Radium is an alkaline earth metal that has a silvery-white color. It is closley related to the elements uranium and thorium‚ and has similar structure to calcium. Radium enters the body through inhalation and ingestion. In the case of the Radium Girls‚ it entered their bodys when the pointed their brushes with their lips‚ swallowing the radium paint in small amounts each time. At the time‚ there was almost no knowledge of the negative health affects of the newly discovered element; many people actually
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The composition of Still Life with Parrot and Flag is exquisite with vivid colors. In this painting‚ Frida was still able to paint in the sophisticated detailed manner for which she was known. A Mexican flag was included in the painting to symbolize her renewed interest in the politics of Mexico. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist (1907-1954) who kept parrots and did several self portraits with them. My university degree was in art and I took quite a few art history courses with my goal being a Masters
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Throughout many different types of texts and paintings‚ authors are able show very personal experiences and insights to how culture is perceived around the world. Culture affects how people view the world and The way one looks at the world is heavily influenced by their cultural background and how they grew up. In the memoir‚ By Any Other Name‚ by Santha Rama Rau‚ she showed how her sister and her were put in a new school. The girl’s mother is a big part of their lives. With the mother’s direction
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This video shows different photos and short footage of Frida Kahlo. Most of the footage is of her and Diego. Being affectionate and loving. It’s a look in her everyday life with him will at least the good side of it. They also show when Frida was gravely ill and was carried when she was still lying on her bed to a party. They shoot her painting and take photos of her with her paintings. Also of her
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“I Only Gave Her A Few Small Nips” In Schirmer’s Visual Library Frida Kahlo’s Masterpieces there is an interesting painting. The painting is one of Frida’s most bloody and gory painting. The social message that I inferred from the painting was the brutality against women in Mexican society. Mexican culture has been in part defined by machismo an intense strain of masculinity. Mexican men have been expected to be authoritarian‚ aggressive‚ and promiscuous. Kahlo forces the viewer to examine this
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Yasumasa Morimura The Man Yasumasa Morimura was born on the 11th of June 1951. Today he is a well-known Japanese artist whom appropriates famous images by incorporating himself into the images. He does so with the firm believe that “all people have a common desire for transformation”. Morimura’ artworks involve maintaining the original image of another place and/or person but replacing the face of a subject with his own. By doing so he is subtly demonstrating to the audience how everything is
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explore how they create the outcomes based on what type of memory or event their family went through‚ if it effected the media and exploration of their work or suited it to their main style of work. I have decided to go with the artists Tracey Emin‚ Frida Kahlo and Grayson Perry as they all have very different ways of working‚ different heritage and all within different time periods. I think these are the best artists to look at as they’ve all looked back into their family history in one way or another;
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use signs and symbols to convey many messages or communicate certain ideas or even to express their thoughts and feelings on certain topics‚ whether political or personal. Some artists who used symbolism in their artworks included: Pablo Picasso‚ Frida Kahlo‚ and Gordon Bennett. Pablo Picasso was an artist who often used signs and symbols in his artworks. He was a Spanish expatriate painter‚ sculptor‚ printmaker‚ ceramicist and stage designer. He is one of the most influential artists from the
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judgements or associations to the work. Many artists use their art as a means to convey their emotions‚ and the end result is a painting that reflects their emotions‚ and creates a similar and sometimes an even more intense emotion in the viewer‚ like Frida Kahlo’s self portraits1‚ which show her pain. Thus by solely analysing a work of art through reasons will obstruct any understanding of the piece’s depth‚ worth‚ or significance. Still in many cases‚ reason obtains more credibility than emotions in
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fortunate enough to have the chance to travel anywhere with anyone‚ I would choose Frida Kahlo. It would be an incredible opportunity to travel all over southern Europe with her‚ staying mostly in Spain‚ France and Italy. Frida Kahlo was a significant female artist during the early twentieth century and remains one of the most influential artists and feminist icons of all time. The biggest reason that I would choose Frida is because I think she is an incredibly strong and fierce woman who would push
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