚ oil on canvas A National Cultural Treasure by Juan Luna surprise us upon entering the hall. The super- sized painting depicts dark hollow beneath the Roman arena referred as the Spoliarium where the bodies of slain gladiators are being dragged away for disposal. For Luna‚ the lifeless gladiators represent the Filipinos during the Spanish period. Across the Spoliarium is the stunning painting by Hildalgo
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“Welcome to the world of the plastic beach”. This is the title of a song on the Gorillaz Album Plastic beach. But for The community of Gorillaz and the band it is much more. The plastic beach is a fictional location that the band came up with to be a harbor that they could live on. It is an island in the middle of the pacific ocean that is made up entirely of plastic bottles and waste. The characters of Gorillaz discovered this mountain of garbage when they were escaping the clutches of bruce willis
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