Diego Rivera The main reason I chose Diego Rivera is because I want to learn more culture from my country Mexico. In all the years I lived in Mexico I was never exposed to any art history. I didn’t know who Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were until I started taking Spanish in High School here in the United States. Diego Rivera is famous because of all the murals and frescos he painted through out his life. He was part of the muralist movement in Mexico‚ as well as the cubist era. I feel like this research
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reinforcing forces and ideologies such as: science‚ industrialization‚ Communism‚ and capitalism. (The Art Story Foundation Site). *Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park (1947-1948) In this work‚ Rivera painted himself as a kid and his wife Frida right behind him. This was done to symbolize the Mexican popular culture (The Art Story Foundation Site). Through this painting‚ Rivera is demonstrating all the historical events that occurred in this park (The Art Story Foundation Site). *La Molendera
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USA TODAY Written byClaudia Puig December 20‚ 2002 Year of the woman in film Pg. 1E Nicole Kidman was convinced she wasn’t right for the part of Virginia Woolf in the film adaptation of the Pulitzer-Prize wining novel‚ The Hours. "I almost talked myself out of it‚" she says. Until she learned Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore would be her co-stars. "From the moment they said these are the other women‚ I didn’t even think twice‚" says Kidman. "This opportunity rarely comes along. It’s unheard of
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Which of the following works of art was created by an artist who had no formal art training? A. Marisol’s Last Supper B. Marc Chagall’s I and the Village ****C. Anna Mary Moses’ Hoosick Falls D. Frida Kahlo’s The Little Deer 10. Classical Greek artworks are not usually regarded as expressions of A. athletic strength and physical beauty. B. monumental vigor and spiritual growth. ***C. a balance of surrealism and rationalism. D. realism balanced
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In our society‚ we are surrounded by powerful women‚ Beyoncé‚ Hillary Clinton‚ Malala‚ Rosa Parks‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ and Tina Fey. Yet our country has failed to elect a woman President since becoming a free nation. In three of the most iconic works of art‚ Venus of Willdendorf from the Paleolithic era‚ the Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna‚ Egypt and the Venus de Milo from Melos‚ Greece give us insight in the role played by women in each society. Throughout history‚ civilizations have portrayed women as
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SHIRIN NESHAT Shirin Neshat is an Iranian Photographer and videographer born in 1974 who captures female and cultural/religious stereotypes in her works. Neshat’s work is that many of her images are endowed with a sense of empowerment. Her photographs include - Hands holding hands‚ forming a sense of solidarity‚ women in the possession of weapons‚ subverting traditional notions of gender roles and power. In the B&W photograph “Faceless” from the 1994 “Women of Allah” series Neshat can be seen wearing
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The message behind my art project‚ Sweet Trees‚ was created to show the negative side of industrialization. Technological advancements have caused people to turn a blind eye to the natural world around them. Many people do not realize the significance of the gifts nature provides‚ because they are too busy causing destruction. It is crucial that people make alterations to their daily lives because if humans do not change their industrial ways of life‚ environmental problems will continue to intensify
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One of the biggest things that stuck out to me was the converging of two different cultures. Like in the series video the piece “Pelea de Gallos (Fight of the Roosters) by Miguel Luciano (Puerto Rican‚ born 1972). Looking further into his work this piece is about how American advertising appropriates from other iconic characters in other cultures. It shows mainly two rooster mascots one from a major American brand (Kellogs) and another from one of Puerto Rico’s major poultry companies called Pollos
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EFFECTS OF FILMS TO TEENAGERS’ ATTITUDE AND BELIEFS A Library Research Report Submitted to the Faculty of Arts and Letters University of Santo Tomas In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course English 3 (Academic Writing Skills) September 2014 INTRODUCTION A film is a form of an art that uses audio-visual. It tells a story and it is also used as a medium of communication that is rich with social inference. Films are created with various and unique social
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On December 8‚ 1886 in Guanajuato‚ Mexico‚ Diego Rivera was born. His passion for art emerged early on‚ so at the age of 10 he attended San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. Years later he traveled to Europe to further his studies‚ where he befriended many famous artists of his day. As time went on Rivera’s style began to change‚ because of the events that began taking place. Inspired by the political ideals of the Mexican Revolution (1914-15) and the Russian Revolution (1917)‚ Rivera wanted
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