Modernism in Chinese Culture Marco Polo the great explorer of the 13th and 14th century set out on a journey through the Mongol Empire during which he wrote The Book of Ser Marco Polo. During his journey he documented the marvels of his travels such as the city of Kinsay(Hangchow)‚ a large city inherited by the Yuan Dynasty after great conquests. Polo expressed the city as a “City of Heaven” because of its modernism and elegance while traveling through the city. The significance of The Book of Ser
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3 points Question 5 * Postmodernism is now being replaced by modernism. Answer True * False 3 points Question 6 * According to the Apostle Paul‚ Christians should be peaceable toward people regardless of their views or opinions. Answer True * False 3 points Question 7 * The search of significance‚ as expressed by postmodernism is a reaction to the emptiness of modernism. Answer True * False 3 points Question 8 * Which of
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Modernism is defined as the series of reforming cultural movements in music‚ art‚ architecture‚ the applied arts‚ and literature that occurred in the three decades before 1914. In the modern era‚ not only did things change as far as technology with the Industrial Revolution‚ but also with people themselves with awareness and a change in values. During the modern era‚ civilization was founded on scientific knowledge of the world and rational knowledge of values‚ which places the highest premium
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Some would describe modernism to be the rejection of convention in the modern period. Henri Matisse is an artist who worked through the modern period and his work exemplifies the characteristics that apply to the attempted definitions of modernism and modernity. ‘To pick out a work of art as exemplifying modernism is to see it as belonging to a special category within the western culture of the modern period’ (1) So what is it that defines certain works of art and that places them in this category
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Post Modernism What Is Post Modernism? Post modernism is a complicated term or set of ideas‚ one that has only emerged as an area of academic study since the mid 1980s. Post modernism is hard to define. This is due to the fact that it is a concept that appears in a wide variety of disciplines and areas of study‚ including art‚ architecture‚ music‚ film‚ literature‚ sociology‚ communications‚ fashion‚ and technology. Historically‚ it is hard to locate as it’s not clear exactly when postmodernism
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A Comparative Study: Considering El Paso Modernism The Palace Theater in El Paso/Administration building Rice University Nuvia J. Marquez ARCH 3313 History of World Architecture lll Robert Alexander Gonzalez‚ Ph. D.‚ AIA Texas Tech University October 20‚ 2015 The two buildings I decided research‚ compare and learn more about are The Palace Theater‚ built in 1914 by Henry C Trost. This building is located at 125 Pioneer Plz El Paso TX‚ 79901. My other choice
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BSA 3-1 Reaction Paper: Bell Rock Lighthouse I’ve always been interested with lighthouses even before I watched this documentary film that’s why it wasn’t hard or boring for me. I’ve always wanted to go to a lighthouse and see how it flashes lights towards the sea. It’s amazing how it saves many lives of people and even animals that live underwater. I find it wonderful learning how to build a lighthouse‚ well‚ technically. This Bell Rock lighthouse was built in a rock‚ a very dangerous rock
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art world that humans don’t always have to be aesthetically pleasing (women in particular). Lastly‚ Duchamp (b.1887-1968) started the phase of ‘ready made’ art proving that you don’t need to make something in order for it to be classified as art. Modernism encompassed the most intensive period of change in art history‚ the industrial revolution (1880’s). It did this by focusing on the transformation of atmosphere in regards to machinery (humans becoming redundant)‚ agricultural processes and the manufacturing
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Freshman Application Office of Undergraduate Admissions 925 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg‚ Virginia 24061 Virginia Tech Freshman Application Programs of Study University Studies US University Studies (undecided) 1 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences LFSC Life Sciences (undecided) 1 AGRB Agribusiness AEM Applied Economic Management Agricultural Management and Marketing; Environment‚ Development‚ and Trade Economics;
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The Roots of Modernism the word ‘modern’ is used to refer to contemporan object or subject matters.In the history of art‚ however‚ the term ‘modern’ is used to refer to a period dating from roughly the 1860s through the 1970s and describes the style and ideology of art produced during that era.The term ‘modernism’ is also used to refer to the art of the modern period. More specifically‚ ‘modernism’ can be thought of as referring to the philosophy of modern art. The roots of modernism lie much deeper
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